Inventory Control Associate

Inventory Control Associate

Location:

Green Bay, WI. Company: UNFI – North America’s premier grocery wholesaler delivering a wide variety of fresh, branded, and owned products to community grocers and retail chains alike.

Schedule:

3rd Shift, Sunday‑Thursday.

Hours:

8:00 pm until 4:30 am.

Pay: $19.00–$23.50 per hour (starting pay) plus $1.25 per hour shift differential and $2.00 per hour freezer differential.

You will receive benefits such as paid time off with paid holidays; medical, dental, vision benefits after 30 days of employment; health and wellness reimbursement plan; FSA and/or HSA accounts; and a 401(k) with company match.

• Track and maintain SOX compliance relative to 3rd Party audit & Company standards.
• Schedule and coordinate all physical inventories and cycle counts, including date checks.
• Prepare physical inventory recaps on a timely basis for distribution to management.
• Review and develop inventory control procedures as appropriate.
• Identify and resolve all internal shrink problems.
• Monitor, process, and analyze daily inventory control reports.
• Monitor quarterly parts and supply inventories to ensure accuracy.
• Maintain records retention program in compliance with corporate guidelines and policies.
• Perform basic slotting functions as needed.
• Research mis‑slots and quality issues, verify pick slots and back‑stock verification.
• Monitor and process store returns, driver check‑in process, and salvage programs.
• Monitor and process product velocity and track lost sales and in‑house damages.
• Process return‑to‑vendor requests in accordance with standard operating procedures.
• Track food bank donations and salvaged product.
• Responsible for proper handling of UNFI product.
• Collect and relocate merchandise as necessary to correct inventory problems.
• Provide guidance regarding damages and returns for products that can be sold to salvage dealers.
• Sign and date all pick‑up documents and return to inventory.
• Build stable, secure pallets with the pulled product and label with pallet number tag.
• Pull any product to be salvaged as directed by the buying department, IC, or chargeback.
• Correctly fill out chargeback paperwork.
• Make accurate inventory adjustments in the system.
• Coordinate and load salvage pickups with salvage dealer.
• Communicate with all stakeholder departments including QC, inventory control, operations, procurement, and reclaim.
• Review, receive, and respond to written and verbal communication.
• Operate powered equipment safely.
• Performs other relevant job duties as required.

• Capability of being licensed to operate powered industrial equipment.
• Understanding of safety guidelines.
• Strong knowledge of applicable Bakco functions and RF systems.
• Understanding of all paperwork and reporting methods related to tracking inventory.
• Understanding of procedures in other areas of the warehouse for a more global understanding of all processes.
• Strong communication skills, both written and oral.
• Strong interpersonal skills; must be motivated and take initiative.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to be detail‑oriented and manage multiple tasks.
• Some travel may be required.
• Ability to lift between 40–60 pounds daily and to stand, walk, bend, stoop, twist, and turn frequently.
• Exposed to temperatures ranging from –20 °F to 35 °F in Perishable Operation and 37 °F to 90 °F in Grocery Operation.
• Ability to perform repetitive arm, wrist, and hand movements required for maintenance and service procedures.
• Must be able to work with hands and arms overhead, and to work in or under equipment.
• Requires manual dexterity, overall coordination and good balance to work both at ground level and in high places to perform job duties; ability to operate work‑related equipment.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Moving about the distribution center warehouse floor.
• Good judgment is required for this position as there may be times when direct supervision may not be immediately available.

UNFI anticipates paying the above‑referenced pay…