Retail Inventory Coordinator (On-site)

Job Description

Job Description

Company Description

At Lakeshore, we create innovative learning materials and world-class guest experiences for teachers, parents and children. Since 1954, we’ve grown into a global community—with a thriving e-commerce business, multiple catalogs, 60 retail stores, a peerless national sales force, plus international offices that support our preeminent supply chain division. But today we’re working better, smarter and faster than ever—and setting our sights even higher. We’re building an infrastructure designed for scalability, embracing data-driven decision-making and using technology to improve efficiency and ensure the best tools for the best work. Most importantly, we continue to invest in a diverse team of inquisitive top talent who fuel each other’s passions and curiosity, take risks, try new things and believe that every new day brings opportunities for growth.

Job Description

Our Retail team is looking for a Retail Inventory Coordinator to help us ensure the accuracy of—you guessed it—our overall inventory. With a strong sense of ownership and solid customer service orientation, you’ll collaborate with multiple cross-functional teams, providing key operational / inventory support to our stores, all while getting an inside view of how a multimillion-dollar company functions day-to-day. Our team environment is fun, fast-paced and deadline-driven. We have the greatest respect for our employees—and Lakeshore is simply a wonderful place to work!

A day on the job looks like this :

• Researching inventory-related issues that lead to variances and exceptions, including inventory adjustments
• Coordinating shipment pickups; reviewing discrepancies between shipping and receiving; and working with the stores to correct transactions where needed
• Ensuring stores complete receiving in a timely manner and resolving any discrepancies
• Preparing and distributing physical inventory instructions to stores and reconciling inventory variances
• Analyzing various inventory reports
• Supporting continuous improvement initiatives aimed at streamlining processes, enhancing efficiency and reducing operational costs
• Monitoring customer orders to ensure transaction accuracy
• Entering customer orders
• Coordinating product price changes
• Providing ad hoc support as needed

Qualifications

Got the skills and experience? Here’s what we’re looking for :

Additional Information

And here is our end of the bargain...

At Lakeshore, we pay local market wages for employees that reside within Los Angeles and Orange Counties.

For this position, new employees joining Lakeshore who live within Los Angeles and Orange Counties are typically brought into the organization at an hourly rate between $16.90-$24.50 depending on relevant experience & skillset.

This range is indicative of projected hiring range. The annual base compensation will take into account each candidate's relevant experience, location, and skillset.

At Lakeshore, we know our diversity makes us stronger, and when everyone feels included and valued, we all win. We strive to embrace our differences and create an intentionally diverse and inclusive community that is representative of the teachers, families and children we serve.

We know we couldn’t do the extraordinary things we’re doing without the people on our team. Thanks to the passion and enthusiasm of this spectacular group, Lakeshore is more than a great place to work—it’s a great experience to be part of. Day in and day out, we give everything we’ve got to create products that instill a sense of wonder and foster a true love of learning. To help maintain this high bar for success, we’re constantly on the lookout for people to join us. So if you’re a down-to-earth professional who shares our desire for making a difference, we’d love to hear from you.

To learn more about Lakeshore, visit  www.lakeshorelearning.com / careers

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

People are selected to become members of the Lakeshore family based on skill, merit and mind-boggling talent—not based on race, color, creed, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, marital status, domestic partnership status, military status, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, alienage, AIDS or AIDS-related complex status, genetic information, predisposition or carrier status, status as a victim of domestic violence, physical or mental disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If things aren’t equal, we all lose.

To learn about how we collect and use Applicant information, please visit our Employee / Applicant Privacy Policy.

Lakeshore is an E-Verify employer. We use E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees.

Please see the E-Verify Participation Poster and Know Your Rights Poster in English and Spanish for more information. INDRLL1