Storekeeper

Position Title: Storekeeper

Union: IBEW 89

$15.84 to $35.87 hourly DOE

Comprehensive health benefits include - medical, dental, vision, 401k, flexible spending account, paid sick leave and paid time off, parental leave, quarterly performance bonus, training, career growth and education reimbursement programs.

At Ziply Fiber, our mission is to elevate the connected lives of our communities every day. We are delivering the fastest home internet in the Northwest, with a focus on areas traditionally underserved by mainstream internet companies. And as our state-of-the-art fiber network expands in WA, OR, ID and MT, so does our need for team members who can help us grow and realize our goals.

We may be building internet, but we are reaching real people. We strive to build relationships and provide customers and communities with refreshingly great experiences.

We emphasize our values in all our interactions:

Genuinely Caring: Our customers and colleagues are people, and quite possibly our neighbors. We put ourselves in their shoes and give them our full attention.

Empowering You: We empower our customers to choose the products that best meet their needs, and we support our employees to implement solutions that elevate the experiences of our customers and coworkers. 

Innovation and Improvement: We always look for ways to make the experiences of our customers – and each other – better.

Earning Your Trust: We earn trust by communicating simply and transparently as real people, not as a corporation.

Job Summary

The Storekeeper plans and controls inventory activities by analyzing data-based application system forecasts to develop and maintain inventory requirements to ensure that service levels, inventory turnover and distribution of inventory goals are met which provide efficient use of company resources.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

The Essential Duties and Responsibilities listed below are a range of duties performed by the employee and not intended to reflect all duties performed.

·        Originate material requests to support customer service/operations and track inventory through the material management system.

·        Process system generated and manual material requests for purchase and expedite deliveries as may be required.

·        Provide information to customers and vendors concerning inquires for stock keeping units assigned or system standard purchases.

·        Investigate discrepancies and initiate corrective action to forecasts and distribution requirements based on available stocking plans.

·        Coordinates and requests follow up activities for inventory stocked at Supply Point locations.

·        Assist and advise customers.

·        Follow orders to completion including material return, if necessary.

·        Maintain stock items at a desired level to meet efficiency standards; receive stock, ship material, and set up material for pick up as required.

·        Work under limited supervision. Follow all appropriate laws, Company policies and procedures.

Qualifications:

·        Inventory management experience required, including thorough understanding of cycle counting and wall to wall inventories.

·        Current Forklift operating experience and competent in operating forklift, including ability to load/unload trailers and put away merchandise.

·        Experience with inventory management systems. Working knowledge of Infinium system, preferred.

·        Successful experience with conducting inventories.

·        Working knowledge of SCI (material ordering system), preferred.

·        Must have an advance knowledge and experience using the following Microsoft Suite Products: Outlook, Excel, and Word.

·        Must possess and maintain valid driver's license and safe driving record.

·        Must complete a pre-employment drug screening.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

·        Ability to work independently and apply sound judgment and reasoning skills to a variety of situations.

·        Ability to multi-task and collaborate effectively with other personnel to meet deadlines.

·        Strong verbal and written communication, attention to detail, and organizational skills.

·        Ability to work within critical deadlines.

·        Ability to adjust to rapidly changing priorities and schedules.

·        Ability to provide excellent customer service.

Work Authorization

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US for any employer. Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential and marginal functions may require maintaining physical condition necessary for bending, stooping, sitting, walking, or standing for prolonged periods of time; most of time is spent sitting in a comfortable position with frequent opportunity to move about. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

Work is performed in an office setting with exposure to computer screens and requires extensive use of a computer, keyboard, mouse, and multi-line telephone system. The work is primarily a modern office setting.

At all times, Ziply Fiber must be your primary employer. Unless otherwise prohibited by law, employees may not hold outside employment nor be self-employed without obtaining approval in writing from Ziply Fiber. In holding outside employment or self-employment, employees should ensure that participation does not conflict with responsibilities to Ziply Fiber or its business interests.

Diverse Workforce / EEO:

Ziply Fiber is an equal opportunity employer. Ziply Fiber will consider all qualified candidates regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, and the presence of a non-job-related handicap or disability or any other legally protected status.

Ziply Fiber requires a pre-employment background check as conditions of employment. Ziply Fiber may require a pre-employment drug screening.

Ziply Fiber is a drug free workplace.