Inventory Control & Receiving Specialist

Weis Markets, Inc.; Millsboro (DE); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Weis Markets, Inc. is seeking a Receiving Clerk to support store operations in Millsboro, DE. The role focuses on receiving, inspecting, and documenting merchandise, while maintaining customer service standards and department organization.

You will work with vendors, ensure product quality, and help minimize waste. This position emphasizes safety, cleanliness, and adherence to 5S and company procedures in a busy retail environment.

Qualifications

• High school education or GED is required.
• Preferably two years or more experience in receiving.

Responsibilities

• Oversees vendors bringing merchandise in and out of store.
• Receives, checks, counts and records all incoming merchandise and similarly checks and records all outgoing merchandise to be returned to vendors.
• Compares identifying information and verifies counts or weight of incoming merchandise against bills of lading, invoices, orders or other records.
• Promotes excellent customer relations. Smiles and greets customers, answers customer questions and helps resolve customer concerns promptly in a polite and professional manner.
• Focuses on continuous improvement in all areas of the department and makes changes to ensure progress.
• Ensures product is in saleable condition. Rejects damaged items, records shortages and enters data or merchandise received into the system for proper billing.
• Conducts code date shelf inspections to validate vendor compliance with rotation and freshness expectations.
• Executes reclamation process according to company guidelines to scan, box, and return damaged, out-of-code or recalled merchandise.
• Contacts vendors as needed to request product or service to meet customer demand.
• Communicates merchandising expectations to vendors as directed by store management.
• Reduces shrink by minimizing waste and damages, handling damaged or out-of-code merchandise according to established company procedures and ensuring proper receiving procedures are followed and enforced.
• Maintains backroom and receiving area security, sanitation and organization by promoting 5S procedures.
• Follows and enforces company safety standards and ensures that equipment used for receiving and moving merchandise to storage or sales floor is in safe operating condition.
• Ensures smooth function of department and store by cooperating with co-workers and supervisors.
• Responsible to continuously improve job performance.
• Responsible for general sanitation in the department.
• Follows cleaning schedules and department guidelines to ensure that work areas, equipment, counters, display cases, etc. are well maintained, clean and meet all health and OSHA requirements.
• Disposes of trash properly.
• May assist with unloading deliveries through operation of a power jack or hand jack if properly trained.
• May assist with baling cardboard or other related duties.
• Responsible for utilization of all company provided Personal Protected Equipment (PPE).
• May also be called upon to assist in other departments.

Skills

Receiving experience

Vendor relations

Customer service

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Weis Markets, Inc. is seeking a Receiving Clerk to support store operations in Millsboro, DE. The role focuses on receiving, inspecting, and documenting merchandise, while maintaining customer service standards and department organization.

You will work with vendors, ensure product quality, and help minimize waste. This position emphasizes safety, cleanliness, and adherence to 5S and company procedures in a busy retail environment.