What are the responsibilities and job description for the Warehouse Reserve Stock Lead position at Marshall Retail Group?
WHSmith is a leading global travel retailer with over 1,700 stores across 30 countries worldwide. WHSmith North America, incorporating Marshall Retail Group (MRG) and InMotion, represents over half of the Company’s international store estate, with a collection of attractive, successful specialty retail stores located in airports and resorts across North America.
SUMMARY
The Distribution Center Reserve Stock Lead is responsible for maintaining the integrity and efficient processing of the reserve stock inventory
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Runs daily workload plan and assigns tasks as needed
- Ensures reserve stock activity and tasks are performed accurately and timely within WHSmith DC productivity goals
- Coordinates reserve stock staff assignments to reflect proper priorities and maximizes results
- Communicates performance of backstock associates to Supervisor or Operations Manager and advises of any lapses in productivity
- Report any DC Associate personnel issues to Operations Manager or Supervisor promptly
- Ensures inbound reserve stock is processed timely and accurately
- Ensures reconciliation tasks and other inventory discrepancies are addressed in a timely manner and always with inventory integrity in mind
- Assists with bi-annual physical inventory as directed by the Supervisor.
- Helps to ensure company equipment is properly maintained and all DC associates operate equipment in a safe manner at all times in accordance with OSHA regulations as well as DC policies and procedures
- Ensures staff is adhering to WHSmith’s DC Safety program at all times, including practicing safe lifting practices
- Reports all accidents to DC management immediately and completes proper post-accident forms when necessary
- Supervises PTL area as needed and assigned and assists Expeditor with correcting miss-picked items
- Coordinates tote flow with DC Expeditor and Packing Lead.
- Ensures DC Associates have supplies needed and reports any shortages to Supervisor/Operations Manager timely
- Ensures priority orders are stocked as directed
- Ensures price changes on current reserve stock are completed timely
- Maintains DC retrieval productivity by communicating improper stock distribution multiples or packing to buying department
- Assists in ensuring DC cycle counts and bi-annual physical counts are accurate
- Completes WMS manual tasks as directed for buyers by Supervisor, Operations Manager, or DC Leadership.
- Assists in keeping DC clean/organized including stacking empty pallets, breaking down corrugate boxes and feeding compactor as needed
- Follows DC Policies and Procedures
- Assists other DC Supervisors, DC Ops Manager and DC Leadership as needed or assigned
- Assists in DC loss prevention by enforcing all applicable security procedures; ie monitoring of entrance, exit and keeping dock doors secured
- Assists with special projects as directed
- Maintains confidentiality of company sources and information
- To conduct him/herself in the spirit of the MRG mission, vision, core values and organizational health
- Other duties may be assigned
