Inventory Control Clerk

Homeland-Stores; Ponca City (OK); On-site; USD 18,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

Homeland Store 468 - Ponca City, OK is seeking an experienced Inventory Control Clerk for a part-time role. You will receive, check-in merchandise, and ensure invoices match, with emphasis on accuracy and safety.

This position involves backroom prep, inventory counting, coordinating with vendors, and maintaining a clean, secure receiving area. The environment is fast-paced and employee-owned culture values quality service.

Qualifications

• Basic mathematical ability and the ability to read and write English.
• Ability to follow complex verbal instructions from supervisors and vendors.
• Stable work and education history with reliable attendance.
• Ability to operate or learn equipment like pallet jacks and balers.

Responsibilities

• Receive/check-in merchandise and verify it matches invoices.
• Prepare backroom for receipt of merchandise and keep area organized.
• Count and inspect items; prepare weekly cleaning lists for vendors.
• Monitor code dating in coolers and prepare out-of-stock reports.
• Assist vendors and keep receiving area safe and orderly.

Skills

Basic math

Verbal communication

Reading/writing English

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Pallet jack

Forklift

Baler

Case cutter

Job description

Job DetailsLevel: ExperiencedJob Location: Homeland Store 468 - Ponca City, OK 74601Position Type: Part TimeEducation Level: High School Diploma or EquivalentSalary Range: $16.00 HourlyJob Shift: OpenJob Category: Retail Store PositionsDo you have a passion for food, love providing top level customer service and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment? Since our employees are also owners, they care deeply about providing high quality service to each and every customer. Our mission as an employee owned company is to offer quality food choices to the communities we serve, support local farmers and producers, and develop and reinvest in our employee owners.

INVENTORY CONTROL CLERK

PURPOSE STATEMENT: To receive/check-in merchandise, assure that merchandise received matches invoice, and return damaged product for credit.

SIGNIFICANT JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To prepare the backroom for receipt of merchandise.
• To count and inspect merchandise and match to invoice.
• To prepare a cleaning list each Monday for DSD vendors.
• To check the code dating on all case items in each cooler/freezer in the store.
• To prepare a list of out of stocks for DSD daily.
• To contact DSD vendors with problems on all DSD items.
• To keep receiving area secure and damage-reclaim area neat and organized.
• To assure the safety of self, customers and co-workers by picking up and removing all broken containers, packing materials/boxes from the backroom floor.
• To understand the operation, safety requirements and restraints of baler, case cutter, pallet jack and forklift (must be 18 years or older to operate the pallet jack, forklift and baler).
• To perform miscellaneous tasks assigned by supervisors and managers, substituting for absent workers and performing any additional tasks necessary to provide products and services to customers.

QUALIFICATIONS:

REQUIRED:

• Basic mathematical ability (add, subtract, multiply, divide).
• Able to give/receive complex verbal instructions/descriptions to/from supervisors/co-workers/vendors concerning store policy/procedures and use of equipment.
• A stable work and educational history.
• The ability to read and write English. Able to read instructions, labels, numbers, printed paper and forms.
• Make judgments concerning vendor interaction.
• Good interpersonal communication skills.

PREFERRED:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Prior experience in a related type of job.
• Prior experience operating a baler, case-cutter, pallet jack and forklift.

TASKS OF THE JOB –This position generally includes:

1. 1. Mobility: To complete grocery/produce price-check in aisle, return “go backs” and “face”/clean/stock shelves, to retrieve supplies/product/maintenance equipment from the backroom and return, approximate maximum 100 yards.
2. 2. Work on tile, asphalt, or concrete for a maximum of 8 hours in duration.
3. 3. Move a maximum of 75 lbs. up to 10 feet.
4. 4. Move a maximum of 75 lbs. up to 10 feet.
5. 5. Grasp and handle wet/cold/hot/crushable store products, shopping carts and cleaning supplies.
6. 6. Recognize merchandise, bag size, product size, shelf tags, labels on products, signs, and customers.
7. 7. Perceive color difference in produce/grocery items.
8. 8. Respond to and use the intercom.
9. 9. Respond to customer, co-worker and vendor questions and responses.
10. 10. Read labels, signs, tags, ad, numbers, and aisle markers.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Inside work with variations in heat/cold/dust/humidity.