Materials & Distribution Associate

Materials & Distribution Associate Description - Job Summary • This role is responsible for a wide range of inventory control tasks, including shipping, receiving, maintaining materials and supplies, supporting complex transactional processes independently, providing specialized reports, and expediting non-standard shipments. The role leads analytical and design activities for inventory and materials improvements, monitors supplier performance, and identifies and resolves complex process anomalies. The role facilitates communication between functional teams, monitors task execution by lower-level employees, and offers troubleshooting and problem-solving support. Responsibilities • Performs varied and general tasks involved in controlling inventory, shipping, receiving, storing and distributing materials, parts, supplies, and equipment (e.g. movement of materials through the use of pallet jacks, daily collection of appropriate statistics, routine maintenance, etc.). • Supports complex-level transactional processes for specialized job assignments with minimal supervision. • Serves as a primary data resource for exempt-level employees by delivering specialized reports, typically in a consultative manner. • Leads analytical and design activities using proven technologies and vested approaches and methods, especially for inventory reductions and strategic materials improvements. • Monitors supplier performance and keeps affected personnel informed of existing or potential problems. • Identifies complex level functional process anomalies and leads the process-oriented tasks to resolve the issues. • Monitors the execution of process-oriented tasks of other individual contributors in lower level roles. • Provides troubleshooting and problem-solving support of basic- to complex level problems related to function. • Provides training and mentorship support to lower-level employees, and contributes to their growth in the organization.

Recommended • High School Diploma/General Education Diploma (GED)/Higher Secondary education or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence. • Typically has 6-8 years of related work experience, preferably in procurement, supply chain, or a related field. Knowledge & Skills • Continuous Improvement Process • Data Analysis • Enterprise Resource Planning • Finance • Inventory Control • Inventory Management • Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) • Lean Manufacturing • Material Requirements Planning • Materials Management • Process Improvement • Procurement • Production Planning • Purchasing • SAP Applications • Supply Chain • Supply Chain Analysis • Supply Chain Management • Supply Chain Planning • Warehousing Cross-Org Skills • Effective Communication • Results Orientation • Learning Agility • Digital Fluency • Customer Centricity Impact & Scope • Impacts department and leads and/or provides expertise to functional project teams and may participate in cross-functional initiatives. Complexity • Works on assignments that are complex in nature and require initiative and technical/specialized knowledge to resolve problems and/or develop recommended solutions. Disclaimer • This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.   The pay range for this position is $21 to $27 per hour (applies to US candidates only).  Pay varies by work location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

HP offers a comprehensive benefits package for this position, including: Health insurance Dental insurance Vision insurance Long term/short term disability insurance Employee assistance program Flexible spending account Life insurance Generous time off policies, including;