Are you looking for an opportunity to turn your ambition and your people skills into a rewarding career with an industry leader? Join our team at American Tire Distributors! As the nation's premier tire distributor, ATD’s coast-to-coast distribution network provides approximately 80,000 customers across the U.S. and Canada with rapid and frequent delivery of high quality tires, custom wheels and shop supplies.
Position Description:
The position works under the Manager of Adjustments and Operations Department with responsibility of leading a quality inspection process to mirror individual Vendor criteria. This party will have working knowledge and ability to perform all duties assigned to a tire inspector, provide leadership and standardized operating procedures for the returns center team and also coordinate communication between Vendor, DC's and ATD corporate departments in the Manager of Adjustment's absence. Also serves as the primary contact for specified return center customers for extraordinary requests. This position also manages the broad range of logistics functions on a continuing basis.
Key Responsibilities- Assist the Manager with daily operational functions, ensuring compliance with internal audits and standardized inspection processes as per vendor requirements and TIA compliance.
- Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
- Demonstrate excellent time management and organizational skills to manage multiple priorities and meet vendor requirements.
- Evaluate administrative and inspection functions and prepare reports for management on standards and issues needing attention.
- Maintain thorough knowledge of tire/wheel inspection guidelines and procedures.
- Possess extensive knowledge of current materials, methods, tools, and equipment related to tire adjustments, including Hunter mounting and balancing machines.
- Read, analyze, and interpret Vendor technical bulletins, internal Company reports, and NHTSA regulations.
- Review internal documents continuously to ensure a clear audit trail for all inspections.
- Supervise and delegate tasks to team members, as needed.
- Support the Manager of Adjustments with merger and acquisition adjustment processes, which may require travel.
- Understand profit and loss calculations to ensure customer credits are offset by Vendor credits.
Competencies- Communicates Effectively - Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
- Compliance Management - Ability to plan, organize, control, and lead activities that ensure compliance with relevant laws and standards.
- Drives Results - Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
- Ensures Accountability - Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.
- Instills Trust - Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
- Inventory Management - The ability and skill to design, implement and manage inventory control systems.
- Planning & Organizing - Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and oversee activities to efficiently meet objectives.
- Plans & Aligns - Planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.
- Policy & Procedures - The ability and skill to monitor, interpret and understand policies and procedures and ensure their alignment with organizational strategies and work objectives.
- Storage - The ability and skill to ensure the optimum storage of warehouse, plant, equipment, materials and supplies.
Qualifications- High School or GED degree
1-2 years of related experience preferred
Skills- Policy & Procedures
- Planning & Organizing
- Storage
- Compliance Management
- Inventory Management
Physical Demands/Working ConditionsPhysical Demands Category: Warehouse
Physical Demands/Work Environment/Travel Requirements:
• Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk, hear, taste and/or smell; the employee must occasionally lift products weighing up to approximately 50 pounds. Handling of tires (e.g., rolling, destacking, team lifting) greater than approximately 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• Work environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Travel required: 5% of the time
Our people are passionate about what they do, the product they sell, and the customers they serve. If you're looking for an opportunity to be a part of a work family that values collaboration, innovation and dedication, we're the right company for you.
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