E - comm Product Specialist (frozen/dairy)

E-commerce Fulfillment Optimization Coordinator

At Hy-Vee our people are our strength. We promise "a helpful smile in every aisle" and those smiles can only come from a workforce that is fully engaged and committed to supporting our customers and each other.

Job Summary: Responsible for warehouse slot location and ensures that products are coming in and going out damage free. Also coordinates other special projects for the warehouse.

Key Responsibilities:

• Creates slot location for new products in the warehouse, must determine crushability and stack ability of each item, to ensure products remain damage free.
• Performs data entry of new and reassigned slots into the computer system.
• Coordinates with Buyers and Room Leaders on new and deleted slots, and communicates with Buyers regarding slow moving items, forward buys, and special buys.
• Ensures slots are properly maintained with correct labels and check digits, and monitors item movement in and out of the warehouse.
• Coordinates with room leaders on slotting scenarios to increase selector efficiency.
• Constantly applies Food Safety requirements and ergonomics when making decisions on product placement.
• Generates a variety of reports for warehouse operations and buyers and presents reports in a user friendly format.
• Investigate and recommends racking design and reconfigurations.
• Researches, collects bids, and purchases racking.
• Reports to work when scheduled and on time. Adheres to company policies and departmental guidelines.

Secondary Responsibilities and Frequency:

• Serves as Fulfillment Associate as needed.
• Other duties as assigned by management.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Worker Characteristics:

• Excellent understanding of warehouse operations and distribution process.
• Ability to solve a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.
• Ability to complete mathematic calculations, analyze, interpret, and evaluate technical data.
• Planning and administrative abilities with attention to detail and follow through.
• Excellent computer skills, writing and organizational skills.
• Excellent knowledge of warehouse layout, engineered systems, and procedures.
• Forklift license preferred.

Education and Experience:

• High school education or equivalent preferred.
• Three years warehouse operations and distribution experience preferred.

Physical Requirements:

• This is considered a skilled position requiring judgment and the evaluation of information.
• This is considered light to heavy work according to the Department of Labor Weight Classifications with primary functions being light in nature.
• Frequent to constant listening, talking, hearing, walking, standing, handling, seeing, bending, lifting of product, dealing with and influencing people.

Working Conditions:

• Refrigerated and freezer temperatures varying from 35° to -8° and ambient outside temperatures in the dry warehouse.
• Busy and noisy warehouse environment as well as office conditions (climate controlled).
• Interaction with powered industrial equipment.

Equipment Used to Perform Job:

• Insulated coat, office attire, clip board, markers, office telephone system, powered industrial equipment to include: pallet jack, forklift, and reach trucks; photocopier, calculator, PC, Microsoft Excel, Word.

Contacts:

• Frequent contact with warehouse and office employees.