Inventory Control Administrator

The Stacole Company, Inc.; New Jersey; On-site; USD 27,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Winebow is seeking a Warehouse Inventory Clerk in New Jersey to maintain accurate inventory records, perform cycle counts, and coordinate with multiple departments to ensure stock accuracy. The role emphasizes quality control, returns processing, and thorough documentation.

The position requires at least two years in a warehouse setting, proficiency with warehousing terms, math skills, and experience with warehouse management systems.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Minimum of two years experience in a warehouse with inventory administration.
• Knowledge of general warehousing terminology and practices; strong mathematical skills.
• Interpersonal and communication skills are important.
• Familiarity with warehouse management systems and inventory management systems preferred.
• Ability to operate material handling equipment including sit-down forklifts, stand-up forklifts, stock-pickers and electric pallet jacks.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word); RF scanner experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Inventory management: maintain and update inventory records using the warehouse management system and perform cycle counts.
• Quality: process damaged/returned goods; track losses and recoup saleable items; coordinate quarantine and processing of issues.
• Returns: check in drivers, audit route paperwork and returned goods; ensure credit paperwork processed.
• Documentation/Reporting: maintain reports for audits, counts, and adjustments; daily short-shipped orders and damaged goods records.
• Communications: coordinate with shipping, receiving, customer service, transportation, brand management, and sales to ensure inventory accuracy.
• Maintain inventory at outside storage locations and ensure flow to avoid stockouts.
• All other tasks as assigned.

Skills

Inventory management

Warehousing terminology

Mathematical skills

Interpersonal communication

RF scanner

Microsoft Office

Warehouse management systems

Forklift operation

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Sit-Down forklifts

Stand-up forklifts

Stock-pickers

Electric pallet jacks

Warehouse management software

RF scanner

Microsoft Office

Job description

Why Winebow?

At Winebow, we are strongly committed to creating an environment that fosters diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are intentional in our efforts to ensure that every employee has a sense of value and opportunity in our company, and we work tirelessly to promote a culture of inclusion where our team feels safe, respected, and valued. We want our Winebow family to feel at home and to be empowered to bring their best selves forward.

We seek talent from all backgrounds to join our organization and are dedicated to achieving a diverse workforce in all aspects of employment including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, promotion, training, benefits, wage and salary equity.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Inventory Management: Maintain and update inventory records utilizing the warehouse management system. Perform regularly scheduled cycle counts. Maintain tight security over the inventory. Ensure that only authorized personnel have access to inventory records.
• Quality: Process damaged or destroyed goods inventory. Maintain records to accurately track losses from damages or destroyed goods as well as ensuring that saleable goods are recouped and returned to stock. Coordinate quarantine, evaluation and processing of any goods determined to have quality issues.
• Returns: Check in drivers returning from delivery routes and audit route paperwork and returned goods. Return to stock all goods returned from delivery routes according to procedure, ensuring that any returns determined to be damaged or defective are quarantined and tracked/reported properly through the quality assurance process. Ensure all credit paperwork is stamped and processed properly.
• Documentation/Reporting: Maintain all necessary reports and documentation to facilitate accurate inventory counts including records of audits, counts and adjustments. Complete and maintain daily reports for short-shipped orders, broken/destroyed goods and damaged goods. Complete and issue all necessary records and reports in a timely fashion.
• Relationships/Communication: Communicate and work with all departments including but not limited to shipping, receiving, customer service, transportation, brand management, and sales to establish sound and proper processes and procedures as well as ensure that those processes and procedures are adhered to maintain daily inventory accuracy.
• Ensure inventory at outside storage locations is accurate and accounted for. Follow company procedures to ensure the flow of inventory is accurate and inventory levels are maintained to support the business and avoid out of stocks.
• All other tasks as assigned by the department or facility management team.

OTHER FUNCTIONS:

• Follows all safety policies and procedures; communicate hazards and/or suggest improvements to Manager
• Other duties as assigned

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Overtime work may be required, warehouse and office environment

EQUIPMENT/MACHINERY USED:

Various forklifts, RF scan guns, telephone, fax machine, copier, computer, and calculator

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Sitting, standing, bending, manual dexterity, reaching, visual acuity, lifting and moving up to 50lbs

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Minimum of two (2) years' experience working in a warehouse environment with a concentration in inventory administration.
• Knowledge/skills: Requires knowledge general warehousing terminology and practices. Sound mathematical skills are vital. Interpersonal and communication skills are important. Familiarity with warehouse management systems and inventory management systems is preferred. Ability to operate material handling equipment including but not limited to Sit-Down forklifts, Stand-up forklifts, Stock-pickers, and electric pallet jacks is required.
• Computer/Applications Skills: The ability to proficiently use personal computers and intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, and Word) applications is required. Warehouse management software and RF scanner experience is preferred.
• Work Habits: Must be able to handle stress caused in meeting deadlines with tight scheduling requirements. Must be able to shift priorities easily and multi-task in fast paced environment

The salary range for this position is $24.00 per hour and is part of a union. We offer a comprehensive benefits package of medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, 401k with company match, employee purchase program (where licensed) and paid time off.

EMPLOYERS RIGHTS:

This job description does not list all the duties of the job. You may be asked by management to perform other duties. Winebow has the right to revise this job description at any time. This job description is not a contract for employment. Your continued employment with Winebow is by mutual consent.