Inventory Control Clerk-Bayview Center

Albertsons•Port Angeles, WA

About The Position

The Inventory Control Clerk receives deliveries from direct-store-delivery (DSD) vendors, verifies invoices and product accuracy, and uses the receiving system in accordance with Company and Division policies. The role supports customer-service goals and personalized service while maintaining good working relationships with vendors and delivery personnel. The clerk logs deliveries, breaks down supplier loads, audits products and costs, reconciles invoice differences, balances receiving records, and sends information to the general office for payment. The role also maintains receiving documentation, reviews vendor orders and communications, and helps prevent shrink, damage, and spoilage. Damaged goods are repaired and priced when saleable, or discarded or returned as appropriate. The position is responsible for the security, sanitation, and organization of receiving, storage, and loading-dock areas and may perform training duties. It may also include dairy or frozen-food duties when those clerks are absent. All work must be performed safely, accurately, and with honesty and integrity, in compliance with Company policies and applicable laws. This is a safety-sensitive position in a backroom receiving environment, with exposure to varying temperatures, including cooler and freezer conditions.

Requirements

Good interpersonal, organizational, verbal, and written communication skills.
Ability to be friendly, courteous, tactful, composed, and a team player when dealing with customers, coworkers, and vendors.
Ability to comprehend and follow written and oral instructions.
Ability to operate 10-key and type on a keyboard.
Basic mathematics knowledge.
Good understanding of Company policies and procedures regarding receiving, ordering, stocking, merchandising, pricing, inventory control, and product warehousing and storage.
Product knowledge, including seasonality and perishability, and knowledge of product movement and factors affecting gross margins.
Ability to judge and react to business activity.
Ability to frequently reach, lift, stack, and maneuver objects of varying dimensions and weights up to approximately 80 pounds, from floor level to overhead.
Ability to push and pull fully loaded hand trucks, six-wheel carts, and pallet jacks.
Ability to stand for long periods; walk and move rapidly; and frequently bend, stoop, twist, and turn. May need to climb ladders.
Manual dexterity and good eye-hand coordination.
Mental alertness to complete work safely and accurately, including repetitive tasks.
Ability to work early mornings, weekends, and holidays.
Regular attendance is required.

Responsibilities

Champion Company and Division customer-service programs and promote personalized service.
Receive deliveries from DSD vendors, log them into the computer, and break down supplier loads.
Transport products from receiving to storage, freezer, cooler, or sales areas as needed.
Verify orders against invoices, audit product contents, and use the electronic receiving system to verify costs.
Reconcile vendor invoices with computer-system costs and enter item-level differences.
Balance receiving records and transmit information to the general office for payment.
Maintain invoices and reports according to the established filing system and record-retention schedule.
Review and accept only proper and correct orders submitted by outside sales representatives.
Review daily emails from the DSD Coordinator and retrieve vendor invoices.
Prevent product shrink, damage, and spoilage; repair and price damaged saleable products, and discard or return other damaged products as required.
Maintain the security, sanitation, and organization of receiving, storage, and loading-dock areas.
Perform training duties.
Operate related equipment, including hand trucks, six-wheel carts, power lifts, pallet jacks, balers, compactors, cutters, pricing guns, handheld computer units, and stationary CRT units.
When dairy or frozen-food clerks are absent, may order, stock, stack, face, price, mark, and rotate dairy and frozen-food items.
Perform duties safely, accurately, and with honesty and integrity; maintain good working relationships with vendors and delivery personnel.
Perform other necessary and required duties and respond appropriately to business activity.
Comply with Company policies, including attendance, grooming standards, and dress codes; use cleaning supplies, chemicals, and safety cutters as needed.
Maintain regular attendance.