Inventory Control Clerk

Associated Wholesale Grocers; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 21,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Associated Wholesale Grocers is seeking a warehouse professional to support the Distribution Department. The role focuses on inventory accuracy, product lifecycle management, and ensuring correct item slotting.

You will perform slot checks, verify expiration dates, and communicate findings to the buying team. This position requires basic warehouse experience, ability to operate warehouse equipment, and a team-oriented approach to help increase store sales and profitability.

Qualifications

• High school diploma preferred; prior warehouse experience plus warehouse mobile equipment operating experience preferred.
• Conscientiousness, detail oriented, safety minded, self motivated to achieve, high initiative, ability to work with limited supervision, team oriented, learning and applying information.

Responsibilities

• Research warehouse scratches and perform slot checks as needed.
• Check all items approaching expiration and communicate the necessary information to the buying team.
• Verify expiration dates, pull close dated product.
• Verify inventory in aisles as assigned.
• Make appropriate adjustments.
• Utilize Power BI to record the ship date on pre booked items to ensure correct slotting.
• Operate MHE.
• Support Distribution Department in growing sales and profitability.

Skills

Detail oriented

Safety minded

Self motivated

Team oriented

Follow instructions in English

Education

High school diploma

Warehouse experience

Tools

Power BI

Warehouse mobility equipment (MHE)

Job description

Job Description

• Research warehouse scratches and perform slot checks as needed.
• Check all items approaching expiration and communicate the necessary information to the buying team
• Product capture knowledge
• A clear understanding of the damage, donation, and reclamation processes.
• Complete warehouse slot changes and strategy changes.
• Verify expiration dates, pull close dated product.
• Verify inventory in aisles as assigned.
• Make appropriate adjustments.
• Utilize Power Bi to record the ship date on pre booked items to ensure we have the right items slotted .
• Operate MHE.
• Work as a member of the AWG team so the total job responsibilities are met. Actions must always stress a sense of cooperation, integrity, tact and consideration with our members, associates and division management.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The individual must have the ability to perform the responsibilities listed below. The list is not all inclusive of duties that may be requested by the department head or a member of upper management but are intended for an understanding of the purpose of the position. It is the responsibility of each individual at AWG to provide ultimate customer service to our members to support their efforts in increasing same store sales and profits.

• Research warehouse scratches and perform slot checks as needed.
• Check all items approaching expiration and communicate the necessary information to the buying team
• Product capture knowledge
• A clear understanding of the damage, donation, and reclamation processes.
• Complete warehouse slot changes and strategy changes.
• Verify expiration dates, pull close dated product.
• Verify inventory in aisles as assigned.
• Make appropriate adjustments.
• Utilize Power Bi to record the ship date on pre booked items to ensure we have the right items slotted .
• Operate MHE.
• Work as a member of the AWG team so the total job responsibilities are met. Actions must always stress a sense of cooperation, integrity, tact and consideration with our members, associates and division management.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. A reasonable accommodation will be considered according to the ADA if it would not impose an undue hardship on the operations of the business without significant difficulty or expense. The accommodation would permit a qualified employee the ability to perform all essential functions of the job within the safety and company guidelines of the position.

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS and/or EXPERIENCE

High school diploma preferred; prior warehouse experience plus warehouse mobile equipment operating experience preferred. Basic required competencies: Conscientiousness, detail oriented, safety minded, self motivated to achieve, high initiative, ability to work with limited supervision, team oriented, learning and applying information, ability to follow instructions in English (both written and verbal).

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and speak fluent English. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating instructions, procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence relating to position.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to calculate figures and apply concepts of basic math and algebra.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Possess the ability to work with coworkers and gain mutual respect with a common goal of increasing sales and profitability.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; and smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. This is a safety sensitive position, and must have the ability to operate safely warehouse mobile equipment.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions providing a hardship is not required of the company or membership.

Indoors, with adequate cooling, heating, and adequate lighting. Outdoors as needed. Working in warehouse environment with moderate noise due to industrial mobile equipment operation and varied temperatures based on assigned work area. Temperatures will vary based on outside temperatures for the non-air-conditioned section and cool temperatures ranging from -15 to the upper 40's for the perishable sections.

This position's basic purpose is to use all available resources to assist the Distribution Department in continuous growth and financial success of the Membership and Company.