Retail Inventory Control Manager

Albertsons • Issaquah, WA

10d

About The Position

The Retail Inventory Control Manager oversees receiving, inventory control, invoice reconciliation, and the security, sanitation, and organization of receiving and storage areas. The role supports company and division customer-service programs, promotes personalized service, helps prevent shrink and product damage, and maintains positive working relationships with vendors and delivery personnel. The position also includes training duties and may involve assisting with dairy or frozen-food tasks when those clerks are absent. Work takes place primarily in a backroom receiving area, with exposure to varying temperatures, including cooler and freezer conditions, and potential hazards associated with equipment and work aids. This is a safety-sensitive position.

Requirements

• Good interpersonal, organizational, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Ability to be friendly, courteous, and tactful, maintain composure with customers, coworkers, and vendors, and work as part of a team.
• Ability to comprehend and follow written and oral instructions.
• Ability to judge and react to business activity.
• Ability to reach, lift, stack, and maneuver objects of varying sizes 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, a 10-key, and a keyboard.
• Ability to stand for long periods; walk and move rapidly; and bend, stoop, twist, and turn frequently. May need to climb ladders.
• Manual dexterity and good eye-hand coordination.
• Mental alertness to complete work safely and accurately, including repetitive tasks.
• 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 loads, and move products to storage or sales areas as needed.
• Verify orders against invoices, audit product contents, verify costs through the electronic receiving system, and reconcile vendor invoices with computer-system costs.
• Enter item-level discrepancies, 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 emails from the DSD Coordinator and retrieve vendor invoices daily.
• Prevent shrink, damage, and spoilage; repair and price saleable damaged product and discard or return other damaged product as required.
• Maintain the security, sanitation, and organization of receiving, storage, and loading dock areas.
• Perform training duties and maintain good working relationships with vendors and delivery personnel.
• Operate related equipment, including hand trucks, carts, power lifts, pallet jacks, balers, compactors, cutters, pricing guns, and computer equipment.
• May perform ordering, stocking, stacking, facing, pricing, marking, and rotation of dairy and frozen-food items when the relevant clerks are absent.
• Perform duties safely, accurately, honestly, and with integrity; comply with company policies, attendance requirements, grooming standards, and dress codes.
• Perform other necessary and required duties.
• May use cleaning supplies, chemicals, and safety cutters.

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
• Nine paid holidays annually
• Bereavement pay
• Retirement benefits (pension and/or 401(k) eligibility, depending on applicable terms)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed