Job Title: VMI Field Inventory Technician
Location: Covering the south of the UK
Salary: £31,000 per annum
Contract: Permanent position contracted to 40 hours per week
Job Summary
As a Lead Associate you will be required to provide support across the southern UK area as required. Assisting in Technician cover Holiday/Sickness and supporting the Associate manger on localized projects. This can be planned or at short notice. As a Technician VMI Field Inventory cover, you will travel to assigned Customer sites / accounts. You will check stock/inventory and create the required orders for scheduled replenishment. You will review all items allocated to VMI control. You will also build rapport with customer s to maintain relationships. At times you will be required to plan and manage your own work load to assist the associate manger. There will be a requirement to stay away when covering or helping on projects.
Responsibilities
- Perform daily scanning and making sure that all areas of the VMI/Vending are supplied accurately and correctly.
- Training new Field technicians
- Review Technician performance and assist in ongoing training
- Setting up new VMI systems
- Reviewing BOM s
- Conducting Site Audits
- Be responsible for own travel arrangements (booking suitable hotels)
- Review, control, and release customer orders, through GPRS scanner (assigned equipment) to required times.
- Ensure quality checks on supplied stock at point of use and contamination checks on all areas.
- Control documents/ paperwork in relation to deliveries to procedures set.
- Communicate changes, shortages, and concerns directly to sales account managers.
- Maintain Site Standards & Housekeeping, making sure that all infrastructure is serviceable and correct. All areas kept clean and tidy to the set standard.
- Report all issues with incorrect stock/ supply issues trough correct channels making sure that issues are logged.
- Set up new Jit systems independently
- Competent use of Windows OS and IOs
- A good understanding of Microsoft Excel
- Prepared to travel and stay away at short notice.
Job Requirements
Licenses/Certificates/Designations Must hold full UK driving License.
Licenses/Certificates/Designations Forklift certification
- Must be competent to drive Vehicles up to 3.5 Ton
- Able to multi-task.
- Able to use hand tools and heavy machinery (e.g., forklift, etc.)
- Basic computer skills, Use of a smart phone/ devices- including Microsoft Office( Teams groups and calls/email)and to use applications for reporting/ communication purposes .
- written and verbal communication skills.
- Attention to detail.
- Ability to use a positive and professional approach when dealing with customers
- Ability to work in team environment and able to self-manage work and schedule when unsupervised.
- Ability to meet emerging customer needs. Including strong customer service background.
(Preferred Experience
- 1 year experience VMI supply chain services.