Gift Shop Inventory Control Specialist, Gift Shop, NEW TOWER, FT, Shift Varies

Socket.dev; Boca Raton (FL); On-site; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health is seeking a Gift Shop Inventory Coordinator to create, update, and maintain vendor data, purchase orders, and store inventory across multiple locations. You will manage descriptions, costs, retail prices, and quantities, aiming to minimize overhead with just-in-time purchasing while supporting sales and gross margin goals.

The role requires strong customer service, analytical skills, and the ability to work at four store locations with a flexible schedule.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma, Certificate, GED, or equivalent training or experience required.
• Associates/Bachelors Degree preferred or a minimum of 5 years retail experience with at least 2 years handling inventory control systems.
• Excellent customer service, critical thinking, organizational, problem solving and communication skills required – verbal and written.
• Proficient analytical and computer skills required.
• Typing skills of 55 wpm required.
• Able to prioritize and adapt to deadline changes while working with diverse population in a fast-paced environment.
• Travel between four stores and flexible schedule.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for creating, updating, and maintaining vendor information, purchase orders, and inventory adjustments.
• Provide merchandise descriptions, cost, retail price and quantities accurate across assigned stores in the inventory system while reducing inventory overhead through purchasing just-in-time inventory.
• Increase sales by making timely orders in response to current sales trends following Buyer guidelines.
• Involved in annual inventory of stores and adjustments due to any inaccuracies or discrepancies.
• Overall support of Gift Shop sales, gross margin, and turnover objectives.
• Position is critical to the overall success of retail store operations (i.e. BHM, WK, MCI GiftShop and Boutique, etc).
• Estimated pay range is $20.02/hr - $25.43/hr based on experience.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Typing 55 wpm

Education

High School Diploma / GED

Associates/Bachelors preferred

Job description

Baptist Health is the region's largest not-for-profit healthcare organization, with 12 hospitals, over 29,000 employees, 4,500 physicians and 200 outpatient centers, urgent care facilities and physician practices across Miami-Dade, Monroe, Broward and Palm Beach counties. With internationally renowned centers of excellence in cancer, cardiovascular care, orthopedics and sports medicine, and neurosciences, Baptist Health is supported by philanthropy and driven by its faith-based mission of medical excellence. For 26 years, we've been named one of Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For, and in the 2025-2026 U.S. News & World Report Best Hospital Rankings, Baptist Health was the most awarded healthcare system in South Florida, earning 63 high-performing honors.

What truly sets us apart is our people. At Baptist Health, we create personal connections with our colleagues that go beyond the workplace, and we form meaningful relationships with patients and their families that extend beyond delivering care. Many of us have walked in our patients' shoes ourselves and that shared experience fuels out commitment to compassion and quality. Our culture is rooted in purpose, and every team member plays a part in making a positive impact – because when it comes to caring for people, we're all in.

At Baptist Health, we’re committed to supporting our employees at every stage of their journey, both personally and professionally. Our approach is rooted in a “grow our own” philosophy, designed to help our team members build meaningful, long-term careers with us, supported by benefits that make a real difference, including:

• Career growth and development opportunities, with clear pathways and ongoing support
• Comprehensive health and wellness resources that go beyond traditional benefits
• A wellness program that can help employees eliminate their medical plan deductible, reducing out-of-pocket healthcare costs
• Tuition reimbursement to support continued learning and advancement
• And so much more
  

Together, these benefits and others reflect our commitment to caring for our people, so they can build fulfilling careers with us while making a meaningful impact every day.

Description:

Responsible for creating, updating, and maintaining accurately all vendor information, purchase orders, and inventory adjustments for assigned retail stores within the internal inventory system. Provides merchandise description, cost, retail price and quantities accurate across assigned stores in the inventory system while reducing inventory overhead through purchasing just-in-time inventory. Increase sales by making timely orders in response to current sales trends following Buyer guidelines. Involved in annual inventory of stores and adjustments due to any inaccuracies or discrepancies. Overall support of Gift Shop sales, gross margin, and turnover objectives. Position is critical to the overall success of retail store operations (i.e. BHM, WK, MCI GiftShop and Boutique, etc). Estimated pay range is $20.02/hr - $25.43/hr based on experience.

Qualifications:

Degrees:

• High School Diploma, Certificate, GED, training or experience required

Additional Qualifications:

• Associates/Bachelors Degree preferred or a minimum of 5 years retail experience in a department or specialty store environment with at least 2 years handling inventory control system
• Excellent customer service, critical thinking, organizational, problem solving and communication skills required - verbal and written
• Proficient analytical and computer skills required
• Typing skills of 55wpm required
• Able to prioritize and adapt to deadline changes while working with diverse population in a fast-paced environment
• Able to work independently and efficiently under pressure
• Traveling required between four stores and work with flexible schedule based on department needs

EOE, including disability/vets