Inventory Assistant

Position: Inventory Assistant

Department: Operations, Warehouse

Location: Chicago, IL

Schedule: Part-time, hourly

Rate: $17 to start

About Us:

Flowers for Dreams is ushering in a craft flower movement. Locally crafted flowers for fair and honest prices across locations in Chicago, Milwaukee, and Detroit, as well as overnight shipping in the Great Lakes region. Every bouquet benefits an amazing local charity. Named one of Business Insider's 20 Most Inspiring Companies in America and a Best for the World B Corporation using business as a force for good.

We are seeking a hard working, efficient, handy, and tech-savvy Inventory Assistant to support our Chicago facilities/office and warehouse-related operations, including but not limited to building and equipment maintenance, waste management, package processes, safety, warehouse receiving, inventory cycle counts and accuracy. The Inventory team works closely with the Purchasing/Buying department and Operations/Productions teams (Weddings, Events, and Daily Deliveries) to ensure the facility is running smoothly to meet operational needs.

Responsibilities:

• Assist with inventory counts, maintenance, cleanliness, incoming daily shipments and deliveries

• Assist with addressing damaged, excess, or unused items

• Assist with processes that ensure all materials, equipment/tools, and products are staged for production teams and returned in a timely manner, e.g. items required for wedding/event design, on-site installation, tear-downs post event

• Assist with facility repairs and maintenance

Qualifications:

• Able to organize and work with a team

• Collaborates and communicates easily

• Able to stand, walk, reach, climb, kneel, and crouch

• Must be comfortable with heights

• Able to regularly lift and/or move objects up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move objects up to 30 pounds

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook

• General repair and maintenance abilities

Benefits for qualifying employees:

• United HealthCare Insurance with employer participation

• 401(k) retirement savings plans with employer matching

• Company provided computer if required

• Dental and vision insurance

• Life insurance (Free)

• PTO

• Wellness days (Paid Sick Leave)

• Family leave

• Student loan repayment

• FSA/HSA

• Commuter benefits

Values:

• Do Good - "Life's Most Persistent and Urgent Question Is, 'What Are You Doing For Others?'" Martin Luther King Jr

• Take Risks - "Whoever Dares, Wins" Sayeret Matkal

• Challenge Yourself - "Every Artists Was First An Amateur" Ralph Waldo Emerson

• Make it Beautiful -"Design is a Behavior, Not a Department" David Milne

• Act Fast - "We Have a Strategic Plan, It's Called Doing Things" Herb Kelleher

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Flowers for Dreams is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and internship. Flowers for Dreams makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.