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Construction Site Inventory Specialist at Loeb Electric · Columbus
Job Description
Construction Site Inventory Specialist
Full-time Full-Time · Location: Columbus, OH, US
Who you’ll work with:
Join the powerhouse electrical distributor in the construction industry! At Loeb Electric, we’re more than just a distributor—we are the driving force that keeps innovation illuminated and businesses powered. We pride ourselves on being dedicated to our values:
- People: Encouraging the success of our people.
- Trust: Building relationships among ourselves, customers, vendors & other partners.
- Commitment: Continuously striving to deliver high-quality, measurable results.
- Innovation: Providing ideas & solutions for our customers.
What you will be doing as a key player on our dynamic team:
- Support the Contractor Services Team with all tasks related to the Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) process.
- Visit assigned customer locations on a scheduled basis to monitor, replenish, and rotate inventory.
- Accurately count, scan, and document inventory levels using handheld devices and reporting tools.
- Pick material orders as entered by the sales team.
- Prepare VMI storage containers, including labeling and placement of material in containers.
- Operate company-owned trucks/vehicles to deliver VMI storage containers directly to construction worksites and predetermined locations.
- Conduct regular inventory counts of onsite VMI storage containers to ensure inventory is accurate.
- Make regular deliveries to construction worksites to replenish depleted inventory within VMI storage containers.
- Interact with customers and project leads on a regular basis, ensuring internal and external customer needs are met.
- Perform return processing of inventory once a VMI project is complete.
- Assist the Manager of Operations Services with project management tasks and needs.
- Attach identifying tags or labels to materials and/or mark information on cases, cages, or other containers.
- Provide excellent customer service by responding promptly and professionally to questions, requests, or concerns.
- Review all orders to ensure accuracy.
- Ensure all equipment is maintained.
- Ensure all Loeb Electric, customer, and worksite specific safety procedures and protocols are followed.
- Operates necessary work equipment safely, to include Loeb Electric owned box trucks, forklifts, pallet jacks, and other necessary equipment.
- Develops a working knowledge of Loeb Electric product offerings.
- Assist with general warehouse duties or other duties as assigned.
Experience:
- 1+ years of warehouse or project construction experience.
- Ability to drive a 14 foot and/or 26-foot box truck.
Core Competencies:
- Highly organized and detail-oriented.
- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Deadline and results driven.
- Strong mathematical, analytical, and critical thinking skills.
- Willingness to obtain company paid OSHA 10 certification.
Education:
- High School Diploma or GED
Essential Job Functions:
- Lifting/Carrying: Regularly required to lift, carry, push, or pull products, material cages, and materials weighing up to 75 pounds independently and up to 100 pounds with assistance or material handling equipment.
- Standing/Walking: Extended periods of standing and walking on customer job sites, warehouses, stockrooms, or industrial environments throughout the workday.
- Climbing/Balance: Occasional climbing onto powered equipment platforms to access inventory stored at various heights.
- Sitting/Driving: Prolonged periods of sitting while operating a delivery vehicle.
- Stooping/Kneeling/Crouching: Frequent bending, kneeling, and crouching to stock shelves, rotate inventory, and access lower-level storage areas.
- Reaching/Handling: Regular reaching, grasping, and handling of boxes, totes, small parts, and inventory items; manual dexterity required for scanning, counting, and handling handheld devices.
- Vision: Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, color vision (to identify labels, product codes, and parts), and the ability to adjust focus.
- Hearing/Speaking: Ability to hear and follow instructions, communicate clearly with customers and coworkers, and respond to safety signals in active warehouse or shop environments.
- Environmental Conditions: Work performed in customer facilities such as job sites, warehouses, factories, and stockrooms with exposure to varying temperatures, noise, dust, and moving powered equipment. May include frequent travel between customer sites.
- PPE Use: Must be able to wear and maintain required personal protective equipment (safety shoes, gloves, safety glasses, high-visibility vest, etc.) as directed by company policy and/or customer site requirements.
EEO and Accommodations
Loeb Electric is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
Loeb Electric also considers qualified applicants with criminal histories in accordance with legal requirements. We welcome and encourage applications from individuals with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are available throughout the selection process—please inform our Talent Acquisition team if you require accommodations during the interview process.
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