Distribution Services Support

Why Gambles?

At Gambles, produce is everything. Our business provides the widest assortment of top quality fruits and vegetables for the wholesale, foodservice, and retail sectors. With a history dating back to the early 1900s, Gambles has grown and evolved into one of the largest produce wholesalers in all of Canada. We operate out of three locations across the country: two in Toronto and one in Calgary. We also have a satellite office in Philadelphia that manages our U.S. sales operations. Our goal is to be the supplier of choice for all our customers’ needs. Our people are the backbone of our business! We have a “hire-from-within” mentality at Gambles, which means we put extra focus on developing our people and giving them unique career advancement opportunities. Just like our products and our customer base, we love to see our people grow! We offer a competitive benefits package with employer-covered health and dental benefits (you don’t pay the premiums!) and a company-mate pension plan for our fulltime permanent employees.

Job Description

The Distribution Services Support role will report directly to the Distribution Manager. This position will be responsible for monitoring and maintaining customer inventory and coordinating the movement of goods and materials from one location to another. This individual will work primarily out of the Ontario Food Terminal location but will require the ability to travel to our 302 Dwight Avenue location regularly. This role requires the ability to maintain a flexible schedule to accommodate the needs of the business, which may included occasional evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Build purchase orders and manage add on costs
• Review and adjust purchase order add on dates at month end
• Modify appropriate revisions for recognition to Canadian customs broker
• Process orders and verify prices • Item code creation and maintenance
• Prepare and maintain service rates
• Contact customers to confirm order details and shipping schedules
• Support the team with operations and logistics to ensure orders are fulfilled
• Coordinate and communicate with regrade and repack facilities
• Investigate and resolve customer complaints and inquiries
• Review, update, and monitor inventory
• Ensure accuracy in customer billing

Candidate Requirements

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated logistics and supply chain experience
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Ability to quickly learn and utilize internal ERP software
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Personal Attributes:

• Demonstrated organization and time-management skills to navigate a fast-paced environment
• Attention to detail skills to ensure data accuracy
• A quick learner with the ability to adapt to a regularly changing environment
• Team oriented with the ability to both take direction and be self-direction
• Strong interpersonal skills for interacting with external and internal contacts

Job Information

• Salary Range: $40,000 - $45,000
• Position Status: New Position
• Intended Schedule: Monday – Friday, 7:00 am – 3:00 pm

AI may be used as a support tool in our hiring process. All applications are reviewed and validated by our trained recruitment team.

Gambles Group of Companies is an equal opportunity employer situated in a heritage building at 165 The Queensway and encourages applications from individuals with disabilities. Accommodation is available on request for applicants and colleagues with disabilities throughout all stages of the selection process.

Monday – Friday, 7:00 am – 3:00 pm