Warehouse Clerk

Sysco Corp.; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Sysco Northeast RDC is seeking a warehouse clerical associate to support the warehouse manager and supervisory staff. You will handle blind receiving appointments, inventory control, and related administrative tasks to maintain efficient daily operations.

The role requires data entry with attention to detail, ability to multitask, and collaboration with the receiving and warehouse teams to resolve issues promptly.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• 1-2 years data entry in a warehouse or distribution environment.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in inventory tasks.
• AS/400 and basic MS Office skills preferred.

Responsibilities

• Counts and tags merchandise according to company standards.
• Verifies temperature on inbound refrigerated items.
• Performs cycle counts and reconciles with stock status.
• Prepares daily cut sheet and checks stock daily for close items.
• Reports discrepancies to warehouse management.
• Maintains accurate picking sheets and invoices.
• Answers phones, routes calls, and schedules inbound loads.
• Assists with receiving and maintains a clean, safe workspace.

Skills

Data entry

Inventory control

MS Office basics

Customer service

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

AS/400

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

JOB SUMMARY

This role is to perform clerical duties that provide support to the warehouse manager and supervisory staff in the day to day operations of the warehouse department; this includes handling blind receiving appointments and inventory control as needed.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensures all merchandise is properly counted and tagged according to established company standards.
• Verifies temperature level on all inbound merchandise requiring refrigeration.
• Performs cycle counts and verifies counts against stock status.
• Checks stock status daily for close items and prepares daily cut sheet.
• Reports any discrepancies to the warehouse management team.
• Assures clean and accurate picking sheets and invoice for associates by substituting or removing items from pick sheets according to established standards.
• Answers phones, route calls and take messages.
• Schedules inbound loads to accommodate the receiving team.
• Assists with the receiving process when needed.
• Communicates with co-workers to collaboratively resolve issues or concerns.
• Assists with keeping warehouse clean, monitoring sanitation and facility/racking damage to ensure a safe and clean warehouse.
• Helps the warehouse management team with completing and maintaining reports (e.g. processing picking documents, warehouse productivity reports) and arranges for payment of bills for the warehouse department according to established company standards.
• Works assigned schedule.
• Exhibits regular and predictable attendance and works overtime as required to meet workload demands.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• A high school diploma, general education degree (GED), or equivalent degree.

Experience

• 1-2 years of data entry experience is required.
• Previous experience in a high volume, warehouse operation is strongly preferred.
• AS/400 and inventory control knowledge is preferred.

Professional Skills

• Knowledge of inventory control practices, Microsoft operating system, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and AS400.
• Possesses internal customer service skills.
• Ability to work quickly, efficiently and independently.
• Able to multi-task, prioritize, and be detail-oriented.
• Communicate effectively with other associates and customers and develop good working relationships.
• Listen and adapt to change.
• Strong problem-solving ability.
• Can operate a computer, printer, copier, fax machine.
• Read and write in English.

Physical Demand

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Regularly required to sit, talk and hear.
• Frequently required to stand, walk, bend, use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms.
• Occasionally required to stoop, kneel, coach or crawl and may have to lift up to 50 pounds occasionally.
• Specific vision abilities that may be required by this job include close vision and distance vision.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those associate encounters while performing the essential functions of the job.

• Primarily working in an office environment in a controlled atmosphere building, however, the associate may occasionally be exposed to varying temperature conditions in the warehouse.
• The noise level is usually moderately quiet.
• Wear required personal protective equipment (e.g. safety shoes).

Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This job description supersedes prior job descriptions. When duties and responsibilities change and develop, the job description will be reviewed and is subject to changes of business necessity.