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Is God calling you to ministry?

For over 70 years, The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) has proclaimed the Gospel through its various ministries. Whether you work at our headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina, the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte, North Carolina, the Billy Graham Training Center at the Cove (BGTC) in Asheville, North Carolina, Blue Ridge Broadcasting (BRB) in Asheville, North Carolina or a field office abroad, you are part of a team of committed Christians working together to reach people to the ends of the earth with the Gospel.

CHRISTIAN PURPOSE AND EXPECTATIONS:

All employees proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ through their employment, and thereby further BGEA’s religious mission.

Department Detail – The Billy Graham Library supports the mission of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association to proclaim the Gospel to all we can by every effective means available to us, and by equipping the church and others to do the same. Our staff and volunteers present the Gospel through the Journey of Faith tour, Memorial Prayer Garden, Homeplace, and evangelistic outreaches like Christmas at the Library. We also serve and equip Christians through Ruth’s Attic bookstore, Graham Brothers Dairy Bar, group programs, special events, memorabilia displays, student resources, communications, and donor ministry activities.

Job Summary – The Ruth's Attic Receiving Coordinator is responsible for ensuring the accurate and timely receiving and distribution of all books and merchandise for Ruth’s Attic; works diligently to ensure stock room and dock area are properly maintained at all times; receives deliveries from vendors and adds items received to existing stock or notifies appropriate department. 

Ministry Requirements

• Maintains a personal, active relationship with Jesus Christ and is a consistent witness for Jesus Christ
• Faithfully upholds BGEA in prayer
• Participates in daily BGEA staff devotions including Bible reading, and leading group prayer as schedule permits
• Demonstrates behavior aligned with BGEA’s Mission Statement, Statement of Faith, Hallmarks, policies, and expectations
• Effectively represents Jesus Christ to those within both personal and professional spheres of influence

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinates deliveries to Library receiving area
• Inspects delivered items for shipping damages and completes related documentation in order to complete receiving process
• Completes all daily shipping and receiving responsibilities including, unpacking, counting and recording the receipt of shipped goods to ensure that orders have been correctly satisfied
• Responsible for accurately reconciling packing lists with invoices in a timely manner
• Assists in resolving any daily shipping, receiving and inventory discrepancies
• Monitors productivity to ensure just in time inventory and efficiency
• Prioritizes multiple tasks that require accuracy and speed within a deadline
• Prepares merchandise for sale by entering information into ECR Software and pricing accordingly
• Prepares, labeling, packing, wrapping, and shipping of the customer orders and returns
• Supervises the audits of storeroom and stock areas and tracks inventory for these areas
• Checks, fills and verifies the customer invoices
• Handles customer's orders as well as returns
• Manages the storeroom equipment properly
• Keeps a hygienic working environment and improves space utilization of inventory and supplies
• Communication with their supervisors and coworkers outside vendors and customers
• Distribution of materials to various departments incoming to the library
• Creates and maintains organization plan for location of stock room merchandise to achieve optimum efficiency, and communicates accordingly to Ruth’s Attic staff regarding location and handling
• Creates receiving paperwork, uses multiple software and works with various departments to maintain and track receiving paperwork
• Serves as back-up to management in the areas of house charges, refunds, assisting on sales floor, coverage of lunch/break time, open/close bookstore, and other areas as assigned
• Maintains restock of merchandise on sales floor, organization and stocking of front cabinets
• Communicates with various Billy Graham Library departments to ensure the loading dock area remains organized and prepared for arriving shipments
• Status check orders and obtain ship dates for product, as directed by management
• Assists in monthly and annual physical inventory reconciling
• Maintains shipping log with accurate and most current information

Marginal Duties and Responsibilities

• Performs other duties as assigned

Job Specifications

Skills and Knowledge

• Minimum of high school education or equivalency, with related experience being highly preferred
• Ability to communicate professionally with bookstore staff, external delivery services, vendors, and various levels of BGEA staff and affiliates
• Ability to verbally relate to others and possess good computer skills and software experience, including MS Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Ability to use walkie-talkie radio, telephone, computer, standard office equipment, and Point of Sale devices
• Proven initiative, requiring minimal direct supervision
• Well-developed organizational skills
• Works with speed and accuracy
• Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with staff, supervision, and management
• Knowledge of various theological positions preferred

Physical/Mental Demands

• Moderate in scope, with varying levels of activity
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds with varying frequency
• Ability to stand for extended periods of time
• Ability to use standard warehouse equipment such as but not limited to, hand truck, cart, or pallet
• Ability to work productively in occasional high demand, stressful situations
• Flexibility to readily and cooperatively adapt to changing job parameters or directions
• Ability to maintain a positive Christian witness to colleagues, vendors, and general public

Working Conditions

• Conventional storage, office and retail area settings
• Ability to perform within a changing workload with frequent interruptions
• Ability to prioritize and effectively manage multiple tasks and work independently
• Ability to perform within a changing workload
• Flexibility to work overtime, evenings, and occasional weekends

Mission Statement

Continuing the lifelong work of Billy Graham, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association exists to support and extend the evangelistic calling and ministry of Franklin Graham by proclaiming the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ to all we can by every effective means available to us and by equipping the church and others to do the same.

Statement of Faith

These core beliefs make up the foundation upon which all our ministry endeavors are based.

• We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God revealing the love of God to the world.  (1 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Timothy 3:15-17; John 3:16).
• We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
  (Matthew 28:19; John 10:30; Ephesians 4:4-6).
• We believe in the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood on the cross, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory. (Matthew 1:23; John 1:1-4 and 1:29; Acts 1:11 and 2:22-24; Romans 8:34; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Philippians 2:5-11; Hebrews 1:1-4 and 4:15).
• We believe that all men everywhere are lost and face the judgment of God, that Jesus Christ is the only way of salvation, and that for the salvation of lost and sinful man, repentance of sin and faith in Jesus Christ results in regeneration by the Holy Spirit. Furthermore, we believe that God will reward the righteous with eternal life in heaven, and that He will banish the unrighteous to everlasting punishment in hell. (Luke 24:46-47; John 14:6; Acts 4:12; Romans 3:23; 2 Corinthians 5:10-11; Ephesians 1:7 and 2:8-9; Titus 3:4-7).
• We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, whose indwelling enables the Christian to live a godly life. (John 3:5-8; Acts 1:8 and 4:31; Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 2:14; Galatians 5:16-18; Ephesians 6:12; Colossians 2:6-10).
• We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; the saved unto the resurrection of eternal life and the lost unto the resurrection of damnation