Entry Level

Entry Level - Vendor Management Inventory / Supply Chain Management (temp to perm opportunity)

Kelly Services® offers more opportunities at Fortune 500 companies than any other staffing provider! You have talent, ambition and skills?now?s your time to achieve something more with us! Kelly Services® is hiring for a Vendor Management Inventory Rep. (temp to perm opportunity) for one of our elite clients located in downtown-Chicago. Pay Rate: $19/hr (on a temporary basis) Qualifications / Requirements: Must have a BS/BA Degree (a degree in Supply Chain or Ops Management a plus) Must have 2+ years experience in Vendor Management Inventory, buyer, logistics, planning or supply chain Analytical, strategic thinker with a continuous improvement mindset Problem solving, issue resolution, influencing and prioritization skills Excellent verbal and written communication, collaboration and networking skills Ability to develop and improve customer relations Ability to speak in technical terms to a supply chain audience Intermediate MS Office skills (Excel, Word, Outlook) Vendor Management Inventory Rep. (Temp to Hire) General Job Description: Manage the day-to-day execution of customer vendor managed inventory (VMI). Direct accountability for service improvements in assigned VMI customers with emphasis on inventory turns, replenishment and fulfillment. Lead the collaboration effort among the customer, demand planning, sales, distribution centers and sales finance to effectively manage inventory and forecast accuracy. Identify and implement areas for improvement. Manage data integrity to facilitate timely and accurate order generation to deliver key business initiatives such as promotions, discontinued products and seasonality. Ensure order accuracy through flawless execution in managing products, pricing/bracket compliance, allowances and shipment. Use VMI tools to recognize trends and assess the impact to the forecast and order decisions. Conduct VMI customer reviews to identify and implement opportunities for continuous improvement to increase profitability. Review and analyze historical data to develop seasonal inventory strategy by working with demand planning, sales and the customer. Monitor and report baseline customer service key performance indicators (KPI), including product availability, order fill rate, inventory turns, store service levels and on-time delivery and promotional analysis. If you are interested please send us your resume confidentially to: 2411@kellyservices.com Or, if you know of anyone who meets these requirements and would like to take advantage of this great opportunity please refer them to us! With 60 years of experience as the most trusted name in employment, Kelly Services offers you: - Prompt weekly pay - Direct deposit - Service bonus and Holiday pay Kelly Services, Inc. is a Fortune 500 company headquartered in Troy, Mich., providing employment to more than 700,000 employees annually, with skills including office services, accounting, engineering, information technology, law, science, marketing, light industrial, education, health care and home care. Kelly Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Vendor Management Inventory Supply Chain Ops Management Buyer Logistics Planning Temp to Perm Temp to Hire