Summary Job title: Inventory Specialist Job ID: 202559240007 Department: Phoenix - CED Location: AZ-Phoenix Description Summary: We are looking for a Reserve Inventory Specialist who has exceptional math and observation skills. This position’s primary duties will be to manage slow-moving and aging inventory and to focus on reducing our reserve inventory. Reports to: Sales Manager Minimum Qualifications: + Use a handheld scanner + Do basic math + Use a pallet jack and/or forklift ADDITIONAL COMPETENCIES: + Team player Preferred Qualifications: + Inventory Management knowledge Working Conditions: Warehouse environment and outdoor conditions including sometimes extreme hot/cold temperatures Supervisory Responsibilities: No Essential Job Functions: + Manage and Reduce aging inventory + Achieve profit on slow moving inventory sales + Process returns to vendors on aging and reserve inventory + Negotiate special return terms and deals with vendors for reserve products + Work closely with sales to sell reserve inventory to their customers + Cross reserve products to possible substitutes to create turns + Document special return policies for the company + Work with Purchasing on resolving problem material + Solve nonstock products that are not moving through the system + Establish on-line vendor partners that will sell product for us + Transfer slow moving products to branches that can turn the product + Relocate D and E product to designated areas + Document inventory reduction results + Make recommendations and process annual reserve product write offs CED is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Disability | Veteran