VCS Retail Supply Clerk- Mountain Home TN

Veterans Health Administration; Johnson City (TN); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Veterans Health Administration in Mountain Home, TN is seeking a VCS Retail Supply Clerk to support the Veterans Canteen Service. The role involves receiving, inspecting, counting and storing merchandise, maintaining stock areas, and setting up floor displays while following safety rules.

You will operate a cash register during peak times, assist in vending machine restocking, and help with inventories. The position emphasizes security, sanitation, and customer service in a hospital environment.

Responsibilities

• 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 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
• 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

Job description

VCS Retail Supply Clerk- Mountain Home TN

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

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.

Key Responsibilities

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.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $19.95 – $19.95/hr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-28.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.