Receiving Inventory Supervisor
Listed on 2026-07-13
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Retail
Distribution/ General Warehouse, Supply Chain / Intl. Trade -
Warehouse
Distribution/ General Warehouse, Supply Chain / Intl. Trade
Job Summary
Responsible for the supervision of the receiving department. Ensures the receipt and disposition of merchandise and inventory in the club, including processing paperwork, verifying merchandise, comparing receipts against purchase orders, and checking for damaged products/concealed shortages. Makes sure policies and procedures are followed within the department. Leadership:
Know their business/business acumen. Exhibit strategic thinking and sound decision-making, thorough knowledge and utilization of business data, lead through change, model leadership competencies, build credibility and act as a champion for business growth. Communicate effectively, provide the information teams require to be successful, build high performing teams by creating a culture of collaboration, provide honest and timely direction, follow up and feedback that will drive business results and support team member engagement, deliver results, execute business expectations within expected time frames by setting clear expectations, and utilizing follow up and accountability.
Tasks, Responsibilities, and Key Accountabilities
- Maintains the operations of the receiving department, including matching received inventory against purchase orders and reviewing discrepancies in received inventory.
- Processes inbound and outbound shipments.
- Ensures all product pricing and signage is displayed.
- Ensures radio frequency (RF) guns are used when receiving merchandise.
- Ensures all receiving paperwork is complete and accurate.
- Separates pallets and verifies that pallets are in the correct selling or non-selling location.
- Supervises Receivers and/or Receiving Clerk.
- Acts as a mentor to team members in the receiving/inventory control department.
- Reports any issues to management.
- Communicates with Logistics.
- Oversees and coordinates the delivery schedules.
- Completes the department self‑audit with detail and accuracy.
- Completes receiving documents and other daily reports.
- Ensures that processes are in place to secure the receiving doors when not in use and properly checks in visitors and vendors.
- Ensures that process is in place to inspect bags, backpacks, briefcases, and lunch boxes/bags that are leaving the building.
- Assigns truck door locations and ensures drivers are outside of their trucks while it is being unloaded.
- Ensures the trucks are secured while on the dock and that full trailer loads are empty when departing the dock.
- Ensures all safety equipment (e.g., dock restraint system) is in proper working condition.
- Ensures that the receiving / employee entrance is alarmed when not in use, that the receiving and overhead doors are properly sealed, and that the alarms are operational.
- Verifies the seal integrity of all trucks, including distribution center loads and frozen / dairy shipments.
- Monitors distribution center loads to ensure all high shrink merchandise is properly secured.
- Ensures high shrink merchandise is removed from the dock at the end of the receiving day.
- Confirms incoming and outgoing Direct Store Delivery (DSD) quantities and ensures they are processed correctly.
- Executes merchandise protection on designated items.
- Validates that all merchandise leaving the back doors has appropriate paperwork and approvals.
- Operates the compactor and cardboard baler and secures the equipment when not in use.
- Maintains all club policies and procedures.
- Performs other duties as assigned, including working in other departments as needed.
- Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of this job.
Forklift operator required. Supervisory experience preferred. Prior experience working in a big box receiving environment preferred. Computer skills preferred. At least 18 years of age.
Job ConditionsMajority of the time is spent moving about continuously on hard surfaces. There may be a need to frequently position oneself to examine or scan merchandise, including bending, climbing, crawling, handling, pulling, reaching, and/or stooping. Continuously requires lifting objects up to 30 pounds. May require lifting and moving heavy and/or awkward objects more than 30 pounds with assistance. Usually in a comfortable environment…
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