1186 Inventory Control Clerk (ICC)

Albertsons Companies; Des Moines (WA); On-site; USD 37,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Albertsons Companies in Des Moines, WA is seeking an Inventory Control Clerk to receive deliveries, log them into the system and verify invoices. You will help manage inventory, ensure accuracy, and cooperate with vendors and the DSD coordinator to minimize shrink and errors.

Responsibilities include auditing contents, processing differences, maintaining secure receiving areas, and operating equipment such as hand trucks, pallet jacks and price guns.

Qualifications

• Friendly, courteous, and able to communicate with customers and vendors.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and written communication skills.
• Ability to lift up to 80 lbs and operate hand trucks, pallet jacks and related equipment.
• Knowledge of receiving, inventory control and basic math.

Responsibilities

• Promotes customer service programs to meet or exceed goals and supports Albertson's philosophy of personalized service.
• Receives deliveries, logs into the computer, breaks down loads and may move products to storage, freezer, cooler or sales area.
• Verifies orders against invoices, audits contents, and uses the receiving system to verify costs; reconciles vendor invoices and balances receiving data for payment.
• Maintains security, sanitation and organization of receiving, storage and loading dock areas; performs safety and related duties; ensures compliance with company policies.

Skills

Customer service

Inventory control

Receiving

Teamwork

Safety compliance

Job description

Position: Inventory Control Clerk

Position Purpose:

Receives deliveries of products from all DSD vendors and verifies accuracy of invoices. Operates receiving system according to Company and Division policies. Maintains a good rapport with vendors.

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities:

• Champions Company and Division customer service programs to meet or exceed Division customer service goals. Promotes Albertson's philosophy of personalized service.
• Receives all deliveries and logs into the computer. Breaks down loads from DSD suppliers. May transport products from receiving area to storage, freezer, cooler or sales area.
• Ensures cost, quality and inventory controls through verifying orders against invoices, auditing contents of product and using the electronic receiving system to verify costs.
• Reconciles vendor invoices to costs on the computer system. Inputs differences by item into the system. Balances all receiving and transmits information to the general office for payment. Maintains invoices and reports in the established filling system according to the record retention schedule. Reviews and accepts only proper and correct orders submitted by outside sales representatives.
• Daily reviews emails to review communication from the DSD Coordinator and retrieves vendor invoices.
• Prevents shrink, damage and spoilage of product. Repairs and prices damaged product if saleable. Discards or returns damaged product to appropriate vendor as required.
• Responsible for the security, sanitation and organization of the receiving, storage and loading dock areas.
• Performs training duties. Operates related equipment such as: hand trucks, six-wheel carts, power lifts, pallet jacks, balers, compactors, cutters, pricing guns and computer equipment such as hand held units and stationary CRT units.
• May occasionally perform duties such as ordering, stocking, stacking, facing, pricing, marking and rotating of dairy and frozen food items, in the absence of the dairy or frozen food clerks.
• Responsible for performing all job duties and responsibilities safely, accurately and with honesty and integrity.
• Maintains good working relationship with vendors and delivering personnel.
• Other necessary and required duties.
• Requires the ability to judge and react to business activity.
• Complies with all Company policies including attendance, grooming standards and dress codes.
• May utilize cleaning supplies, chemicals and safety cutters.
• Complies with all Company policies including attendance, grooming standards and dress codes.

Skills and Physical Requirements:

Ability to be friendly, courteous, tactful and maintain composure in dealing with customers, co-workers and vendors. Requires good interpersonal, organizational and verbal and written communication skills. Ability to be a team player. Ability to comprehend and follow written and oral instructions. Frequently reaches, lifts, stacks and maneuver objects of varying dimensions and weights up to approximately 80 lbs., within the range of floor level to overhead. Ability to push and pull fully loaded hand trucks, six-wheel carts and pallet jacks. Ability to operate related equipment such as: power lifts, balers, compactors, cutters, pricing guns and computer equipment. Ability to operate 10-key and type on a keyboard. Ability to stand up for long periods of time, walk and move rapidly, bend, stoop, twist and turn frequently. May claim ladders. Manual dexterity and good eye-hand coordination are necessary. Mental alertness is required to ensure safe, accurate completion of work activities and to do repetitious work accuracy. Requires knowledge of basic mathematics . Requires a good understanding of Company policies and procedures regarding receiving, ordering, stocking, merchandising, pricing, inventory control and product warehousing/storage. Requires product knowledge including seasonality and perishability. Requires knowledge of product movement and factors impacting gross margins. Ability to work early mornings, weekends and holidays. Regular attendance is required.

Work Environment:

Some exposure to varying temperatures while working in the loading/receiving area. Occasional exposure to 28˚ Fahrenheit while handling products in the cooler and -20˚ Fahrenheit in the freezer. Exposure to potential hazards exists with respect to equipment, tools and work aids necessary to perform job duties. Work environment consists of a backroom receiving area. Exposure to varying temperatures while working in the loading and receiving area. Occasional exposure to outside temperature of varying temperatures while assisting with unloading.

Safety - Sensitive Position:

Union and Non-Union:

The pay range is $26.85-$28.85 per hour, but no less than the local minimum wage. Starting rates will vary based on things like location, experience, qualifications and the terms of an