Store Inventory Control Associate

Weis Markets•Mifflintown, PA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

WEIS is looking for a Store Inventory Control Associate who is passionate about teamwork and the growth of its associates and communities. This role involves overseeing vendors, managing incoming and outgoing merchandise, ensuring product quality, and maintaining a safe and organized work environment. WEIS is committed to treating associates with respect, understanding, and appreciation, and offers opportunities for growth and career development.

Requirements

High school education or general education degree (GED).
Preferably two (2) years or more experience in receiving.

Responsibilities

Oversees vendors bringing merchandise in and out of store.
Receives, checks, counts and records all incoming merchandise and similarly checks and records all outgoing merchandise to be returned to vendors.
Compares identifying information and verifies counts or weight of incoming merchandise against bills of lading, invoices, orders or other records.
Promotes excellent customer relations by smiling, greeting customers, answering questions, and resolving concerns promptly, politely, and professionally.
Focuses on continuous improvement in all areas of the department and makes changes to ensure progress.
Ensures product is in saleable condition.
Rejects damaged items, records shortages and enters data or merchandise received into the system for proper billing.
Conducts code date shelf inspections to validate vendor compliance with rotation and freshness expectations.
Executes reclamation process according to company guidelines to scan, box, and return damaged, out-of-code or recalled merchandise.
Contacts vendors as needed to request product or service to meet customer demand.
Communicates merchandising expectations to vendors as directed by store management.
Reduces shrink by minimizing waste and damages, handling damaged or out-of-code merchandise according to established company procedures and ensuring proper receiving procedures are followed and enforced.
Maintains backroom and receiving area security, sanitation and organization by promoting 5S procedures.
Follows and enforces company safety standards and ensures that equipment used for receiving and moving merchandise to storage or sales floor is in safe operating condition.
Ensures smooth function of department and store by cooperating with co-workers and supervisors.
Responsible to continuously improve job performance.
Responsible for general sanitation in the department.
Follows cleaning schedules and department guidelines to ensure that work areas, equipment, counters, display cases, etc. are well maintained, clean and meet all health and OSHA requirements.
Disposes of trash properly.
May assist with unloading deliveries through operation of a power jack or hand jack if properly trained.
May assist with baling cardboard (if properly trained) or other related duties.
Responsible for utilization of all company provided Personal Protected Equipment (PPE).
May also be called upon to assist in other departments.