Inventory Control Su...

Ben E. Keith; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Short and Long Term Disability

401K with matching contribution

Employee Assistance Program

Wellness Program

Educational Assistance Program

Paid Vacation and Holidays

Employee Credit Union

Job summary

Ben E. Keith is seeking a Night Returns Supervisor to lead the night returns operation in our distribution environment.

You will supervise returns staff, reconcile driver returns, credits, damages, and recoverable inventory, and maintain inventory integrity through disposition, tracking, and reporting. You will partner with Warehouse, Transportation, Purchasing, and Sales to resolve returns-related inventory issues, monitor metrics, ensure food safety and policy compliance, and drive process

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of supervisory experience.
• Minimum 1 year of food distribution experience.
• Strong background in warehouse operations, inventory control, and product accountability.
• Proficiency with warehouse management systems, Microsoft Excel, and operational reporting.
• Strong leadership, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced distribution environment while maintaining attention to detail and accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct leadership and oversight of the night returns operation.
• Ensure accurate reconciliation of driver returns, credits, damages, shorts, and recoverable inventory.
• Maintain inventory integrity through proper disposition, tracking, and reporting of returned product.
• Support warehouse productivity, inventory control compliance, food safety, and operational efficiency.
• Partner with Warehouse, Transportation, Purchasing, and Sales to resolve return-related inventory issues.
• Supervise and develop returns employees through coaching, training, accountability, and performance management.
• Monitor daily operational metrics and identify opportunities for process improvement.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, food safety standards, inventory procedures, and workplace safety requirements.
• Investigate and resolve inventory discrepancies, damages, and driver return exceptions.
• Provide staffing, scheduling, and workload coordination to meet operational demands.
• Maintain accurate documentation and reporting for returns and inventory activities.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Supervisory experience

Attention to detail

Fast-paced environment

Tools

Warehouse Management Systems

Excel

Reporting tools

Job description

For more than a century, Ben E. Keith Company has been a leader in fine food and premium beverage distribution, and we strive to consistently exceed our customers’ expectations.

Our Food Division is a complete broad line multi-state distributor, and our Beverage Division operates throughout the state of Texas as a proud distributor of Anheuser-Busch products, craft and import beer brands, spirits, and wine.

We are dedicated to the growth and success of our business, our customers, and our employees—continuing our commitment to delivering quality since 1906.

Position Summary and Responsibilities:

• Provide direct leadership and oversight of the night returns operation.
• Ensure accurate reconciliation of driver returns, credits, damages, shorts, and recoverable inventory.
• Maintain inventory integrity through proper disposition, tracking, and reporting of returned product.
• Support warehouse productivity, inventory control compliance, food safety, and operational efficiency.
• Partner with Warehouse, Transportation, Purchasing, and Sales to resolve return-related inventory issues.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supervise and develop returns employees through coaching, training, accountability, and performance management.
• Monitor daily operational metrics and identify opportunities for process improvement.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, food safety standards, inventory procedures, and workplace safety requirements.
• Investigate and resolve inventory discrepancies, damages, and driver return exceptions.
• Provide staffing, scheduling, and workload coordination to meet operational demands.
• Maintain accurate documentation and reporting for returns and inventory activities.

  Work Schedule:

  Monday-Friday 8am-5pm

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

• Minimum 1 year of supervisory experience.
• Minimum 1 year of food distribution experience.
• Strong background in warehouse operations, inventory control, and product accountability.
• Proficiency with warehouse management systems, Microsoft Excel, and operational reporting.
• Strong leadership, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced distribution environment while maintaining attention to detail and accuracy.

Physical Requirements:

• Able to read product lists and packages.
• Able to stoop, kneel, crouch, and bend
• Ability to stand and walk for long periods of time.
• Ability to handle product weighing up to 100lbs.
• Ability to repetitively lift.
• Ability to learn to operate heavy warehouse equipment, such, as electric pallet jacks and forklifts.
• Must have normal use of shoulders, arms, wrist, hands, feet, and legs.
• Must be able to work in varying warehouse temperature zones and shifts

Ben E. Keith (BEK) Company is one of the largest food and beverage distributors in the United States. We are a family-owned business with a long-standing tradition of supporting the diverse communities in which we live and work. Our competitive employee benefits provide health and financial protection to our employees and their families.

• Short and Long Term Disability
• 401K with matching contribution
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellness Program
• Educational Assistance Program
• Paid Vacation and Holidays
• Employee Credit Union

We have sought to create an environment in which the contributions of each employee at Ben E. Keith are fully valued. This means more than simply treating one another with respect; it also means considering how all our people can positivelyimpact the quality of the decisions we make about our business.

Here at Ben E. Keith, we recognize that our workforce reflects the increasingly diverse nature of our society, and we want to do all we can to take advantage of that diversity with both our external and internal customers. We believeour differences are also our strengths and we want to do all we can to use those strengths to find more creative solutions for the business challenges we face. Ben E. Keith is an equal employment opportunity, affirmative actionemployer. VEVRAA Federal Contractor