Inventory Control Clerk

* Must be able to work in hot/cold temps*

Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) is a retailer-owned cooperative serving over 3,000 retail member stores with a complete assortment of grocery, fresh meat, fresh produce, specialty foods, health care, and general merchandise items. Through an extensive distribution network and nine distribution centers, AWG and its subsidiaries deliver in over 28 states. In addition to its cooperative wholesale operations, the company also operates subsidiary companies which provide real estate and supermarket development services, digital marketing services, and is a wholesale supply provider of health and beauty care, general merchandise, specialty/international foods and pharmaceutical supply.

If you have a passion for retail, the drive to succeed in a fast-paced industry, we can't wait for you to join the team! Make us your Best Choice!

SUMMARY:

Ensure the accuracy of all items in the warehouse by verifying descriptions, expiration dates, UPC, and inventory. To slot the warehouse in an organized and logical selection pattern for maximum production.

This position supports AWG’s mission to remain firmly committed to our long-established mission statement:

“Our mission is to ensure the success of our member retailers and provide opportunities to our employees. This will be accomplished by satisfying the customers’, and our member retailers’, needs for quality supermarket merchandise and superior support services. We will do this with high quality employees whose mission is to provide the lowest possible cost of goods in order to ensure our members profitability, competiveness and continued growth.”

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The individual must have the ability to perform the responsibilities listed below. The list is not all inclusive of duties that may be requested by the department head or a member of upper management but are intended for an understanding of the purpose of the position. It is the responsibility of each individual at AWG to provide ultimate customer service to our members to support their efforts in increasing same store sales and profits.

• Research warehouse scratches and perform slot checks for buyers.
• Pull close dated dairy and run the 10 and Under report.
• Set up new items and adjust inventory from 10 and Under.
• Load food bank trailer with donated product and handle loading of any other donated product as requested.
• Pull manuals as requested.
• Verify expiration dates, pull close dated product.
• Verify inventory in aisles as assigned.
• Make appropriate adjustments.
• Check and research problem locales.
• Prepare spreadsheets on staged inventory.
• Prepare inventory reports as assigned.
• Research and correct any receiving problem pallets
• Create and assign new footprints to products.
• Work as a member of the AWG team so the total job responsibilities are met. Actions must always stress a sense of cooperation, integrity, tact and consideration with our members, associates and division management.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. A reasonable accommodation will be considered according to the ADA if it would not impose an undue hardship on the operations of the business without significant difficulty or expense. The accommodation would permit a qualified employee the ability to perform all essential functions of the job within the safety and company guidelines of the position.

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS and/or

EXPERIENCE:

High school diploma preferred; prior warehouse experience plus warehouse mobile equipment operating experience preferred. Basic required competencies:
Conscientiousness, detail oriented, safety minded, self motivated to achieve, high initiative, ability to work with limited supervision, team oriented, learning and applying information, ability to follow instructions in English (both written and verbal).

LANGUAGE

SKILLS:

Ability to read and speak fluent English. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating instructions, procedure…