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About the Opportunity

Are you ready to join a fast-growing retail organization with an 85% internal promotion rate and rapid company growth? With our extensive onsite paid training, we teach you everything you need to know to help our customers maintain and enjoy their pools and spas.

We offer our employees competitive compensation, extensive paid training, comprehensive and flexible suite of benefits package, 401K with company match, team member discounts, rewards for top performers, and most importantly career advancement opportunities.

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Assist in the maintenance of inventory for 950+ stores and commercial service centers. Responsible for several tasks including daily spot count audit, processing of DC & store inventory discrepancies, analyzing store shrinkage, assisting stores with timely receipt of transfers and purchase orders, preparing and processing physical and cycle counts, assisting A/P with resolving vendor invoices with no receiving, assisting with standard monthly journal entries and reconciliation notes, and providing weekly/monthly reporting and analysis of changes in inventory volumes and valuations.

The overall business outcome of the Inventory Control Department is to assure that the inventory valuation on the General Ledger is in sync with the physical inventory in the stores and assure the Operations team is compliant to the standards set by the company for inventory accuracy. The Inventory Rep specifically supports this outcome by resolving questions from Managers within 2 business days from the initial contact and returning any phone messages within 1 business day. Spot count audits and inventory discrepancies assigned to the Inventory Rep will be researched and resolved within 2 business days. Purchase Order inquiries given to Inventory Control are researched and resolved within a 2 week period from the time of receipt. Inventory Reporting assigned to the Representative will be created and distributed weekly/monthly/annually as scheduled with accurate information. Physical inventory audits at a store will be performed by the Inventory Representative as required. Full Physical counts will be processed in the JDA inventory data system and reported to management within 5 business days from the count.

Essential Competencies:

1. Efficiencies – Able to produce significant output with minimal wasted effort.

2. Honesty/ Integrity – Does not cut corners ethically. Earns trust and maintains confidences.

3. Organization and planning – Plans organizes tasks in an efficient and productive manner.

4. Follow-through on commitments – Lives up to verbal and written agreements

5. Analytical skills – Able to structure and process qualitative or quantitative data and draw insightful conclusions.

6. Attention to detail – Does not let important details slip through the cracks or derail a project.

7. Persistence – Demonstrates tenacity and willingness to go the distance to something done.

8. Proactivity – Acts without being told what to do. Brings new ideas to the company.

9. Enthusiasm – Exhibits passion and excitement over work. Has a can-do attitude.

10. High standards – Expects personal performance and team performance to be nothing short of the best.

11. Communication – Speaks and writes clearly, diplomatically and articulately without being overly verbose or talkative. Maintains this standard in all forms of written communication, including e-mail.

12. Teamwork – Reaches out to peers and cooperates with supervisors to establish an overall collaborative working relationship.

13. Technical Skills – Ability to understands basic computer use, Microsoft Office software, Inventory Scan Equipment, and Telephone equipment

Qualifications:

High school+ additional college coursework or related experience/education

1-2 year’s experience in Inventory Control or analysis

1-2 year’s experience in Access and Excel, JDA, or AS400 strongly preferred