Blog Post #4

One thing that I've been doing for my project is helping with wholesale orders. These orders are made by other companies from Océanne in high quantities and at lower prices. 

The person who helped me through this process was the social media manager/wholesale manager at Océanne. She printed out an order sheet containing all the information needed as these orders came in. Then she added their name to it on a Google sheet so she can easily track when the orders are due and when they were fulfilled. When it was time to work on an order, we took the order sheets to the back where inventory is kept and marked off each product/the amount ordered. Once we grabbed these orders, we placed them on the small nails sticking out of the wall to sort and store them until it was time to ship. 

 Each of these orders was divided up by stickers with the buyer’s name on them. Once in order was completely filled we would add a green smiley face sticker to the top, this meant it was ready to be shipped out. Although actually to ship it out we would have to bag the products re-print an order sheet, and then print a sticker for the outside of the package. Océanne also likes to add its own personalized touch to these orders by creating handwritten notes for these companies. I was able to help out with that as well.

Through this, I have also learned the importance of knowing the projects well and the inventory system. As I went through these orders I was able to identify products easier. Some of these products are nearly identical to each other though. My mentor showed me other strategies to help this processes move more efficiently. This part of my project has surprisingly been one of my favorites and I hope to do similar projects in the week ahead.