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    {"id":21697,"date":"2024-03-05T18:11:28","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T18:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crodev.site\/viedu_dev\/?p=21697"},"modified":"2024-04-02T23:19:57","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T23:19:57","slug":"leading-the-charge-a-spotlight-on-the-ordering-services-department","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crodev.site\/viedu_dev\/leading-the-charge-a-spotlight-on-the-ordering-services-department\/","title":{"rendered":"Leading the Charge: A Spotlight on the Ordering Services Department"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='flex_column av-mxuty9-9e02d27c058b6b48acc602a95beebcdd av_one_full  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div '   ><p><div  class='hr av-ltenrcn8-fd9fd8e483235b7df82d69ca4683c28d hr-default  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_image  avia-builder-el-first  av-small-hide av-mini-hide'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ltensjsz-3320ce48162d1c105e6a2f8bd6a394bb\">\n.avia-image-container.av-ltensjsz-3320ce48162d1c105e6a2f8bd6a394bb .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-ltensjsz-3320ce48162d1c105e6a2f8bd6a394bb av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-21698 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-21698 avia_image' src=\"https:\/\/crodev.site\/viedu_dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/OS-Spotlight-WWW.png\" alt='' title=''  height=\"375\" width=\"500\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crodev.site\/viedu_dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/OS-Spotlight-WWW.png 500w, https:\/\/crodev.site\/viedu_dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/OS-Spotlight-WWW-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ltenw4gk-4799820ee877485f90bd0ad71e8d2885'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0875d1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0875d1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #002d72;\">Leading the Charge: A Spotlight on the Ordering Services Department<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa44856 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa44856\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>Walking by the Ordering Services area, you\u2019ll notice red and pink hearts stuck to the plastic dividers for Valentine\u2019s Day, felt leaves draped around their desks in the fall, and a tree standing tall in the corner at Christmas time. For the Superbowl, they\u2019ll rep their teams. On Halloween, they\u2019ll all be in costume.<\/p>\n<p>Spirits stay high on the Ordering Services team, a reminder that despite the immense amount of work the department is responsible for, there is joy to be had in showing up at Visions, working hard for our staff, and serving our families.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOrdering Services is a department that is unique to Visions and I love the challenges and opportunities that come with that,\u201d explains Melissa Pytlak, Ordering Services Manager. \u201cOrdering Services reviews and processes orders for curriculum, textbooks, [and] supplies, as well as eVouchers and enrichment reimbursements.\u00a0<strong>We ensure that essential items students need are delivered directly to every Visions student.<\/strong>\u00a0With over 7,000 students in a nine county area, this is a big challenge!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But the team is dedicated to facing that challenge every day. Despite some hurdles, Ordering Services has continually met their goals and demonstrated unwavering service to our families, and this commitment can be seen in the department\u2019s impressive numbers and the way that they\u2019ve worked together to find success through those challenges.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWe [have] successfully processed 62,000+ orders since the start of the 2023-24 school year,\u201d <\/strong>says Lora Bachinsky, Student Services Representative I.\u00a0\u201cOur team has shown incredible resilience, navigating through three leadership transitions and integrating a completely new team while training new members.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Veronica Kane, Student Services Representative II, adds, \u201cThe current OS manager and team members are the best I have ever worked with, not only due to their willingness to work together as a team and have each other\u2019s backs, but also by <strong>everyone consistently doing their part to ensure we have\u2026strong team cohesion and a positive attitude while we work together to achieve our department and organization goals.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Senior Director of Operations Michael Brubaker, who oversees the Ordering Services Department, echoes the team\u2019s sentiments of cohesion, strength and resilience. As their director, he has seen firsthand the impact that the team has had on the organization.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThis past year, the OS team (led by Melissa Pytlak) was able to process the highest number of orders that Visions has ever received.<\/strong>\u00a0Even during the peak ordering season, with thousands of orders in their queue, the members of the team maintained a positive and friendly attitude, while providing excellent service to families, students and teachers. I appreciate each team member\u2019s willingness to complete whatever tasks are needed, often having to switch from one task to another.\u00a0<strong>This team is a vital part of Visions In Education and without them, we could not accomplish our mission to \u2018Prepare each student to succeed in a rapidly changing world\u2019. I would like to thank them for their service to our school and the students that we serve.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #002d72;\">Breaking It Down<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Although their overall initiatives are the same, each Student Services Representative has specific responsibilities. Lora, May Guida, and Maleesha Grimes work on the Non-Express side, reviewing and processing orders from our curriculum vendors. Randee Ramirez and Katrina Slofkosky work on the Express side, managing orders from Amazon, Staples, and Rainbow Resource and processing eVouchers and enrichment reimbursements. Julie Yoder, better known as the \u201cOS Ninja\u201d, assists both the Express and Non-Express side.\u00a0<strong>Each SSR is also cross-trained, ensuring that the team can effectively divide up their work and provide the highest level of service to our students and families.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are here to support our families and staff in any way we can.\u00a0<strong>Our team is fantastic at making sure students are supplied with the tools and resources students need to help further their education,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0says Katrina.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from their larger bodies of work, the team also helps families with book returns, answers parent questions, assists our curriculum vendors, and collaborates with other departments to ensure student needs are met. This includes working with leadership from Instruction and Business Services, and even borrowing staff from other departments during their busy season in the summer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe flow of orders is very seasonal, with August and September being our busiest months of the year. During peak season, we essentially double the team size by borrowing four to six additional staff from other departments,\u201d explains Melissa. \u201cThis requires planning, training, practice sessions, great written documentation, and good reporting.\u00a0<strong>It also means fostering an environment where questions are welcome and team members help each other.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lteo719t-596351a10b361572e8ede015ae998e0d\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lteo719t-596351a10b361572e8ede015ae998e0d .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lteo719t-596351a10b361572e8ede015ae998e0d av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-21699 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-21699 avia_image' src=\"https:\/\/crodev.site\/viedu_dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Brayden-collage-www-2-1030x241.png\" alt='' title=''  height=\"241\" width=\"1030\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crodev.site\/viedu_dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Brayden-collage-www-2-1030x241.png 1030w, https:\/\/crodev.site\/viedu_dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Brayden-collage-www-2-300x70.png 300w, https:\/\/crodev.site\/viedu_dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Brayden-collage-www-2-768x180.png 768w, https:\/\/crodev.site\/viedu_dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Brayden-collage-www-2-705x165.png 705w, https:\/\/crodev.site\/viedu_dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Brayden-collage-www-2.png 1406w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lteo9x42-3e749327f83955cb15dd2517439144e2'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3><span style=\"color: #002d72;\">From Day 1 to 1% Better<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The Ordering Services team has had to withstand numerous changes within their department over the past year-and-a-half, including transitions in management, changes in curriculum partners, updates to ordering processes and more.\u00a0<strong>With sound leadership, a commitment to serving our families, and a dedication to becoming 1% better every day, the team has only become stronger.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love that we are all willing to go the [extra] mile to provide service that helps us be 1% better with every effort,\u201d says Maleesha.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThe Ordering Services team has really embraced the 1% better every day motto and each team member demonstrates a growth mindset on a regular basis,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0adds Melissa. \u201cEven with the day-to-day operations running smoothly there are still plenty of refinements that can be made.\u00a0<strong>Successful process improvement starts with listening carefully and asking the right questions.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As alluded to, change begins at the top, and the team credits Melissa for not only creating a space where everyone feels free to grow and succeed, but for leading them to success during times that were busy, uncertain, in flux and everything in between.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWith a great manager, a great team follows. Ours has achieved so much in such a short time because each member embodies the cohesive culture we strive for,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0shares Lora. \u201cWe support each other wholeheartedly, demonstrating loyalty to both our team and manager.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As Randee says, \u201cit\u2019s all good vibes\u201d in the Ordering Services Department, and from day one, the team truly has maintained a special bond.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI enjoy coming to work and spending time with my team.\u00a0<strong>They are my second family!\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0says Julie.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom my first day on this team, I have felt very supported because of the kind and helpful people I work with,\u201d May adds.\u00a0<strong>\u201cEach team member values the work they do serving families and is always eager to learn and improve.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cOne of the things I noticed on my very first day was that everyone is happy! <\/strong>Like, genuinely happy working here. In my past workplaces this wasn\u2019t always the case,\u201d says Randee.\u00a0<strong>\u201cIt\u2019s a breath of fresh air to be here.\u00a0I\u2019m happy to be a part of the Visions family.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lteobntf-0f694e1fa980b2c8f2f30f68466e53af'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><blockquote>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #002d72;\">About the Team, From the Team!<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cThe Ordering Services Department has wonderful, caring individuals who are great at their jobs and also know how to keep things fun!\u201d \u2013 Julie Y.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe OS team is such a fun place to be! 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