Warehouse Associate

American Freight Furniture & Mattress; Evansville (IN); On-site; USD 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

American Freight Furniture & Mattress in Evansville, IN is hiring a Warehouse Associate to manage inventory flow between the dock, sales floor, repair, customer pickup, and delivery. You will unload trailers, evaluate merchandise, and ensure proper shipping and receiving processes.

This role requires lifting 50 pounds and a team-oriented approach to maintain presentation standards and a safe receiving area.

Qualifications

• Must be able to lift and move at least 50 pounds to maintain flow and replenishment of merchandise.
• Adheres to safety procedures and inventory controls.

Responsibilities

• Fills order requests, stage merchandise and load for shipments (Shipping).
• Evaluates products and moves to designated zones for processing (Receiving).
• Moves merchandise between dock, stockroom staging area, sales floor, customer pickup or delivery, and removal of sold merchandise from sales floor.
• Audits and maintains accuracy of HFM (Hold for Merchandise) staging area.
• Responsible for assembling merchandise and fixtures for seasonal changes.
• Processes receipts and ensures inventories are logged and controlled.
• Creates documentation to log all shipments and deliveries to customers.
• Provides timely, attentive, and friendly service during all customer pickups and inquiries.
• Reports unsafe or unethical conditions to Store Management.
• Develops a team environment with the sales floor to maintain presentation standards.
• Protects company assets by following policies for customer pickup procedures.
• Performs daily housekeeping and related duties as needed.
• Assists customers by delivering items to their car and helping load/secure merchandise.

Skills

Lifting 50 pounds

Job description

Description

The Warehouse Associate position exists to ensure effective movement and management of inventory between the dock, sales floor, product repair, customer pickup and delivery. This role ensures the proper evaluation and shipping of merchandise and managing inventory flow. The Warehouse Associate is also responsible to unload trailers (Receiving). Individual contributor within a designated unit.

Job Details

The Warehouse Associate position exists to ensure effective movement and management of inventory between the dock, sales floor, product repair, customer pickup and delivery. This role ensures the proper evaluation and shipping of merchandise and managing inventory flow. The Warehouse Associate is also responsible to unload trailers (Receiving). Individual contributor within a designated unit.

Job Duties

• Fills order requests, stage merchandise and load for timely shipments (Shipping).


• Evaluates products and moves to designated zones for processing (Receiving)


• Moves merchandise between dock, stockroom staging area, sales floor, customer pick-up or delivery, and removal of 'sold' merchandise from sales floor


• Audits and maintains accuracy of HFM (Hold for Merchandise) staging area


• Responsible for the assembly merchandise


• Assembles and disassembles fixtures for seasonal flexes or floor plan changes


• Processes receipts and ensures inventories are controlled, monitored, and logged


• Creates required documentation to log all shipments and deliveries to customers


• Ensures customer service through timely, attentive and friendly service during all customer pick-ups and inquiries


• Reports and responds to Store Management about unsafe and/or unethical conditions


• Develops "team" environment with the sales floor, providing timely movement of merchandise setting floor to presentation standards


• Protects Company assets by following company policies and direction for customer pick-up procedures


• Performs daily housekeeping, including cleaning and straightening, etc.


• Miscellaneous duties as required, including as extra sales help as needed once cross trained


• Moves merchandise between dock, sales floor, customer pick-up or delivery and removal of 'sold' merchandise from sales floor in a timely manner


• Maintains safe/clean receiving area


• Assists customers by delivering items to their car, assisting them in loading and securing of merchandise

Requirements

• Must be able to lift and move at least fifty (50) pounds in weight to maintain flow and replenishment of merchandise.

American Freight is an equal opportunity employer. We respect diversity and accordingly are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex, gender, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Our management is dedicated to ensuring the fulfillment of this policy with respect to hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, separation, recruitment, pay and other forms of compensation, access to facilities and programs, training and general treatment during employment. The Company maintains an internal complaint procedure to address any concerns regarding the hiring process.