Inventory Planning & Traffic Administrator

Inventory Planning & Traffic Administrator

 

Savers, Inc. currently seeks an Inventory Planning & Traffice Administrator to assist in the balancing of our merchandise that is supplied to our retail stores throughout the United States, Canada and Australia. This position will be based out of our Distribution Center in Fife, WA. This position will also assist in partnership supply, external shipping, freight and distribution requirements from third party suppliers/vendors, ensuring timely distribution of merchandise to our retail stores, management of supply logistics activities and operational linkages with Savers field management teams.

 

Savers, Inc. is the world’s largest “for profit” thrift retailer. With over fifty years in the thrift business, we have a solid business model and growth planned for 2005 and beyond. Providing benefits to our community through our charity alliances and recycling efforts is a Savers Core Value. Last year alone, we paid more than $150 million to our 120 charity partners and sent more than 220 million pounds of clothing and household goods to developing nations like India and Africa.  Today, Savers, Inc. operates over 200 Savers, Value Village and Village des Valeures (in Quebec). Our stores employ more than 9,000 people in 22 states and 10 Canadian provinces and in Melbourne, Australia.

 

Essential Functions & Responsibilities:

-Monitor OK merchandise throughput (receiving and production) at a store, district and regional level in order to facilitate action to balance product supply within surplus and deficit locations based on budget targets.

-Use domestic transportation vendors who have approved rates and/or tariff pricing established by department manager that support the distribution of OK merchandise.

-Evaluate merchandise inventory levels within company operated Distribution Centers to support volume purchase agreements and re-distribution of product to inventory poor locations.

-Monitors carrier and vendor performance to determine if performance metrics are being met.

-Assists in the execution of established operational processes and procedures to achieve outstanding results in terms of inventory management and freight performance.

-Interfaces with cross-functional departments to achieve established targets.

-Ensure timely and accurate update of A/P systems for freight vendor invoice payables.

-Cross train within department.

 

General Requirements:

-High school diploma or equivalent.

-One to four years experience in retail transportation and distribution management.

-Knowledge of US import and export customs regulations.

-Knowledge of all transportation modes, including intermodal, domestic ocean freight, domestic airfreight, consolidation and distribution.

-Knowledge of distribution strategies.

-Demonstrated planning, logical analysis, problem solving and organizational skills.

-Demonstrated understanding of financial tools and their utilization.

-Strong customer service skills.

-Ability to interpret intermodal and over-the-road transportation tariffs.

-Ability to set priorities, meet deadlines and multi-task with minimal supervision.

-Ability to interact with all levels of the organization.

-Strong relationship building skills.

-Ability to work well independently and as part of a team.

-Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.

-Working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Word, Excel and Outlook.

 

Savers, Inc. provides a competitive salary and excellent benefit package and many opportunities for career advancement. We encourage you to join the team at Savers today!  Please go to www.savers.com for more information about our unique business model of working with non-profit organization, thrift sales and recycling efforts.

 

To apply for this position please send resume and cover letter to saversrecruit1@savers.com or fax to 425-463-2748.

 

Savers and Value Village stores are an Equal Opportunity Employer.