VCS Retail Supply Clerk- West Haven CT

Veterans Health Administration • West Haven, CT

12h • Onsite

About The Position

Are you looking for a better work-life balance and opportunities to grow? Join an excellent organization that puts Veterans first for a fulfilling career! Since 1946 Veterans Canteen Service (VCS) has delivered the VCS benefits to millions of Veterans enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Healthcare system, the largest Healthcare system in the United States.

Requirements

• Excellent customer service skills.
• Ability to read and interpret instructions and perform basic math.
• Minimum of one (1) year experience working as a supply clerk.
• Requires constant standing, walking, and frequent bending.
• Must be able to lift or move objects weighing up to 40 pounds unassisted.
• A current, valid REAL ID is required to work at Veterans Canteen Service.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Subject to background/security investigation.

Nice To Haves

• Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Responsibilities

• Receiving, inspecting, counting and storing incoming merchandise.
• Marking/tagging merchandise in preparation for the sales floor.
• Maintaining a clean and organized stock room in which merchandise is stored according to proper safety and merchandising requirements.
• Preparing and reviewing daily receiving reports before providing to for management for final review.
• Ensuring optimum stock availability by taking periodic stock counts and participating in annual inventories.
• Keeping management apprised of slow-moving, defective, out of stock or damaged merchandise as well as any customer requests or complaints.
• Informing management of suspected cases of shoplifting or other internal security violations.
• Bringing merchandise from the stockroom to the sales floor, setting and maintaining Plan-O-Grams (POGs) and special/seasonal displays.
• Working a cash register and maintaining a change fund during peak times, assisting in stocking and restocking vending machines, restocking supply items in the PatriotCafe and PatriotBrew and filling in gaps in coverage when necessary.
• Ensuring compliance with fire, safety, sanitation and security regulations as well as the security of cash, fixed assets and merchandise inventory.
• Performing housekeeping duties in the selling area, such as cleaning fixtures and dusting merchandise.

Benefits

• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
• As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
• Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.

What This Job Offers

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