Associate, Inventory & Logistics

ABOUT CRADLES TO CRAYONS:

Cradles to Crayons (C2C) founded in 2002 provides children living in homeless or low-income situations with the essential items they need to thriveat home at school and at play. We supply clothing shoes diapers school supplies and more free of charge. Our vision is that one day all children will have the essentials they need to thrive.

Two in 5 kids in the United States are currently facing Clothing Insecurity going without basic essentials like pants shoes diapers and school supplies during their critical development years. Three of the top 10 reasons kids miss school are rooted in Clothing Insecurityjust one example of the significant short- and long-term social and economic costs when these needs go unmet. Cradles to Crayons keeps Clothing Insecurity at the core of our mission and is the only large-scale nonprofit organization to focus on this resource gap. Since its founding Cradles to Crayons has distributed more than four million customized packages of essentials to children in Massachusetts Greater Philadelphia Chicagoland and nationally.

Cradles to Crayons takes a two-pronged approach to mitigating Clothing Insecurity:

1. In-person Engagementthrough tens of thousands of children and adults volunteering at our Giving Factory warehouses to sort and package high volumes of new and like-new donations from our communities for our Service Partners to distribute to the children they serve.
2. Advocacy and AwarenessCradles to Crayons is uniquely positioned to raise Clothing Insecurity as a national issue through awareness campaigns data/evaluation and legislative outreach.

Cradles to Crayons strong financial health and ongoing effectiveness and reliability have helped it earn a Four-Star Rating from Charity Navigator every year since 2009. C2C has a budget of $19M for FY27 and a total staff of approximately 100.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

TheWarehouse Logistics Associate is responsible forsupporting the operational efficiency safety and needs of the Philadelphia Giving Factory (both warehouse and office spaces) and is also responsible for cultivating and maintaining relations with supply vendors and waste recipients. They work closely with the Manager of Production Planning & Volunteer Engagement to ensure that volunteers are engaged effectively and safely. TheWarehouse Logistics Associate also provides logistical support to the Community Engagement team including driving supply purchasing and tracking for offsite kitting events.

The role is 40 hours per week typically Monday through Friday with occasional weekend and evening hours.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Model and lead a positive One Cradles culture underpinned by Cradles Cultural Values and related behaviors.

Warehouse Management

• Work with the Manager of Production Planning & Volunteer Engagement to maintain a schedule of product needs resources and data to support the organizations needs and goals
• Coordinate warehouse infrastructure needs (lighting shelving safety equipment) with the Senior Director of Operations.
• Ensure all equipment is serviced maintained and operated safely with up-to-date staff training where appropriate.
• Prepare and submit timely warehouse supply order(s) to the Senior Director of Operations to maintain stock levels for continuous operations.
• Organize and restock supply shelves.
• Maintain internal and external warehouse presentations cleanliness and safety reporting maintenance needs.
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with vendors and manage logistics (waste management pest control product procurement).
• Proactively inform the Partner Relations and Community Engagement teams of specific product shortages and/or overages
• Support the overall team with warehouse preparation needed for volunteer management and special events in and outside of the Giving Factory.
• Provide transportation support as needed not exceeding 25% of the work week.

Shipping and Receiving:

• Prepare and plan for anticipated dock traffic and product inflow each day updating the Master Operations Calendar.
• Receive inventory and safely store all deliveries and shipments.
• Verify shipping invoices and packing labels for product count accuracy.
• Report any order discrepancies to Senior Director of Operations.
• Assist in preparing and loading products for outgoing deliveries.

Volunteer Engagement Support

• Optimize warehouse setup for volunteer productivity.
• Perform the duties needed to run the General Sort Clothing Sort Sizing Outfits Books Shoes SUP as needed.
• Act in the best interest of volunteers and help volunteers to achieve the best possible end product.

• Other duties as assigned.

PERFORMANCE MEASURES:

• Highest standard ofcustomer serviceshould bemaintained.
• Distribution is timely organized and data accurate.
• Good communication exists with other staff members volunteers in-kind donors and distribution partners.
• All work in Giving Factory is done in a safe and responsible manner.
• Assistance and supportisprovided to others as needed.
• Management isproperlyinformed ofinventory-relatedactivities.
• Functions are completed in accordance with establishedC2Cstandards policies and procedures.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE/KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:

• 2-3 years of experience in awarehousesetting and/orinventorymanagement is required.
• Read speak and write fluent English with good verbal skills.
• Proficiency with Outlook Wordand Excel and ability to perform basic mathfunctions.
• Demonstrated excellence in organization attention to detail ability to follow detailed instructions and be creative with problem solving.
• Candidates must also be physically capable of walking up and down stairs standing for long periods of time and bending reaching pushing pulling and lifting up to80 lbs.
• Ability to use a pallet jack in a safe manner.
• Valid drivers license required and a clean driving record. Have use of a personal car for off-site events preferred.
• Ability to drive a 15 ft. box truck or transit van.

DIVERSITY IS OUR STRENGTH:

Diversity and Inclusiveness are core values at Cradles to Crayons and we continuously strive to be a team where everyone feels welcome and supported. It is the policy of Cradles to Crayons to provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race color religion sex national origin age disability marital status veteran status sexual orientation gender identity genetic information and/or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. Individuals from underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

This is a warehouse environment and normal changes in temperature are to be expected while working inside the warehouse or outside on or around the loading dock. There are no hazardous or significantly unpleasant conditions.

ACCOMMODATION:

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act it is possible that requirements may be modified to reasonably accommodate disabled individuals. However no accommodations will be made by Cradles to Crayons which may pose serious health or safety risks to the employee or others or which impose undue hardships on the organization.

TO APPLY:

Please send a cover letter and resume with relevant experience to Experience:

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