Distribution Coordinator

At Zimmer Biomet, we believe in pushing the boundaries of innovation and driving our mission forward. As a global medical technology leader for nearly 100 years, a patient’s mobility is enhanced by a Zimmer Biomet product or technology every 8 seconds.  

As a Zimmer Biomet team member, you will share in our commitment to providing mobility and renewed life to people around the world. To support our talent team, we focus on development opportunities, robust employee resource groups (ERGs), a flexible working environment, location specific competitive total rewards, wellness incentives and a culture of recognition and performance awards.  We are committed to creating an environment where every team member feels included, respected, empowered and recognised.

What You Can Expect

This position is responsible for receiving, replenishing, picking, and shipping functions of the Distribution Center/Team. It encompasses supporting inventory accuracy to and from customers, suppliers, and distributors. 

Assists and maintains a fluid workflow throughout the many facets of Distributor Services. It encompasses surgical set-assembly, processing inventory returns, answering telephones, maintaining a loaner system, answering customer inquiries, and various shipping and receiving functions.

How You'll Create Impact

• Coordinate, plan, and executive distribution operations including packing, pulling, shipping, and receiving products per company procedures.
• Manage the timely receipt, storage, retrieval, and delivery of goods.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with team members, as well as with sales force, customer service and marketing personnel.
• Support cycle counts and audits for inventory.
• Review and prepare documents such as work orders, bills of lading, or shipping orders, to route materials. Prepare documentation for freight airway bills and international export documents.
• Maintains organized records of shipments and returns.
• Assists with maintaining a clean and orderly warehouse environment.
• Communicate with customers, distributors, and other individuals to answer questions, disseminate, or explain information, take orders, and address complaints.

This is not an exhaustive list of duties or functions and might not necessarily comprise all of the essential functions for purposes of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

What Makes You Stand Out

• Must display strong ownership and sense of urgency in completion of the tasks at hand.
• Must work independently with minimal supervision.
• Able to recognize a need for accuracy, no matter which task has been assigned.
• Understanding of all systems associated with the distribution functions.
• Must be customer focused with excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Must be a team player.
• Able to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Stay organized / detail oriented.
• Must have computer literacy to include the ability to demonstrate proficiency in MS Excel, MS Outlook, and MS Word.

Your Background

• High School diploma (equivalent) required with 2+ years of experience in customer service, inventory, or distribution warehouse environment. Combination of education and experience will be considered.
• Ability to effectively function in a fast pace working environment.
• Must be physically able to lift and/or move 30lbs.
• Must be physically able to stand for 45-minutes at a time.

Travel Expectations

• 0-10%

This role has a pay range of $20-24/hr

EOE/M/F/Vet/Disability