TASK
Preparation for Remodel and Inventory Growth
➢ Continuously update the new contact list (see page 4 of manual) of vendor’s names and phone numbers. Use this list to find the best display options for name brand items and to make future ordering more efficient for everyone. Post this list at every work station for easy access. Include in the contact list added information such as account numbers, minimum order amounts, and how best to place an order.
- Contact Concho Welding Supply
1. Discuss display options for Lincoln welding rods, Bernard Centerfire consumables, Thermal-Dynamics consumables, and empty cylinders for size references.
2. Find out about any new point of sale items that can be placed strategically around the front checkout counter for customers to pick up on their way out. Also, see about new, hot items that may be out and beneficial to customers that are fence builders, pipeliners, and those in steel building construction.
3. Request price breaks by buying in bulk and increasing inventory on fast moving items purchased from trailer and pipe manufacturers. - Contact Welders Supply
1. Discuss display options for all Hypertherm leads and consumables. Find out if outside storage is optional for this extra inventory in a non-climate controlled environment.
2. Check on point of sale items that they would have at checkout counters in their Louisville location.
3. Request pictures of their showroom from David Doe, the showroom coordinator and inside sales manager.
4. Request information and brochures on a new line of cheaper portable welding machines such as a Forney line compatible to a Lincoln Crackerbox. - Improve Ordering Procedures
1. Create order sheets such as email template, premade fax sheets, and part number lists for all those companies that cannot take order by phone (see page 5 and 6).
2. Increase inventory on hot sale items such as
- Tillman gloves
- 5 pound electrodes
- Pipe saddles and templates
