Distribution Center Efficiency Manager

Position Mission: 
Interacts with customers to provide information in response to inquiries about products and
services and to handle and resolve complaints. Manage the accuracy of the inventory.

Responsibilities:  

• Supervises direct reports to meet or exceed the DC’s goals and objectives.
• Confers with customers by telephone, email or in person to provide information.
• Supervises the keeping of records within a company standard system of customer interactions or transactions, recording details of inquiries, complaints, or comments, as well as actions taken.
• Resolves customers' shipping and delivery complaints by performing activities to resolve the problem.
• Obtains and examines all relevant information to assess validity of complaints and to determine possible causes.
• Contacts customers to respond to inquiries or to notify them of investigation results or any planned adjustments.
• Recommends improvements in products, services, delivery, shipping, or billing methods and procedures to prevent future problems.
• Schedules cycle counts for each inventory round and manage to completion deadline.
• Reviews and verifies inventory variances.
• Investigates and resolves inventory variances as appropriate.
• Approves and updates all cycle counts.
• Ensures RGN department receives and processes returned parts per applicable timeframe.
• Follows up on RGN workbenches’ open items to resolution.
• Trains and re-trains direct reports for success.
• Identifies stockroom issues where additional training is required.
• Creates and performs Over, Short & Damaged (OS&D) counts.
• Investigates and resolves OS&D claims.
• Performs other duties as assigned by management.
   

Experience, Education, and Abilities:

• HS Diploma or equivalent required.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience a plus, with emphasis in related discipline
• (business, supply chain, accounting).
• 4 years + of relevant experience with customer relations, customer service, inventory
• control and accounting / back office with increasing levels of responsibility.
• 3 years + supervisory experience, or shows strong capability of supervisory skills.
• Must be able to coach all Associate levels of employees on DC processes.
• JD Edwards / PeopleSoft (AP/GL/Sales Order Entry/Customer Service Modules)
• experience is a plus.
• Must be able to work in a team environment.
• Must be detail minded.
• Must be able to problem solve and make decisions
• Must have excellent phone and comunication skills
• Must have complaint handling skills.
• Able to speak clearly and listen attentively.
• Must be self-motivated.
• Document management systems experience is a plus.
• Experience with incident tracking systems a plus.
   

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