Job Details
Position Summary:
Perform a wide variety of duties to maintain and control accurate levels of inventory in grocery and perishable warehouses. This includes the evaluation, research of simple and routine discrepancies, and entering of data information into warehouse systems, auditing of outbound cases to retail stores, technical support to receiving and shipping departments, and exchanging information as needed with customers in retail, merchandising, trucking, and campus.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Maintain accurate inventory of all departments within the campus
- Perform quality control and auditing responsibilities
- Perform perpetual cycle counts and all supplemental count requirements within established time frames
- Monitor warehouse damage and initiate resolution
- Notify appropriate department leads for product discrepancies
- Utilize reports to assist Distribution in investigating and expediting issues related to inventory discrepancies and audit results
- Maintain accurate, organized files for all department responsibilities for efficient access to necessary information
- Perform daily warehouse responsibilities in areas related to shipping, receiving and/or inventory management within established time frames.
- Recommend modifications to procedures or processes impacting their work group or distribution center that will maximize efficiency, productivity, and reduce costs.
- Ensure compliance with company standards in the areas of accuracy, safety and productivity
- Understand Food Safety handling techniques, practices and expectations for the work environment
Qualifications
- High School education
- Certified on a powered industrial equipment where applicable
- Working Knowledge of Microsoft Office Programs
- Familiarity/experience in a distribution environment
Skills and Abilities
- Excellent customer service, communication, verbal and written skills
- Meet production standards set by the company
- Read and understand written and numeric product identifiers
- Must be able to work needed schedule to perform assigned duties
- Proficient use of computer for data entry and research purposes
- Highly motivated, self-starter and team player with strong attention to detail and the ability to prioritize multiple task in a fast-paced environment
- Reach, stoop, bend and lift up to and including 60 lbs.
- Stand for long periods of time
- Work in a warehouse environment with varying conditions (i.e. cool temperatures, concrete floors, powered industrial trucks)