Inventory Control Clerk (63591)

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

Job summary

Homeland Stores in Clinton, OK seeks an Inventory Control Clerk to receive and check in merchandise, verify invoices, and manage damaged goods credits. The role supports backroom operations, price-checks, and stock integrity in a retail setting.

The position requires a high school diploma or equivalent, basic math, and good communication with vendors and staff. It is a part-time role in a grocery store environment with daily backroom duties and safety responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Basic arithmetic and measurement skills.
• Able to read and follow instructions and convey information clearly.
• Stable work and educational history; good attendance.
• Ability to read labels, numbers and forms in English.
• Ability to communicate with supervisors, vendors and coworkers.

Responsibilities

• Prepare the backroom for receipt of merchandise.
• Count and inspect merchandise and match to invoice.
• Prepare a weekly cleaning list for DSD vendors.
• Check code dating on case items in coolers.
• Prepare a daily list of out-of-stocks for DSD.
• Contact DSD vendors with issues on DSD items.
• Keep receiving area safe, neat and organized.
• Operate equipment (baler, case cutter, pallet jack, forklift) as trained.
• Perform other tasks as needed to support store operations.

Skills

Basic math

Verbal instructions

Read/write English

Vendor interaction

Interpersonal communication

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Tools

Pallet jack

Forklift

Case cutter

Baler

Job description

Job Details: Level: Experienced, Job Location: Homeland Store 148 - Clinton, OK 73601, Position Type: Part Time, Education Level: High School Diploma or Equivalent, Salary Range: $16.00 Hourly, Job Shift: Open, Job Category: Retail Store Positions,

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:

• 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. 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. Work on tile, asphalt, or concrete for a maximum of 8 hours in duration.
3. Move a maximum of 75 lbs. up to 10 feet.
4. Move a maximum of 75 lbs. up to 10 feet.
5. Grasp and handle wet/cold/hot/crushable store products, shopping carts and cleaning supplies.
6. Recognize merchandise, bag size, product size, shelf tags, labels on products, signs, and customers.
7. Perceive color difference in produce/grocery items.
8. Respond to and use the intercom.
9. Respond to customer, co-worker and vendor questions and responses.
10. Read labels, signs, tags, ad, numbers, and aisle markers.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

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