Store Inventory Control Associate
About The Position
The associate is responsible for overseeing vendors bringing merchandise in and out of the store, receiving, checking, counting, and recording all incoming and outgoing merchandise. This role involves comparing identifying information and verifying counts against records, promoting excellent customer relations by greeting customers, answering questions, and resolving concerns promptly. The position focuses on continuous improvement within the department, ensuring product is in saleable condition, and executing the reclamation process for damaged or out-of-code merchandise. Additionally, the associate will contact vendors to request product or service, communicate merchandising expectations, reduce shrink by minimizing waste and damages, and maintain backroom and receiving area security, sanitation, and organization using 5S procedures. Safety standards and the proper use of equipment are paramount. The role also includes general sanitation in the department, following cleaning schedules and guidelines to meet health and OSHA requirements. Responsibilities may extend to assisting with unloading deliveries using power or hand jacks, baling cardboard, and utilizing company-provided Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). The associate may also be called upon to assist in other departments.
Requirements
- High school education or general education degree (GED).
- Preferably two (2) years or more experience in receiving.
- Ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without an accommodation.
Nice To Haves
- Training provided for power jack or hand jack operation.
- Training provided for baling cardboard.
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 and greeting customers, answering customer questions and helping resolve customer concerns promptly in a polite and professional manner.
- 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.
Benefits
- Minimum essential coverage (MEC) Plan includes 100% in-network coverage for all preventative care services required by the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Two supplemental medical plan options, the Advantage and Elite plans
- Dental
- Vision
- Short term disability
- Term life and AD&D
- Voluntary insurance such as hospital indemnity, critical illness
- 401(k) retirement savings plans
- Scholarship program
- Associate discount programs
- Auto and home insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Pet insurance
- Purchasing power
- Paid time off and sick pay provided the eligibility and criteria specific to the position is met.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
