Optimal provides highly automated supply chain services, along with result-driven capabilities targeted at reducing customers’ operating and sales expenses. Optimal's business units support a "lower cost to serve" option for the healthcare industry. We provide distribution, contracting and logistics solutions for both domestic US and international markets. We deliver products, contracting services and sales support throughout the United States. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Optimal’s mission is to reduce the cost of healthcare by providing efficient supply chain solutions.
Job Summary
A highly organized and detail-oriented individual to join our team as the Ecommerce Specialist - Shipping. In this role, you will handle overseeing the shipping operations for our Amazon FBA (Fulfillment by Amazon) business, ensuring timely and accurate delivery of products to our customers. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of inventory management systems and a proven track record of productivity in a fast-paced warehouse environment.
Essential Job Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
•Assist guiding, teaching, and provide day-to-day guidance for contract warehouse associates as needed.
•Organize the staff and workload to meet or exceed distribution productivity performance standards. Develop daily work plan as workload situation demands. Coordinate all warehouse activities to provide a smooth and efficient flow of work.
•Keep alert for new ideas and improvements in operating methods and procedures. Make recommendations to improve work area layout, workflow, operating costs, and customer service, for consideration and approval of your supervisor or Director of Operations and other management personnel concerned.
•Participate in QC/IC (Quality Control/Inventory Control) of all processed inventory to ensure Optimal UOM (Unit of Measure) to Amazon UOM is correct.
•Ensure that the work area is kept in a clean and safe manner and that inventories and equipment are properly protected against theft, fire and other hazards that may cause loss or damage.
•Follow-up on special material packaging, storage, and shipping to ensure compliance with regulatory agencies.
•Maintains a harmonious atmosphere with all departments and assures prompt attention to our customer needs.
•Work overtime as required by management or facility need.
•Collaborate with associates to meet team’s daily goals and objectives.
•Handle multiple tasks in a high-volume distribution environment with a varied SKU base and multiple units of measure.
•Monitor Work in Progress (WIP) to keep "clean floors" at the end of the processing day, adjusting where necessary to ensure efficient workflow.
•Collaborate with the Amazon FBA Sales team to address any shipping-related issues in a timely and organized manner, ensuring a seamless customer experience.
•Monitor shipment accuracy within the retail IMS (Inventory Management System), identifying and resolving discrepancies to maintain inventory integrity.
•Ability to work on your feet for 8 hours and carry and lift loads up to 80 pounds.
•Ability to work independently and safely.
•Performs other duties as assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities
This position has no supervisory responsibilities
Required Education
High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Required Experience
•1 – 2 Years of warehouse experience.
Required Licenses and Certifications
•N/A
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
•Working knowledge of warehouse departments
•Able to interact with various levels of employees.
•Ability to be a working lead whereby a candidate has the proactive ability to physically perform the duties and tasks in his/her department.
•Working knowledge of computers (spreadsheets and word processing)
•Problem solving skills.
•Basic MS Office skills. To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Inventory software, Order processing systems and Database software.
•Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Inventory software; Order processing systems and Database software.
•Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
•Ability to write simple correspondence. Effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
•Math Ability: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
•Must have a working knowledge of the process and procedures needed to process, pack, verify, and ship product orders. This includes the ability to work within the system (ERP, WMS, & TMS) to perform the stated departmental duties.
•Previous experience in a specialist role within a shipping or warehouse environment, with a focus on Amazon FBA operations.
•Detail-oriented with a commitment to accuracy and efficiency.
•Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment and effectively manage competing priorities.
Preferred Qualifications
•N/A
Financial Responsibilities
None of the above - This position does not currently handle physical money or negotiate contracts
Travel Not required
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Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to work standing up, walking, use hands to operate tools and equipment and must be able to regularly lift and carry up to 80 pounds to constantly perform the essential job functions. The employee will be frequently required to reach with hands and arms, bend, balance, kneel, crouch, crawl, push, and pull. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Environmental Conditions
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet or humid conditions (non-weather); work near moving mechanical parts; work in high, precarious places and extreme heat (non-weather).
The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
Physical/Environmental Activities
Please indicate with an X the frequency for the activities that apply to the essential functions of the job based on the chart below. Please select Not Required for physical demands that
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed
Application Question(s):
- What are your salary expectations?
Experience:
- Warehouse: 2 years (Required)
Ability to Commute:
- Missouri City, TX 77489 (Required)
Work Location: In person