(Usa) Freight Flow Associate

Sam's East • Oakwood, GA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Freight Flow Associate is responsible for managing inventory flow, operating a forklift, ensuring the safety and presentation of the facility, and providing excellent customer service. This role involves receiving, stocking, and organizing merchandise, assisting with customer orders, and maintaining a safe and clean work environment. The associate will also be involved in technology services and continuous improvement initiatives, acting with integrity and striving for excellence in all tasks.

Requirements

• 90 days of prior experience with Forklift Certification.
• Ability to safely utilize pallet jacks.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.

Nice To Haves

• Customer Service Experience
• Retail Experience
• Supervising a team

Responsibilities

• Complies with company policies, procedures, and standards of ethics and integrity.
• Operates forklift following Company standards and guidelines by safely picking up, moving, placing, and positioning merchandise pallets.
• Completes work assignments and priorities by using policies, data, and resources, collaborating with managers, coworkers, customers, and other business partners.
• Receives, stocks, and organizes merchandise and supplies from distribution centers and suppliers throughout the facility.
• Provides member service by acknowledging the member, identifying member needs, providing guidance and support, assisting with purchasing decisions, locating merchandise, resolving issues, and promoting products and services.
• Maintains the safety of the facility according to company policies and procedures.
• Maintains the sales floor and merchandising presentation in accordance with company policies and procedures.
• Ensures club pick up orders are filled by assisting with picking and staging orders.
• Handles, moves, and displays goods in safe and correct ways.
• Tracks goods, maintains instock levels, and controls shrinkage in a timely manner.
• Reports poor inventory practices and low instock levels in assigned area.
• Uses inventory tools and equipment in safe and correct ways.
• Operates and maintains forklifts in safe and correct ways.
• Reports poor or unsafe conditions or practices in assigned areas.
• Tells Management when forklifts are not in proper working order.
• Proactively identifies Customers who need help and assists them with Technology services and items.
• Models and helps others with technology services.
• Identifies shrink opportunities and problems with products, services, and work areas and takes steps to fix the problem.
• Properly maintains equipment and ensures products are organized and stocked in correct ways and promptly fixes any problems.
• Works as a team, builds strong and trusting relationships, communicates with impact, energy, and positivity to motivate and influence.
• Strengthens the team by helping, developing, and mentoring others, recognizes others' contributions and accomplishments.
• Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance.
• Acts in a selfless manner and is consistently humble, self-aware, honest, fair, and transparent.
• Delivers results while putting the customer first.
• Makes decisions based on reliable information, balances short and long-term priorities, and considers how own work impacts the teams ability to deliver on our purpose for all stakeholders.
• Displays curiosity and a desire to learn, takes calculated risks, and demonstrates courage and resilience.
• Drives continuous improvements, is open to and uses new technologies and skills, and supports others through change.

Benefits

• Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage
• Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance
• Paid time off benefits include PTO, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.
• PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Company discounts
• Military Leave Pay
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
• Live Better U is a company paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED