Yard Foreman - Drivers

Curtis Lumber Co•Ballston Spa, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Curtis Lumber is seeking to immediately fill a Yard Foreman position with someone who possesses knowledge of Building Material Products and has a strong background in leadership. Founded in 1890, Curtis Lumber is a family-owned and operated building materials retailer, recognized as one of the 100 largest and fastest-growing in the nation. Our employees enjoy competitive pay and excellent benefits, coupled with ideal business hours that allow for a healthy work-life balance. We recognize that our employees' hard work and dedication are the driving force of our success, and we continually look for ways to reward them.

Requirements

Knowledge on Building Material Products
Strong background in leadership
Customer Service skills
Communication skills
Sales Skills
Inventory and Merchandising skills
Receiving skills
Staging Loads skills
Material Handling and Equipment Usage skills

Responsibilities

Acknowledge, greet, and assist customers in a timely and professional manner.
Provide accurate fast in, fast out service for customers.
Identify customer needs and provide the appropriate level of assistance.
Effectively research and resolve customer complaints and conflicts.
Ensure that all reasonable directives from the Manager are carried out in a timely and accurate manner.
Communicate regularly with the Manager regarding inventory levels, employee progress, safety, procedures, and general yard efficiency.
Monitor employee's daily activity and delegate or assign work as appropriate.
Prepare and distribute work schedules.
Challenge and develop employees’ performance, provide feedback, and hold direct reports accountable for their goals and job responsibilities.
Ensure timely, accurate review of weekly time record reports and employee expenses for payroll processing.
Assist with candidate selection and interview process for new hires.
Motivate employees and offer opportunity and reward appropriately.
Make recommendations to Manager regarding efforts to control employee turnover.
Make recommendations to Manager regarding employee performance for coaching, review, and disciplinary efforts.
Understand the marketplace and know product features.
Effective suggestive selling and add on sales.
Share expertise with others.
Maintain a neat, clean yard appearance.
Practice good merchandising including setup and traffic flow.
Maintain inventory levels and notify appropriate person of out stocks.
Rotate stock.
Manage shrink by utilizing proper procedures for cull and damaged product.
Assist with physical inventory and cycle counts.
Know and follow accepted receiving practices.
Prepare for and unload incoming product efficiently.
Effectively report receiving variances to the appropriate person.
Stage loads effectively for delivery.
Choose product of appropriate quality.
Stage safely.
Stage quickly.
Stage accurately.
Exercise principles of material handling and equipment usage to protect company assets.
Safe and proper use of equipment.
Other duties may be assigned.