Inventory Specialist

Walgreens•Bellevue, WA

1d•$19 - $24•Onsite

About The Position

The Inventory Specialist executes, monitors, and trains storewide inventory best practices and standard operating procedures for both the front end and pharmacy. The role supports pharmacy inventory management, including receiving, counting, ordering, returns, and maintaining accurate on-hand balances. It champions On-Shelf Availability, manages in-store inventory processes, and validates planogram accuracy. The position also reviews reports and system applications affecting inventory accuracy and pricing, maintains asset-protection practices, and files claims for warehouse or vendor overages, shortages, order errors, and damaged goods. In designated stores, the Inventory Specialist may open or close the store in the absence of store management and carry out required systems start-ups, cash handling, cashier duties, and readiness activities. The role engages customers, models service best practices, and may resolve customer issues while serving as leader on duty. The position executes and coaches team members on inventory receiving, ordering, scanning, returns, pricing, inventory counts, records, and physical inventory preparation. Pharmacy inventory duties are performed under the supervision of the pharmacist-in-charge. The Inventory Specialist also supports package delivery and pickup activities, maintains clean and well-merchandised counters and shelves, follows company policies, completes assigned training, and communicates with management and team members. A valid pharmacy license or certification must be obtained and maintained when required by the state.

Requirements

Six months of prior Walgreens work experience for internal candidates, or one year of prior retail work experience for external candidates.
Fluency in reading, writing, and speaking English, except in Puerto Rico.
Willingness to work a flexible schedule, including evening and weekend hours.
Demonstrated attention to detail and ability to multitask and manage execution.
Experience identifying operational issues and recommending and implementing strategies to resolve problems.
Obtain and maintain a valid pharmacy license or certification when required by the state.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience as a shift lead, pharmacy technician, designated hitter, or customer service associate.
Prior Walgreens work experience, with an evaluation on file.

Responsibilities

Execute, monitor, and train storewide inventory best practices and standard operating procedures for the front end and pharmacy.
Support pharmacy inventory activities, including receiving, counting, ordering, returns, and maintaining accurate on-hand balances.
Champion On-Shelf Availability and manage receiving, counting, pricing, returns, and other in-store inventory processes.
Validate planogram accuracy and review reports and system applications affecting inventory balances and pricing.
Maintain front-end and pharmacy asset-protection practices and file claims for overages, shortages, order errors, and damaged goods.
When designated, open or close the store in the absence of store management, complete required system start-ups and cash-handling or cashier duties, and prepare the sales floor and stockroom for business.
Engage customers, offer assistance, model customer-service best practices, and, when leader on duty, resolve customer issues and answer questions.
Execute and coach team members on warehouse and vendor inventory processes, including creating, reviewing, and receiving orders.
Scan deliveries while vendors are present, follow One Box receiving procedures, verify physical receipt, contact vendors about past undelivered scheduled receipts, and open tickets to correct inaccurate orders.
Under the pharmacist-in-charge’s supervision, verify and post pharmacy shipments and orders, conduct necessary tote audits, and report shortages or damaged products.
Complete the On-Shelf Availability process for planogrammed departments, including disposals, call-ins, vendor returns, scan-outs, and scan-out returns.
Under the pharmacist-in-charge’s supervision, complete pharmacy recalls, vendor and damaged-product returns, excess inventory returns or applicable interstore transfers, and verify pharmacy or prescription claims postings.
Complete pricing activities, including price changes and markdowns, and ensure accurate pricing, signage, and timely completion of regulatory pricing tasks.
Support front-end and pharmacy ordering by ordering expense items, monitoring pharmacy manual orders for excess, and maintaining and ordering consigned inventory as needed.
Update designated pull-and-quarantine item on-hands and place items in the designated holding area.
Maintain accurate inventory counts and on-hand quantities across departments, stockroom, overstock locations, and pharmacy; complete pharmacy smart counts.
Ensure inventory compliance with state and local laws for regulated products.
Maintain inventory records and systems, organize files, and retain invoices, receipts, and return authorizations.
Prepare for and support physical inventory, including preparing the sales floor, stockroom, and pharmacy and auditing the third-party inventory team.
Keep counters and shelves clean and well merchandised; maintain knowledge of store systems and equipment.
Assist and coach the store team on package delivery activities, package scanning and returns, daily inventory functions, and execution of the Pickup Program.
When designated as leader on duty, register sales in the POS system, record relevant transaction issues, complete returns and refunds, handle cash drops, and provide change as requested.
Comply with company policies and procedures and maintain respectful relationships with coworkers.
Attend company training and complete e-learning modules, including safety training.
Obtain and maintain a valid pharmacy license or certification when required by the state.
Coach and develop team members in inventory systems, communicate assigned tasks when leader on duty, and report disciplinary issues and customer complaints to management.
Complete additional activities and other assigned tasks.