Inventory and Store Specialist IV - Unit Supply - Willacy Unit

Position: Inventory and Store Specialist IV - Unit Supply - Willacy Unit (033999)
Location: Texas

JOB SUMMARY

Performs advanced stock and inventory work. Work involves coordinating store and warehouse

operations; displaying and selling merchandise; ensuring compliance with established security

requirements, loss prevention controls, and procedures; and supervising employees and inmates.

Works under limited supervision with moderate latitude for the use of initiative and independent

judgment.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

A. Assists in developing inventory control guidelines and policies for the agency Laundry, Food

and Supply program; and assists with reviewing property management policies, procedures, and

controls, and recommends improvements.

B. Coordinates, schedules, and conducts inventory of materials, equipment, and supplies; audits

inventory results; coordinates the disposal of surplus property and arranges and rotates stock

and inventory; documents the receipt and distribution of property and the disposition of surplus

property; and conducts investigations on lost property items.

C. Prepares and reviews estimates of supplies and merchandise needs, prepares purchase

requisitions, and checks, verifies, and approves requests for replenishing supplies and

merchandise; verifies the receipt, warehousing, and distribution of products; monitors property

and supply expenditures; and inspects and ensures proper maintenance of machinery and

equipment.

D. Reviews and reconciles requisition, accounting, budget, and inventory reports; and reviews and

maintains inventory records, purchase orders, vouchers, and other related forms.

E. Trains and supervises the work of employees and inmates; provides technical assistance in

handling stock, record keeping, warehouse operations, and applicable policies and procedures;

and ensures security procedures and safety standards are maintained.

F. Assists in maintaining security of assigned inmates.

* Performs a variety of marginal duties not listed, to be determined and assigned as needed.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

A. Education, Experience, and Training

1. Graduation from an accredited senior high school or equivalent or GED.

2. Three years full-time, wage-earning supply, warehouse operations, inventory and stock

control, or purchasing experience. Thirty semester hours from a college or university

accredited by an organization recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation

(CHEA) or by the United States Department of Education (USDE) may be substituted for

each year of experience on a year-for-year basis.

3. Budget monitoring experience preferred.

4. Experience in the supervision of employees or inmates preferred.

5. Correctional custody or law enforcement experience preferred.

B. Knowledge and Skills

1. Knowledge of warehouse operations and inventory and stock control methods and

procedures.

2. Knowledge of inventory and stock control record keeping to include manual and automated

inventory control systems.

3. Knowledge of budget monitoring principles and techniques preferred.

4. Knowledge of state and federal laws, rules, regulations, and statutes pertaining to the

handling of state property preferred.

5. Knowledge of agency and departmental organizational structure, policies, procedures,

rules, and regulations preferred.

6. Skill to communicate ideas and instructions clearly and concisely.

7. Skill to coordinate with other staff, departments, officials, agencies, organizations, and the

public.

8. Skill to interpret and apply rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.

9. Skill in problem-solving techniques.

10. Skill to prepare and maintain complex records and files in an automated system.

11. Skill in the use of machinery and equipment in the assigned area.

12. Skill in the use of computers and related equipment in a stand-alone or local area network

environment.

13. Skill to train and supervise employees and inmates.

14. Skill in the use of Advanced Purchasing and Inventory Control System (ADPICS) and

LONESTARS purchasing and financial accounting information systems preferred.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS WITH OR WITHOUT REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

A. Ability to walk, stand, sit, kneel, push, stoop, reach above the shoulder, grasp, pull, bend

repeatedly, climb stairs, identify colors, hear with aid, see, write, count, read, speak, analyze,

alphabetize, lift and carry 45 lbs. and over, perceive depth, operate a motor vehicle, and operate

motor equipment.

B. Conditions include working inside, working around machines with moving parts and moving

objects, radiant and electrical energy, working closely with others, working alone, working

protracted or irregular hours, and traveling by car, van, bus, and airplane.

C. Equipment (machines, tools, devices) used in performing only the essential functions include

computer and related equipment, calculator, copier, fax machine, hand truck, pallet jack,

platform truck, drum cradle, telephone, dolly, and automobile.