City Desk Rep
Be part of a growing, successful company in an exciting and challenging field. Border States is 100% employee-owned, which means you're empowered to make decisions, find solutions and receive rewards for your hard work. This position will be located in Pensacola, FL.
Job Summary
Supports the operation functions of the city desk. Enters orders, fills orders, processes returns, responsible for maintaining a clean, safe and well-stocked City Desk display area, maintains vendor catalogs and price sheets, informs proper departments of "stock outs", and maintains assigned inventory stock locations.
Responsibilities
Essential Functions
- Provides customer service functions including, but not limited to, order entry, filling orders, processing returns, expediting, and technical assistance, Will Call, and other functions, as needed.
- Maintains a clean, safe and well-stocked City Desk display area.
- Displays specials and other promotion items to sell.
- Maintains vendor catalogs and price sheets.
- Informs proper departments of "stock outs", inventory discrepancies and other inventory problems or concerns.
- Maintains assigned inventory stock locations making sure the material put away has the correct locator and the shelves are kept neat and orderly.
- Abides by all safety requirements including wearing the required PPE gear.
Non-essential Functions
Participates in the marketing planning and strategizing for BSE product lines, as needed.Participates in the implementation and success of marketing plans, as required.Attends sales meetings as required and keeps current on new products and applications.Assists with receiving, shipping and other warehouse associate functions, as required.Ensures all batched managed material is labeled accurately and inventoried, as needed.Qualifications
Minimum of a two-year business / trade degree preferred or the equivalent in work experience.Minimum of one year of prior warehouse, city desk and / or sales experience with good knowledge of electrical products or systems preferred.Requires the ability to read, write and speak in English.Prefer strong working knowledge of PC for Windows, Microsoft Office (Excel and Word), Internet, Email and SAP software.Skills and Abilities
Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication, reading skillsAbility to effectively plan and organize.Excellent customer service skills include being competent, accurate, responsive and engaged.Physical Requirements
Lift and carry requirements (weight and frequency) : Occasionally 0 33% Frequently 34 66% Continuously : 67 100%
Lift from Floor to Waist :10 to 25 lbs. - Occasionally26 to 50 lbs. - Occasionally51 to 75 lbs. - Occasionally76 to 100 lbs. - Occasionally101 + lbs. - OccasionallyAbove Waist Lift :10 to 25 lbs. - Occasionally26 to 50 lbs. - Occasionally51 to 75 lbs. - Occasionally76 to 100 lbs. - Occasionally101+ lbs. - Not at allUnilateral Carry :10 to 25 lbs. - Occasionally26 to 50 lbs. - Not at all51 to 75 lbs. - Not at all76 to 100 lbs. - Not at all101+ lbs. - Not at allBilateral Carry :10 to 25 lbs. - Occasionally26 to 50 lbs. - Occasionally51 to 75 lbs. - Occasionally76 to 100 lbs. - Not at all101+ lbs. - Not at allPhysical Activity
Frequency at which you would do the following in a typical day :
Sitting (a continuous period of being seated) - Not at allStanding (for sustained periods of time) - FrequentlyWalking (moving about on foot to accomplish tasks) - ContinuouslyBending / Stooping (downward and forward) - OccasionallyCrawling (moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet) - Not at allClimbing / Walking Stairs (ascending or descending) - OccasionallyReaching (extending arms in any direction) - FrequentlyCrouching / Squatting (bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine) - OccasionallyKneeling (bending legs at knee to come to rest on knee(s)) - OccasionallyBalancing (maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling) - FrequentlyRepetitive Motion (substantial movement (motions) of the wrists, hands, and / or fingers) - OccasionallyTrunk Rotation (movement in any direction, whether standing or sitting, with at least one foot stationary and in contact with the floor) - OccasionallyPushing / Pulling (using upper extremities to press against or draw or tug) - OccasionallyHandling (applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm) - ContinuouslyFingering (picking, pinching, typing; working primarily with fingers and not whole hand) - FrequentlyTalking (expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word) - ContinuouslyDriving (the control and operation of a fork lift) - OccasionallyDesk Work (tasks generally performed at a desk, including use of a computer, printer, fax machine, telephone and other office equipment) - ContinuouslyUse of tools (safely operate equipment needed for receiving, conveying, stocking, packaging, and shipping parts) - FrequentlyHearing (perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels) - Continuously