Clerk-Retail Inventory Control-Spokane

Albertsons•Spokane, WA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This role is responsible for managing inventory control within a retail setting, ensuring accuracy and efficiency in receiving, logging, and storing products. The position involves maintaining strong vendor relationships, preventing product loss due to shrink, damage, or spoilage, and ensuring the security, sanitation, and organization of the receiving and storage areas. The Clerk will also perform training duties and operate various equipment. This is a safety-sensitive position.

Requirements

Ability to be friendly, courteous, tactful, and maintain composure in dealing with customers, co-workers, and vendors.
Good interpersonal, organizational, and verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to be a team player.
Ability to comprehend and follow written and oral instructions.
Frequently reach, lift, stack, and maneuver objects of varying dimensions and weights up to approximately 80 lbs., within the range of floor level to overhead.
Ability to push and pull fully loaded hand trucks, six-wheel carts, and pallet jacks.
Ability to operate related equipment such as power lifts, balers, compactors, cutters, pricing guns, and computer equipment.
Ability to operate a 10-key and type on a keyboard.
Ability to stand for long periods of time, walk and move rapidly, bend, stoop, twist, and turn frequently.
May climb ladders.
Manual dexterity and good eye-hand coordination.
Mental alertness required for safe and accurate work completion and for doing repetitive work accurately.
Knowledge of basic mathematics.
Good understanding of Company policies and procedures regarding receiving, ordering, stocking, merchandising, pricing, inventory control, and product warehousing/storage.
Product knowledge including seasonality and perishability.
Knowledge of product movement and factors impacting gross margins.
Ability to work early mornings, weekends, and holidays.

Nice To Haves

Some exposure to varying temperatures while working in the loading/receiving area.
Occasional exposure to 28˚ Fahrenheit while handling products in the cooler and -20˚ Fahrenheit in the freezer.
Exposure to potential hazards exists with respect to equipment, tools, and work aids necessary to perform job duties.
Work environment consists of a backroom receiving area.
Exposure to varying temperatures while working in the loading and receiving area.
Occasional exposure to outside temperature of varying temperatures while assisting with unloading.

Responsibilities

Champion company and division customer service programs.
Promote Albertson’s philosophy of personalized service.
Receive all deliveries and log them into the computer.
Break down loads from DSD suppliers.
Transport products from receiving area to storage, freezer, cooler, or sales area.
Ensure cost, quality, and inventory controls by verifying orders against invoices, auditing product contents, and using the electronic receiving system.
Reconcile vendor invoices to costs on the computer system and input differences.
Balance all receiving and transmit information to the general office for payment.
Maintain invoices and reports according to the record retention schedule.
Review and accept only proper and correct orders submitted by outside sales representatives.
Daily review emails from the DSD Coordinator and retrieve vendor invoices.
Prevent shrink, damage, and spoilage of product.
Repair and price damaged product if saleable.
Discard or return damaged product to the appropriate vendor.
Maintain security, sanitation, and organization of the receiving, storage, and loading dock areas.
Perform training duties.
Operate related equipment such as hand trucks, six-wheel carts, power lifts, pallet jacks, balers, compactors, cutters, pricing guns, and computer equipment.
Occasionally order, stock, stack, face, price, mark, and rotate dairy and frozen food items in the absence of the respective clerks.
Perform all job duties and responsibilities safely, accurately, and with honesty and integrity.
Maintain good working relationships with vendors and delivering personnel.
Other necessary and required duties.
Judge and react to business activity.
Comply with all Company policies including attendance, grooming standards, and dress codes.
Utilize cleaning supplies, chemicals, and safety cutters.
Regular attendance is required.