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Vendor Operations Spec

Vendor Operations Spec

CompanyMedline
LocationNorthbrook, IL, USA
Salary$23.25 – $32.5
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s
Experience LevelEntry Level/New Grad, Junior

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Experience providing customer service to internal and external customers, including meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction
  • Intermediate skill level in Microsoft Excel (ie: using SUM function, sort/filter, IF, VLOOKUP functions, Pivot tables)
  • Basic skill level in Microsoft Word (ie: formatting, inserting headers, outlines/bullets, page breaks, pictures and charts)
  • Intermediate skill level in Microsoft Outlook (ie: creating folders, categories, utilizing calendar, coordinating meetings)

Responsibilities

  • Investigate product held stock for damages, expired, licensing and recall issues. Act as a liaison between warehouses and vendors to allocate charges as necessary.
  • Evaluate and make timely decisions regarding customer returns while being cognizant of thresholds and procedures to prevent surplus.
  • Review and process daily reports including but not limited to corporate surplus file, customer returns and DED’s.
  • Research customer requests for allocation and route product allocations by the specific vendors.
  • Report to sales on stock levels for customer exits by compiling and customizing data as necessary.
  • Respond and action miscellaneous internal and external representative, customer and DSM service requests regarding stock levels. Coordinate vendor returns when necessary.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree
  • Experience processing all relevant details, understanding and prioritizing their importance and drawing clear and concise conclusions
  • Experience taking the steps to ensure the assignment/ project is accomplished within tight timeframes
  • Experience building and maintaining relationships within and between teams
  • Advanced skill level in Microsoft Excel (ie: using macros and advanced formulas)
  • Intermediate skill level in Microsoft Outlook (ie: creating folders, categories, utilizing calendar, coordinating meetings)
  • Basic skill level in enterprise software (SAP preferred)