Inventory Control Specialist

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department; Missouri; On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is seeking a Stores Clerk to manage inventory, receive and stock equipment, and distribute supplies across units. The role emphasizes accurate recordkeeping, timely deliveries, and adherence to department procedures.

Responsibilities include placing orders, verifying shipments, tracking inventory levels, and coordinating pickups. A valid driver’s license and a high school diploma are required, with prior facilities experience preferred.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Six months of facilities experience.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Ability to interpret requisitions and purchase orders.

Responsibilities

• Takes inventory of supplies and maintains storeroom.
• Orders and purchases supplies, equipment, and materials.
• Checks incoming materials against invoices and purchase orders.
• Stocks, distributes, and tracks all purchases.
• Distributes appropriate paperwork.
• Maintains inventory of all supplies, equipment, and materials.
• Coordinates pickups and deliveries.
• Receives and checks in all shipments.
• Prepares and maintains reports and files.
• Directs and delivers supplies to other departments.
• Loads supplies for delivery; unloads at delivery site; puts supplies away.
• Answers phone calls.

Skills

Data utilization

Human interaction

Equipment operation

Verbal aptitude

Math skills

Reasoning

Situational judgment

Environmental awareness

Physical endurance

Sensory perception

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Forklift operation

Pallet jack

Wheel dolly

Job description

Job Description

Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY

Incumbents in this position purchase, receive, stock, and distribute equipment and materials for the department.

FUNCTIONS OF THE JOB

Essential Functions

• Takes inventory of supplies; performs related work in the operation and maintenance of the storeroom.

• Orders and purchases supplies, equipment, and materials.

• Checks incoming materials against invoices and purchase orders.

• Stocks, distributes, and tracks all purchases.

• Distributes appropriate paperwork.

• Maintains inventory of all supplies, equipment, and materials.

• Coordinates pickups and deliveries.

• Received, and checks in all shipments.

• Prepares and maintains appropriate reports and files.

• Directs and delivers supplies to other departments.

• Loads supplies for delivery; unloads at delivery site; puts supplies away.

• Answers phone calls.

• May deliver vehicles to and from shop for repair; refuels vehicles.

• Performs officer clerical tasks as needed.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

• Valid driver’s license.

Knowledge:

• High school diploma or GED.

Experience:

• Six months of facilities experience.

Skills and Abilities:

Data Utilization: Requires the ability to process, calculate, compute, summate, and/or tabulate data and/or information. Includes the ability to perform subsequent action in relation to these computational operations.

Human Interaction: Requires the ability to explain, demonstrate and clarify to others within well-established policies, procedures and standards. Ability to follow specific instructions and respond to simple requests from others.

Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Use: Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or provide simple but continuous adjustment on equipment, machinery and tools such as a computer, forklift, pallet jack, and/or wheel dolly to perform essential functions.

Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference and descriptive data and information such as requisitions, purchase orders, expenditure reports, policies and procedures.

Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral and diagram form. Involves semi-routine standardized work, with some latitude for independent judgment regarding choices of action.

Situational Reasoning: Requires he ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving a variety of generally pre-defined duties that may be subject to frequent change.

Environmental Factors: Tasks may exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as traffic hazards.

Physical Requirements: Tasks require the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work that may involved some lifting of moderately heavy objects and materials, twenty (20) to one hundred (100) pounds. Tasks require the ability to stoop, kneel, balance, bend, and climb in order to perform delivery duties.

Sensory Requirements: Requires the ability to recognize and identify individual characteristics of colors, shapes, and sounds associated with job-related objects, materials and tasks.