What are the responsibilities and job description for the Retail Sales Support Specialist position at Alta Forest Products?
Description
Company Background:
Alta Forest Products is the world's largest producer of wood fence boards, specializing in Western Red Cedar and other premium species found in the Pacific and Inland Northwest forests. In addition to producing fence boards and pallet stock lumber, Alta's zero-wood-waste sawmills produce by-products such as wood chips, sawdust, mulch, and biofuel.
Headquartered in centrally located Chehalis, Washington, Alta operates fence board sawmills in four other rural communities: Morton, WA; Shelton, WA; Amanda Park, WA; and Naples, ID.
The Role:
The Retail Sales Support Specialist position at Alta Forest Products will be responsible for closely collaborating with Alta's internal teams as well as Big Box Retailers to support Alta's retail sales department. This position will oversee the daily and weekly extensive box retail reporting, closely follow market trends, track inventories, and develop logistics strategies for current programs. The ideal candidate for this position will be highly detail-oriented, with strong communication, organizational, and analytical skills.
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for daily reporting of operations with Big Box retailers.
- Establish, maintain, and optimize operational processes to ensure superior customer experience and satisfaction.
- Learn and gain proficiency in operating systems, including Infor M3 and retailer systems like Vendor Drill, Askuity, IDM, etc.
- Represent Alta Forest Products as a knowledgeable, professional, and respected brand ambassador, embodying the image and values of the organization.
- Plan and communicate inventory movements to ensure 98% fill rates.
- Weekly invoicing responsibilities and inventory balancing.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in a related area is ideal
- Detail-oriented with a strong strategic sales approach and analytical thinking a must
- Ability to be collaborative, prioritize, and perform multiple activities
- Manage workload and deadlines with minimum supervision
- Excellent communication and organizational skills
- Advanced Excel skills (Pivot tables, Charts, Macros, Vlookup, formulas, Conditional Formatting, etc.)
- Proficient Powerpoint skills.
Work Environment & Physical Demands
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally be exposed to work near moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, non-climate-controlled environments, vibration, and varying noise levels, but will primarily be in a climate-controlled office.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include Close vision, Distance vision, Peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
Position Type/Travel/Schedule
This is a full-time position (40 Hours), and overtime work may be required as projects or job duties demand. The typical schedule is Monday through Friday.
Benefits & Pay
- Pay: $26.50 - $41.50 per hour (starting wage dependent on qualifications and experience)
- Semi-Annual Bonus Program
- Flexible Work Schedule
- Employee Assistance Program
- Medical / Dental / Vision Insurance
- Employee and Family Life Insurance
- Paid time off, Vacation, Holiday, Sick Leave
- Employee Referral Program
- Retirement Savings Plan
- Short Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Voluntary Supplemental Insurance Options, Additional Life, Pet, Illness, and Accident Insurance.
Alta Forest Products is an equal-opportunity employer. It considers all applicants regardless of race, color, national origin, religion or creed, gender, disability, marital status, familial status, age, sexual orientation, and gender identity.
Small company, big opportunity! Growing & investing in employees and mills, Alta aims to be an industry leader in product quality and employee experience.
Salary : $27 - $42
