Retail Inventory Control Manager

Albertsons Companies•Issaquah, WA

5h•$28•Onsite

About The Position

This role is responsible for managing inventory control within a retail setting, ensuring accuracy, preventing loss, and maintaining organized storage and receiving areas. The position involves direct interaction with deliveries, vendors, and internal systems to manage product flow and costs. It also requires adherence to company policies and safety standards, with potential for cross-training in related stock functions.

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 are necessary.
Mental alertness is required to ensure safe, accurate completion of work activities and to do repetitious 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.
Knowledge of product including seasonality and perishability.
Knowledge of product movement and factors impacting gross margins.
Ability to work early mornings, weekends, and holidays.
Regular attendance is required.

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.
Job responsibilities include tasks or duties that could affect the safety or health of the employee performing the task or others.

Responsibilities

Champion company and division customer service programs.
Receive all deliveries, log them into the computer, and break down loads from DSD suppliers.
Transport products from receiving to storage, freezer, cooler, or sales areas.
Ensure cost, quality, and inventory controls by verifying orders against invoices, auditing product contents, and using the electronic receiving system.
Reconcile vendor invoices to computer system costs, inputting differences and balancing all receiving information 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 of emails from the DSD Coordinator and retrieval of vendor invoices.
Prevent shrink, damage, and spoilage of product; repair and price damaged product if saleable, or discard/return damaged product.
Maintain security, sanitation, and organization of 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 perform duties such as ordering, stocking, stacking, facing, pricing, marking, and rotating of dairy and frozen food items in the absence of clerks.
Perform all job duties and responsibilities safely, accurately, and with honesty and integrity.
Maintain good working relationships with vendors and delivering personnel.
Perform 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.
Comply with all Company policies including attendance, grooming standards, and dress codes.