Sample Librarian

Job Summary:

The Sample Librarian is responsible for the ordering, organization and replenishment of library sample inventory and setting the daily priorities of the Sample and Facility Assistant. The Sample Librarian will order, receive and distribute parcel samples to sales teams. The role requires exercising independent judgment, prioritizing tasks, and the ability to manage multiple work projects in a fast-paced environment.

Compensation: From $21 Hourly

Essential Functions:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• Arrive to work each day on time and as scheduled, prepared to be productive, knowledgeable, engaging, and helpful.
• Provide exceptional customer service always. Make it a priority to be courteous, friendly, helpful, and prompt to our clients, vendors, guests, and teammates.
• Utilizing daily reporting to plan replenishment of domestic sample inventory in the warehouse.
• Receiving, labeling, and distributing parcel orders.
• Utilizing daily reporting to identify items that need replenishing from warehouse to library for pulling and/or cutting by Sample & Facility Assistant.
• Oversee quarterly cycle counting of library and warehouse inventory, verifying and correcting where needed through inventory adjustments.
• Tracking discontinued items, and coordinating removal from warehouse and library.
• Ordering standard samples (not custom) for sales teams as needed for projects. Tracking the shipments, updating sales teams on status, and managing vendor response.
• Ordering and maintaining library, shipping, and warehouse supplies
• Scheduling parcel and freight deliveries to the office.
• Coordinate long range planning of library and warehouse space.
• Supervising day-to-day activities and priorities of Sample & Facility Assistant.
• Utilize project management tools to coordinate with the Materials team on incoming materials.
• Working safely always. Following all required safety guidelines including incident report procedures.
• All other duties as assigned.

Position requirements:

• Strong organizational skills and being detail oriented
• Ability to lift and carry at least 30-50 lbs safely
• Computer skills to include MS Office and POS systems.
• Ability to change and adapt to a fast-moving business environment…technological changes and product advancements require an open mind and flexibility to be successful.

Competency:

• Technical and computer literacy
• Ability to work both independently and jointly
• Written and verbal communication proficiency
• Teamwork orientation
• Ethical conduct
• Safety minded

Supervisory Responsibility

This position will supervise the Sample and Facility Assistant.

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment as well as a warehouse environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. The office environment is open and fast paced with frequent canine visitors.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to handle or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 30 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds with aid. Specific vision abilities required by this job include hearing, close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Travel

Travel is not expected for this position.

Required Education and Experience

• High School Diploma or equivalency
• Minimum of 1 year previous experience in similar role preferred
• Organization, time management skills, able to meet deadlines
• Strong independent problem-solving skills
• Strong customer services and interpersonal skills
• Ability to handle a high volume of transactions
• PC proficiency and MS Office experience, Outlook, Word, Excel

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

None.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $21.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• AD&D insurance
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to Commute:

• Portland, OR 97202 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Portland, OR 97202: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $21