Inventory Control Clerk

AWG Career Site•Saint Cloud, MN

7d•$21•Onsite

About The Position

Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) is a retailer-owned cooperative serving over 3,000 retail member stores with a complete assortment of grocery, fresh meat, fresh produce, specialty foods, health care, and general merchandise items. Through an extensive distribution network and nine distribution centers, AWG and its subsidiaries deliver in over 28 states. In addition to its cooperative wholesale operations, the company also operates subsidiary companies which provide real estate and supermarket development services, digital marketing services, and is a wholesale supply provider of health and beauty care, general merchandise, specialty/international foods and pharmaceutical supply. If you have a passion for retail, the drive to succeed in a fast-paced industry, we can't wait for you to join the team! Make us your Best Choice! SUMMARY: Ensure the accuracy of all items in the warehouse by verifying descriptions, expiration dates, UPC, and inventory. To slot the warehouse in an organized and logical selection pattern for maximum production. This position supports AWG’s mission to remain firmly committed to our long-established mission statement: “Our mission is to ensure the success of our member retailers and provide opportunities to our employees. This will be accomplished by satisfying the customers’, and our member retailers’, needs for quality supermarket merchandise and superior support services. We will do this with high quality employees whose mission is to provide the lowest possible cost of goods in order to ensure our members profitability, competiveness and continued growth.”

Requirements

High school diploma preferred; prior warehouse experience plus warehouse mobile equipment operating experience preferred.
Basic required competencies: Conscientiousness, detail oriented, safety minded, self motivated to achieve, high initiative, ability to work with limited supervision, team oriented, learning and applying information, ability to follow instructions in English (both written and verbal).
Ability to read and speak fluent English. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating instructions, procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence relating to position.
Ability to calculate figures and apply concepts of basic math and algebra.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Posses the ability to work with coworkers and gain mutual respect with a common goal of increasing sales and profitability.
Must have the ability to operate safely warehouse mobile equipment.

Responsibilities

Research warehouse scratches and perform slot checks for buyers.
Pull close dated dairy and run the 10 and Under report.
Set up new items and adjust inventory from 10 and Under.
Load food bank trailer with donated product and handle loading of any other donated product as requested.
Pull manuals as requested.
Verify expiration dates, pull close dated product.
Verify inventory in aisles as assigned.
Make appropriate adjustments.
Check and research problem locales.
Prepare spreadsheets on staged inventory.
Prepare inventory reports as assigned.
Research and correct any receiving problem pallets
Create and assign new footprints to products.
Work as a member of the AWG team so the total job responsibilities are met. Actions must always stress a sense of cooperation, integrity, tact and consideration with our members, associates and division management.