VCS Retail Supply Clerk- Mountain Home TN

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Johnson City (TN); On-site; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Veterans Canteen Service (VCS) is seeking a Supply Clerk in Johnson City, TN to support hospital operations. The role emphasizes excellent customer service, accurate receiving and stocking procedures, and safety compliance in a healthcare setting.

The position requires at least 1 year of supply clerk experience, the ability to lift up to 40 pounds, and a current REAL ID for employment. You will handle merchandise, manage stock rooms, and assist with daily receiving reports and inventories.

Qualifications

• Excellent customer service skills.
• Ability to read and interpret instructions and perform basic math.
• Must have at least 1 year of experience as a supply clerk.
• Requires constant standing, walking, and frequent bending.
• Must be able to lift or move objects weighing up to 40 pounds unassisted.
• A current, valid REAL ID is required to work at Veterans Canteen Service.

Responsibilities

• Comply with safety rules and health provisions in a hospital environment.
• Receive, inspect, count, and store incoming merchandise.
• Mark and tag merchandise for the sales floor.
• Maintain a clean stock room in line with safety and merchandising standards.
• Prepare and review daily receiving reports for management review.
• Assist with stock counts and annual inventories to ensure availability.
• Inform management of slow-moving or damaged merchandise and customer requests.
• Notify management of suspected shoplifting or internal security issues.
• Move merchandise from stock to sales floor and manage displays (POGs).
• Operate cash register and manage change fund during peak times; restock vending machines and supply items.

Skills

Customer service

Reading instructions

Basic math

Standing/walking

Lifting 40 lbs

Job description

Summary

Are you looking for a better work-life balance and opportunities to grow? Join an excellent organization that puts Veterans first for a fulfilling career! Since 1946 Veterans Canteen Service (VCS) has delivered the VCS benefits to millions of Veterans enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Healthcare system - the largest Healthcare system in the United States.

Qualifications

Requirements: Excellent customer service skills. Ability to read and interpret instructions and perform basic math. Minimum of one (1) year experience working as a supply clerk. Requires constant standing - walking - and frequent bending. Must be able to lift or move objects weighing up to 40 pounds unassisted. A current - valid REAL ID is required to work at Veterans Canteen Service.

Duties

• Duties include but are not limited to: Complying with all safety rules and health provisions addressing safety and sanitation in a hospital environment Receiving - inspecting - counting and storing incoming merchandise
• Marking/tagging merchandise in preparation for the sales floor
• Maintaining a clean and organized stock room in which merchandise is stored according to proper safety and merchandising requirements
• Preparing and reviewing daily receiving reports before providing to for management for final review
• Ensuring optimum stock availability by taking periodic stock counts and participating in annual inventories
• Keeping management apprised of slow-moving - defective - out of stock or damaged merchandise as well as any customer requests or complaints
• Informing management of suspected cases of shoplifting or other internal security violations
• Bringing merchandise from the stockroom to the sales floor - setting and maintaining Plan-O-Grams (POGs) and special/seasonal displays
• Working a cash register and maintaining a change fund during peak times - assisting in stocking and restocking vending machines - restocking supply items in the PatriotCafe and PatriotBrew and filling in gaps in coverage when necessary
• Ensuring compliance with fire - safety - sanitation and security regulations as well as the security of cash - fixed assets and merchandise inventory
• Performing housekeeping duties in the selling area - such as cleaning fixtures and dusting merchandise.