ICC - Receiving Clerk

Albertsons Companies•Tumwater, WA

5d•$22 - $24

About The Position

The Receiving Clerk receives deliveries of products from direct-store-delivery (DSD) vendors, checks invoice accuracy, and operates the receiving system in accordance with company and division policies. The role supports customer service and inventory controls while maintaining productive relationships with vendors and delivery personnel. The clerk logs deliveries, breaks down supplier loads, verifies orders, audits product and costs, reconciles invoices, enters discrepancies, balances receiving records, and transmits payment information to the general office. The position also maintains invoices and reports, reviews communications and vendor invoices, and accepts only correct orders submitted by outside sales representatives. The clerk helps prevent shrink, damage, and spoilage, and handles damaged products by repairing and pricing saleable items or discarding or returning them as required. The role is responsible for the security, sanitation, and organization of receiving, storage, and loading dock areas; may train others; and may assist with dairy or frozen-food duties when those clerks are absent. The position requires safe, accurate, and honest work, compliance with company policies, and the ability to respond appropriately to business activity. It is a safety-sensitive position involving equipment, tools, and work aids that may present hazards. The work takes place primarily in a backroom receiving area and may involve varying temperatures, including occasional exposure to approximately 28°F in the cooler, -20°F in the freezer, and outdoor temperatures while unloading. The role requires early mornings, weekends, and holidays, as well as frequent lifting and movement of products and equipment.

Requirements

Ability to be friendly, courteous, tactful, and composed when dealing with customers, coworkers, and vendors.
Good interpersonal, organizational, verbal, and written communication skills; ability to work as part of a team.
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 pounds, from floor level to overhead.
Ability to push and pull fully loaded hand trucks, six-wheel carts, and pallet jacks.
Ability to operate related equipment, including power lifts, balers, compactors, cutters, pricing guns, and computer equipment; ability to use a 10-key and type on a keyboard.
Ability to stand for long periods, walk and move rapidly, and frequently bend, stoop, twist, and turn; may climb ladders.
Manual dexterity and good eye-hand coordination.
Mental alertness to complete work safely and accurately and perform 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 and storage.
Product knowledge, including seasonality and perishability, and knowledge of product movement and factors affecting gross margins.
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, log them into the computer, break down DSD supplier loads, and transport products 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 and support cost, quality, and inventory controls.
Reconcile vendor invoices with computer-system costs, 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 communications from the DSD Coordinator and retrieve vendor invoices daily.
Review and accept only proper and correct orders submitted by outside sales representatives.
Prevent product shrink, damage, and spoilage; repair and price saleable damaged 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.
Occasionally perform dairy or frozen-food duties, including ordering, stocking, stacking, facing, pricing, marking, and rotating products when the relevant clerks are absent.
Perform all duties safely, accurately, honestly, and with integrity; comply with company policies, including attendance, grooming, and dress standards.
Maintain good working relationships with vendors and delivery personnel.
Perform other necessary and required duties and judge and react to business activity.

Benefits

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Disability insurance
Life insurance
Sick pay accrued based on hours worked
PTO/Vacation pay accrued based on hours worked
Paid holidays (9 days annually in the Union and Non-Union pay statement; 7–9 days annually in the later pay-transparency statement)
Bereavement pay
Retirement benefits, including pension and/or 401(k) eligibility, depending on eligibility terms