Be part of a growing successful company in an exciting and challenging field. Border States is 100 employeeowned which means youre empowered to make decisions find solutions and receive rewards for your hard work.
This position will be located in: Ashburn VA
Job Summary
Supports the operation functions of the city desk. Enters orders fills orders processes returns responsible for maintaining a clean safe and wellstocked 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 wellstocked 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.
Nonessential 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 twoyear 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 skills
- Ability 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:
- < than 10 lbs. Occasionally
- 10 to 25 lbs. Occasionally
- 26 to 50 lbs. Occasionally
- 51 to 75 lbs. Occasionally
- 76 to 100 lbs. Occasionally
- 101 lbs. Occasionally
- Above Waist Lift:
- < than 10 lbs. Occasionally
- 10 to 25 lbs. Occasionally
- 26 to 50 lbs. Occasionally
- 51 to 75 lbs. Occasionally
- 76 to 100 lbs. Occasionally
- 101 lbs. Not at all
- Unilateral Carry:
- < than 10 lbs. Occasionally
- 10 to 25 lbs. Occasionally
- 26 to 50 lbs. Not at all
- 51 to 75 lbs. Not at all
- 76 to 100 lbs. Not at all
- 101 lbs. Not at all
- Bilateral Carry:
- < than 10 lbs. Occasionally
- 10 to 25 lbs. Occasionally
- 26 to 50 lbs. Occasionally
- 51 to 75 lbs. Occasionally
- 76 to 100 lbs. Not at all
- 101 lbs. Not at all
Physical Activity
Frequency at which you would do the following in a typical day:
- Sitting (a continuous period of being seated) Not at all
- Standing (for sustained periods of time) Frequently
- Walking (moving about on foot to accomplish tasks) Continuously
- Bending/Stooping (downward and forward) Occasionally
- Crawling (moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet) Not at all
- Climbing/Walking Stairs (ascending or descending) Occasionally
- Reaching (extending arms in any direction) Frequently
- Crouching/Squatting (bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine) Occasionally
- Kneeling (bending legs at knee to come to rest on knee(s) Occasionally
- Balancing (maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling) Frequently
- Repetitive Motion (substantial movement (motions) of the wrists hands and/or fingers) Occasionally
- Trunk Rotation (movement in any direction whether standing or sitting with at least one foot stationary and in contact with the floor) Occasionally
- Pushing/Pulling (using upper extremities to press against or draw or tug) Occasionally
- Handling (applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm) Continuously
- Fingering (picking pinching typing; working primarily with fingers and not whole hand) Frequently
- Talking (expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word) Continuously
- Driving (the control and operation of a fork lift) Occasionally
- Desk Work (tasks generally performed at a desk including use of a computer printer fax machine telephone and other office equipment) Continuously
- Use of tools (safely operate equipment needed for receiving conveying stocking packaging and shipping parts) Frequently
- Hearing (perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels) Continuously
- Exposure (to adverse weather & temperature conditions) Frequently
- Travel (travel needed to perform job duties) Not at all
Additional Information
This job description is a summary of the job duties and responsibilities and is not intended to cover all possible job duties and is subject to change at the employers discretion. Employees must be able to perform the essential job duties and satisfy job requirements either with or without a reasonable accommodation.
Our History
Border States is a leader in the electrical supply distribution industry withover 120 locations in 31 states. Our employeeowners are second to none in delivering topnotch customer service and in demonstrating extraordinary people skills. We are one of the largest independent electrical distributors in the United States providing products and services to the construction industrial and utility industries. Border States has a competitive benefit package and is a 100 percent employeeowned company. Employeeownership is a significant part of our culture and our success stems from the dedication of our employeeowners. We practice openbook management and our employeeowners are empowered with clearly defined levels of authority to be innovative and decisive allowing us to respond quickly to the needs of customers. Employeeowners understand their roles in the success of the company and care about customers needs which drives our focus on adding value to everything we do. We recognize that not all customers are the same and each has specific requirements. Our employeeowners understand these diverse needs and have the commitment resourcefulness and flexibility to outperform all others.
Values
As a Border States employeeowner youre responsible for living our mission service philosophy and service standards.
Our Purpose
We believe unstoppable businesses shouldnt go it alone. We are owners of relationships of outcomes of every moment these unstoppable businesses need to deliver.
Service Philosophy
We earn customer loyalty and confidence by caring about their needs and adding value to everything we do.
Service Standards
Border States employeeowners are competent accurate responsive and engaged .
Your career
Join an experienced team at one of the largest electrical distributors in the United States. What are you waiting for
Border States has a competitive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:
Health Dental and Vision Benefits
Accident Critical Illness Hospital Indemnity
FSA & HSA
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
Disability Benefits
401(k) Retirement Plan
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Program
Paid Holidays
Paid Volunteer Time
Personal Leave time and more!
Border States provides bonuses to their employeeowners upon the achievement of branch and company goals.
Equal Opportunity For All
Its not just the something weve believed in since our value the diversity of all of our employeeowners and will always be an equal opportunity employer.
Drug Free/Smoke Free workplace
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority