Inventory Clerk

Confidential; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 38,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Comprehensive benefits package

Support for working families

Job summary

Cencora is seeking team members for its distribution services in the US. The role offers a $2,000 sign-on bonus and a productivity bonus paid with every paycheck.

Work four days a week from early morning shifts (5am/6am) with one day off, and earn starting pay of $24.89 per hour plus shift differentials and incentives. The position emphasizes accurate inventory records, data entry, and cross-functional workflow routing to ensure timely processing, reporting, and reliable stock control across the

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED or equivalent.
• 2+ years of warehouse or distribution operations experience.
• CSCP certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintains shipping, receiving, and inventory documentation to preserve complete and accessible operational records.
• Enters warehouse data to capture inventory movements, order status, and shipment activity accurately.
• Routes materials, orders, and exception items through the appropriate workflows to support timely processing.
• Prepares reports on inventory status, shipment activity, and recurring operational issues for routine review.
• Updates records related to stock balances, storage locations, and transaction activity to maintain control accuracy.
• Answers routine operational inquiries from internal and external contacts to provide status support and execution clarity.

Skills

Attention to detail

Basic math

Communication

Data entry

Education

High School Diploma/GED

2+ years warehouse experience

CSCP certification preferred

Tools

Scanner tools

Job description

Our team members are at the heart of everything we do. At Cencora, we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures, and every person here is essential to us being able to deliver on that purpose. If you want to make a difference at the center of health, come join our innovative company and help us improve the lives of people and animals everywhere.

Job Details

This role is in support of Cencora's distribution services in the US operating through our AmerisourceBergen business.

Summary of Role: $2000 sign on bonus - Productivity bonus paid out on every paycheck.

Shift Details: Four workdays per week scheduled between Monday-Friday, with one scheduled day off during that period. Shifts begin at 5am/6am with shifts ending upon completion of work.

Pay Details: Pay starting at$24.89/hr and a variety of earning opportunities including shift differentials, performance incentives, and referral bonuses.

This job profile description is a standardized, non-contractual reference description and global reference tool provided for organizational consistency and talent architecture purposes across Cencora. It does not alter actual job duties, responsibilities, reporting lines, working conditions, grading, compensation, or other essential terms and conditions of employment. Actual duties and responsibilities may vary based on business needs, local requirements, and operational practices. Where a team member's role is governed by an employment agreement, local terms and conditions, prior job description or collective bargaining agreement, those documents shall prevail in case of any inconsistency. Mandatory local laws shall also prevail.

Responsibilities

• Maintains shipping, receiving, and inventory documentation to preserve complete and accessible operational records.
• Enters warehouse data to capture inventory movements, order status, and shipment activity accurately.
• Routes materials, orders, and exception items through the appropriate workflows to support timely processing.
• Prepares reports on inventory status, shipment activity, and recurring operational issues for routine review.
• Updates records related to stock balances, storage locations, and transaction activity to maintain control accuracy.
• Answers routine operational inquiries from internal and external contacts to provide status support and execution clarity.

Education

• High School Diploma/GED or equivalent experience required.
• 2+ years of experience in warehouse support, distribution operations, shipping, receiving, inventory control, material handling, or a related field required.
• Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP), or equivalent certification preferred.

Skills and Knowledge

• Demonstrates attention to detail to identify product, label, and documentation mismatches.
• Applies basic mathematical and verification skills to confirm quantities, identifiers, and order accuracy.
• Uses judgment to follow detailed procedures, troubleshoot routine exceptions, and eliminate issues appropriately.
• Communicates effectively to coordinate corrections and share discrepancy details with relevant stakeholders.
• Uses basic computer and scanning tools to complete checks and maintain accurate records.

What Cencora offers

We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members’ ability to live with purpose every day.

• medical, dental and vision care
• a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial and social aspects of wellness
• support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave
• training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and much more

Full time Salary Range*

$37,752 - 56,650

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.

The company’s continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals.

Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.

Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements.

If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call or email . We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis.

Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned.

Affiliated Companies

AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation