Retail Commodities Sales Coordinator

Primary Responsibility / Summary 

Maintains current commodity vendor accounts. Enters invoices into the company ledger. Completes data entry for trash, metal, mattress & cardboard. Sends out emails to customers/vendors for payment. Keeps track of the commodities inventory and works with Commodities Sales Manager for ways to increase revenue.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

1. Conducts the sale of commodities, collects vendor payments, arranges pick-ups and coordinates schedules.
2. Schedules, coordinates, and confirms commodity pick-ups are conducted efficiently while ensuring proper communication with Goodwill Departments.
3. Maintains current commodity vendor accounts, while sourcing new vendors.
4. Maintains required documentation to ensure compliance with State and Federal Agency requirements.
5. Provides excellent customer service, expediting requests and/or concerns, and ensures billing inquiries are resolved in a timely matter.
6. Assists in growing commodities lines, along with expanding the vendor base to divert the volume of goods sent to the landfill.
7. Maintains and manages vendor accounts, receives original invoices and BOL’s, tracks discrepancies, maintains revenue ledger, collects balances due, submits check requests for refunds and communicates with the Business Office when there are billing inquires.
8. Ensures the certifications of scale calibration are up to date and provides Certificate of Calibration to vendors.
9. Maintains accurate documentation for MUTs, pallets and gaylords, ensuring they are tracked and returned as expected.
10. Creates reports including EODs, Post Retail Schedules and Ledgers.
11. This position requires some local travel (<25% of the time) a valid CA driver's license and state-required auto insurance is required.  Driving record must be acceptable by the Company’s insurance vendor.

Additional Duties & Responsibilities

1. Other duties and special projects as assigned.
2. Assists the Logistics Team as needed.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• None.

                                                                         Qualifications                                                                          

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  

Education & Experience

• Min 2 years of commodities sales experience.
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required
• Possesses excellent customer relations skills.
• Ability to meet deadlines and multi-task.
• Ability to work with all levels of employees.
• Produces results in a fast-paced environment.
• Spanish / English bilingual preferred. 
• Must have experience creating reports in Excel.
• Possesses a valid driver's license and state-required auto insurance. 

Other Qualifications

• Ability to handle confidential information. .
• Punctual and dependable attendance.
• Free from alcohol and drug abuse.
• Understands the basic philosophy of Goodwill and participates fully in carrying out its mission. Adheres to Goodwill’s values of Respect, Integrity, Service, & Excellence.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

•        None

Other Educational Skills & Abilities

•     Must have intermediate knowledge of computer programs in a Windows environment, including Word, Excel, Teams and E-mail.

English Language Skills

•     Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Mathematical Skills

•     Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry

Reasoning Ability

•     Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Computer Skills

• Microsoft Office Suite
• Database software
• Internet software
• Spreadsheet software
• Word Processing software
• Presentation software

Required Training

New Hire Orientation

Values-Based Work Environment Notice

Goodwill Southern California provides a values-based work environment for our employees. All individuals are expected to support and promote our values:

1. Respect. We treat everyone with respect, compassion and inclusion, recognizing their contributions and differences.
2. Integrity.  We conduct business with transparency, integrity and accountability.
3. Service. We serve, empower and advocate for our clients, community, business partners and each other.
4. Excellence. We pursue a vision of excellence and continuous improvement to better the lives of those we serve.

The above description is not intended to be an “all-inclusive” list of the duties and responsibilities of the job described, nor is it intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather, it is intended only to describe the general nature of the job.

Pre-Employment Testing

8-Panel Drug Screen

Background Check

Employment Verification

MVR