What are the responsibilities and job description for the Warehouse Associate position at Insight Global?
Rate: 17/hr
Required Skills & Experience
• Must be at least 18 years old
• High School diploma or equivalent
• 2 Years experience in logistics/transportation
• Must be able to work overtime as required
• Able to read and take direction in English
• Knowledge of Excel at an intermediate level (e.g., pivot tables & charts, multiple criteria lookups, nested logical/IF formulas, data cleansing, array formulas, etc.)
• Experience managing large data sets and utilizing to drive performance and process improvements
• Proficient with computers and Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel)
Nice to Have Skills & Experience
• Experience using Inventory Management Systems
• Understands inventory control methodology
• Demonstrated positive work attitude & leadership skills
• Demonstrated ability to perform above minimum for extended periods of time
• Commitment to a culture of safety
Job Description
A client of Insight Global is seeking high skilled Transportation Specialists to growing an intermodal operations team. These people will be responsible for end to end execution for all loads shipped on the 1P network. This person must ensure timely pick up and delivery of the freight vendors to the proper locations and must address disruptions in the supply chain as they arise, keeping stakeholders informed and communicating any issues.
• Communication with customers (Carriers, Rail Road partners, Vendors/Suppliers) and stakeholders (Program Managers, Fulfillment Centers, Amazon Managed carrier programs)
• Pull data from numerous databases (using Excel, SQL and/or other data management systems) and to perform ad hoc reporting and analysis as needed
• Understand performance metrics to assist with driving business results
• Rectify disruptions, breaks in process and follow standard work to make decisions that make sense based on available data
• Provide real-time customer experience by working in a fast-paced operating environment
• Knowledge to systematically escalate problems or variance in the information and data to the relevant owners and teams
• Deliver follow through on the resolutions to ensure the information is delivered
• Work within various time constraints to meet critical business needs, while measuring and identifying activities performed
• Communication, both verbal and written as their data and findings are critical to tracking trends and performance inefficiencies
