Store Inventory Control Associate

Weis Markets•Mifflintown, PA

2d•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 is responsible for overseeing vendors, managing incoming and outgoing merchandise, ensuring product quality, and maintaining a safe and organized work environment. The associate will also focus on customer relations, continuous improvement, and shrink reduction.

Requirements

High school education or general education degree (GED).
Ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without an accommodation.
Knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required for the job.

Nice To Haves

Preferably two (2) or more years of 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.
Continuously improves 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 (training provided).
May assist with baling cardboard (if properly trained, training provided) or other related duties.
Responsible for utilization of all company provided Personal Protected Equipment (PPE), including but not limited to cut resistant gloves, safety cutters, company sponsored footwear, etc.
May also be called upon to assist in other departments.