Founded in 2006, OrthoPediatrics is an orthopedic company focused exclusively on advancing the field of pediatric orthopedics. As such it has developed the most comprehensive product offering to the pediatric orthopedic market to improve the lives of children with orthopedic conditions. OrthoPediatrics currently markets 53 products that serve three of the largest categories within the pediatric orthopedic market. This product offering spans trauma and deformity, scoliosis, and sports medicine/other procedures. OrthoPediatrics’ global sales organization is focused exclusively on pediatric orthopedics and distributes its products in the United States and over 70 countries outside the United States. For more information, please visit www.orthopediatrics.com.

GENERAL SUMMARY: The Distribution Center Specialist performs a wide variety of shipping and receiving tasks for the Warehouse. This person also will provide customer support and delivered order process duties for Customer Service.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Receive orders from Customer Service

• Receive product shipments into Great Plains from suppliers.

• Update inventory counts and make necessary changes in Great Plains.

• Prepare International shipping documents (taxes, duties, field questions).

• Assist in maintaining warehouse inventory.

• Responsible for ensuring the security and accountability of materials and product on site.

• Provide phone and email support to customers.

• Assist in assembling product sets for distribution.

• Prepare shipping labels and packaging product.

• Assist in counting and receiving shipments, including verification of inbound shipments.

• Other duties as required.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: There are no supervisor responsibilities with this position.

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.)

• Ability to communicate clearly.

• Listens attentively to others.

• Ability to perform detail tasks accurately.

• Problem solving skills required.

• Ability to maintain accurate documentation and records.

• Understanding of Microsoft Windows XP 2002, Excel and Word.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE: Requires a High School Diploma or Equivalent required; Bachelor’s degree preferred. MRP or ERP experience strongly preferred. Experience in warehouse or distribution center preferred.

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and comprehend instructions, correspondence, and memos. Ability to prepare routine reports and correspondence. Ability to communicate effectively with customers, vendors and other employees of the organization. Requires excellent grammar and spelling.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

REASONING ABILITY: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: Requires a valid driver’s license.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Requires the ability to operate a variety of standard office equipment, such as a computer and keyboard, calculator, fax, photocopier, telephone, cell phone, etc. Requires proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: (The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle or feel. The employee is frequently required to climb stairs, talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: (The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)

The noise level in the work environment is that found in a “normal office environment”; noise levels during visits to other locations in the building may be moderate and occasionally loud. The employee occasionally performs work related to travel.

The above statement reflects the general details necessary to describe the principle functions of the occupation described and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the occupation.