Forge & Build is Hiring an Inventory Specialist

Forge & Build is looking for an Inventory Specialist to our teams in Seymour, MO.

About Forge & Build

Forge & Build is a place contractors and customers can access all the materials and hardware they need to get the job done, as well as tech-powered equipment rentals.

At its foundation, Forge & Build was started by contractors for contractors. Its leadership team is different from our competitors because they know what it feels like to be a builder. They remember walking into a hardware store hoping to find everything in one place, but many times having to head to another store.

As a partner of EquipmentShare, Forge & Build is backed by one of the largest construction equipment buyers in the country, a nationwide support team and T3 technology that helps builders of America increase overall productivity, efficiency, and visibility. EquipmentShare is building connectivity for all verticals in construction including materials – which means having accurate and up-to-date information around inventory and location of materials to ensure our customers always have what they need.

Your Opportunity to Grow With Us

The Forge & Build team is a close-knit group of professionals who all share an interest in providing a service and product that improves our customer's experience. Above all, we care about building something people want, and the only way to do that is by assembling a skilled, passionate and talented team. Our mission is to improve productivity and efficiency throughout the entire construction industry, and our people are how we make achieving that goal possible.

Primary Responsibilities

• Coordinates cycle counts for all stores
• Coordinates and is responsible for annual inventory count at all stores
• Organizes and reconciles skus and prices between stores
• Responsible for accuracy of inventory at all stores
• Works with vendors and stores to set up new skus
• Works with stores on daily and monthly sku maintenance including accurate pricing, sku description, ensuring that the count in the yard is the same as what is in the electronic point of sale system
• Works with others to coordinate set up of new point of sale system and online web store for company
• Occasionally works sales counter as needed
• Occasionally meets with vendors to learn about new items focusing on prices, margins, item data points, etc
• Coordinates new vendor and sku set up and also responsible for ongoing sku maintenance in system
• Development of standard processes for inventory counts, maintenance, prices, and descriptions, and processes and procedures including cycle counts, sku audits, elimination of duplicate and non moving items
• Responsible for working with managers, vendors and others to update cost, average cost, and retails
• Evaluates margins and makes suggestions to managers to update prices that are both competitive and maintain positive gross margins that align with the gross margin goals for the company
• Audits items and makes suggestions for consolidation and replacement of like skus to streamline assortments and inventory for more efficiency. Merges data from multiple skus into one items
• Runs reports for others as needed
• Other duties as assigned by management
  

About You

Our mission to change an entire industry is not easily achieved, so we only hire people who are inspired by the goal and up for the challenge. In turn, our employees have every opportunity to grow with us, achieve personal and professional success and enjoy making a tangible difference in an industry that's long been resistant to change.

Skills & Qualifications

• Must have previous retail management experience (candidates with 5+ years of management are preferred)
• Must have excellent communication (written and verbal)
• Must have the ability to work with electronic technology including Google and the associated Google applications
• Must be able to move products around the store and help change layouts (must be able to lift up to 50 lbs at a time)
• Must have previous retail management experience (candidates with 5+ years of management are preferred) preferably in a lumber or home center environment.
• Possess the ability to know the layout of the store and yard and learn the store's products and how to improve the store
• Be able to train new store associates on proper techniques and inventory guidelines.
• Knowledge of building processes and estimating is preferred
• Experience buying and selling lumber and building materials is preferred

Why We're a Better Place to Work

• Competitive salary
• Health insurance and medical coverage benefits
• 401(k)
• Generous paid time off
• Volunteering and local charity initiatives that help you nurture and grow the communities you call home through EquipmentCare
• Opportunities for career and professional development with conferences, events, seminars, continued education

Since our founding in 2015, we've had nationwide growth—and we're not stopping anytime soon. Ready to invest in our mission, invest in yourself and discover a better place to work? Then we'd love to meet you. Apply today.

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