Warehouse Associate/Counter Sales

City Supply Corp is a locally owned wholesale distributor of plumbing materials, PVF products, and hydronic heating equipment proudly serving mechanical contractors, plumbing contractors, and service professionals in Iowa since 1952.

We are located just south of downtown Des Moines operating out of a 103,000 square foot office and warehouse.

City Supply strives to provide quality products, on time, and on budget. This allows us to exceed our customers’ expectations becoming their first choice. We are driven to promote a family cultured work place where employees can provide a stable income for their families. City Supply is proud to be active, and promote our company as a positive steward in our community.

City Supply has long standing relationships with customer and vendors alike. Our management team is hard working and interested in helping each employee achieve their goals.

City Supply’s average employee tenure is more than 8 years.

We are looking for the right candidates to help us move our company forward for many years to come. The successful candidate should be customer service oriented, have a mechanical aptitude, and enjoy customer interaction. You must also be able to operate a computer. The successful associate will also pass a pre-employment/post offer drug test. You must be able to repetitively lift up to 70 pounds. Attention to detail is imperative, to make sure that the correct items are pulled for the customer. When not helping customers at the counter, time will be spent in the warehouse doing various tasks as needed. Hours are M-F between 7 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

City Supply is an EOE.

Please no phone calls. Phone applicants will not be considered!

Job Duties:

· Accurately pull items from pick ticket for either a waiting customer or a customer pick up.

· Develop and grow current customer relationships.

· Aid customers in their search for specific parts via phone.

· Identify and build new customer relationships.

· Communicate and interact with customers daily (phone and face to face).

· Identify and suggest solutions to satisfy customers’ needs.

· Develop and maintain relationships with our vendors.

· Develop a personal business plan to achieve personal goals while taking ownership of your opportunities.

· Adapt to industry trends and always work to grow product knowledge.

· Work in harmony with our great team of people.

Qualifications/Competencies:

· Strong Ethics

· Organization proficiency

· Time management

· Communication and collaboration skills

· Mechanical aptitude

· Prior plumbing industry experience is preferred

· Strong customer service skills