Vendor Managed Inventory; VMI Specialist-Stevens Point, WI

Do you enjoy helping customers achieve their daily goals? At Transmotion in Stevens Point, WI our team is driven, hardworking, and enthusiastic about producing quality products and delivering a high level of customer satisfaction. We are seeking an enthusiastic Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) Specialist who enjoys connecting with customers. Does this describe how you like to work? If yes, then apply today!

Reports to: Branch Manager

Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm (Day Shift), work overtime as needed.

Wage: Starts at $18.50 per hour

Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with employer match, PTO, holiday pay and more

Travel: Daily driving (up to 1.25 hours one way) to customer locations.

Company: For 30 years, Value Added Distributors (VAD), and our family of companies has been a leading provider of hydraulic components in the industrial marketplace. Headquartered in Wisconsin, we take pride in our midwestern work ethic and our team of employees, providing outstanding products and unparalleled service to our valued customers. Operating in eight states with eighteen locations throughout the midwestern, southern, and eastern United States, we utilize state of the art equipment and employ the newest techniques allowing us to offer advancement opportunities in a continually growing Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) landscape.

Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) Specialist will partner with the internal team and sales to ensure customer expectations are met through exceptional service, quality products, delivery time, and fulfillment. Our drivers are the face of the business, and we expect a high-level of professionalism, manage inventory levels, and ensure product availability at customer sites by monitoring stock, generating replenishment orders, and maintaining exceptional customer relationships.

• Inventory Management: Monitor customer stock levels, maintain minimum and maximum stock levels, and ensure the accuracy of inventory within customer systems.
• Replenishment & Ordering: Generate replenishment orders based on data analysis and customer needs, ensuring timely delivery of products.
• Customer Relations: Establish and maintain strong relationships with key customer contacts, providing on-site support and ensuring high customer satisfaction. Review biannual VMI reports with customers, create and maintain binders on each.
• Data Analysis & Reporting: Analyze sales data and inventory trends to forecast needs, identify issues, and generate reports for management. Complete order entry requirements.
• Supply Chain Coordination: Address and resolve discrepancies, supply chain challenges, and system issues to maintain efficient inventory flow. Meet with Branch Manager regularly to address changes in stock levels at the customer location.
• Sales Support: Collaborate with sales and business development teams to drive revenue growth, identify product expansion opportunities, and promote company solutions.
• Logistics & Operations: Manage product receiving, putting away, and inventory products. Pull and deliver products to the proper inventory location, department or personnel. Assist with warehouse operations.
• Training: Be an active participant in all required training. This position will be cross trained in other areas to assist with store operations, production, plus shipping & receiving.
• Actively participant with the VAC vision, mission, and values. Integrate each by aligning performance goals and business initiatives to ensure objectives are achieved.
• The description of responsibilities is not exhaustive. There will be additional duties assigned per company, customer, and regulatory requirements.

• Solid judgement and decision-making ability. Remain objective and calm under pressure to achieve goals and customer satisfaction.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• The ability to multi-task and maintain a sense of urgency in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to analyze data, identify trends, and forecast inventory needs accurately.
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral). Enhance the team culture, be open…