Inventory Specialist

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This role is offered by Walgreens. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience—talk with your recruiter to learn more.

$18.00/hr - $21.00/hr

• Execute, monitor, and train inventory best practices and standard operating procedures for the entire store, including both front end and pharmacy.
• Support pharmacy inventory management activities, including receiving, counting, ordering, and facilitating returns.
• Champion On‑Shelf Availability and be responsible for receiving, counting, pricing, returns, and all in‑store inventory processes. Validate and ensure accuracy of planograms.
• Review and coordinate the proper use of reports and system applications affecting front end and pharmacy on‑hand balances and pricing.
• Execute and maintain front end and pharmacy asset protection techniques, and file claims for warehouse and vendor overages, shortages, order errors, or damaged goods including prescription drugs.
• In designated stores, as required, open and close the store in the absence of store management, handling required system start‐ups, cash handling, cashier responsibilities, and ensuring the floor and stock room are ready for the business day.

• Engage customers by greeting them and offering assistance with products and services. When serving as the leader on duty, resolve customer issues and answer questions to ensure a positive experience.
• Model and share customer service best practices with all team members, including interpersonal habits and Walgreens service traits.

• Execute and coach team members on warehouse and vendor inventory management processes, including creating, reviewing, and receiving orders.
• Scan all deliveries while the vendor is still in the store, focusing on One Box receiving. Take the appropriate action for received products, contact vendors for undelivered receipts, and open tickets as needed.
• Under the supervision of the pharmacist‑in‑charge, verify all pharmacy shipments posted for products physically received at the store. Complete or verify postings of all pharmacy warehouse orders, ABC prescription and OTC orders, secondary vendor orders, flu and dropship orders, perform necessary tote audits, and report shortages or damaged product.
• Complete On‑Shelf Availability (OSA) end‑to‑end process including warehouse and direct store delivery for planogrammed departments, executing disposals, call‑ins, and vendor returns before expiration, and complete scan‑outs and returns on all subscribed departments.
• Under the supervision of the pharmacist‑in‑charge, complete pharmacy inventory activities including recalls, vendor returns, non‑controlled and damaged salvage returns, and facilitate excess inventory returns or interstore transfers where applicable. Verify posting of all pharmacy and prescription claims.
• Execute all pricing activities including price changes, markdowns, and deletes. Responsible for basic department pricing, daily price changes, accurate pricing with correct signage, and timely completion of additional regulatory pricing tasks.
• Support front end and pharmacy ordering by ordering expense items and monitoring pharmacy manual orders to identify excess orders. Maintain consigned inventory and orders as required.
• Ensure all designated pull and quarantine item on‑hands are updated and placed in the holding area.
• Maintain accurate inventory counts in basic departments, stockroom, overstock locations, and pharmacy, completing smart counts as required.
• Ensure the store maintains inventory compliance with state and local laws regarding regulated products.
• Assist in maintaining inventory records, including receiving and posting all products, organizing files, and retaining invoices, receipts, and return authorizations.
• Help prepare for physical inventory and support the physical inventory day activities, including preparing sales floor, stockroom, and pharmacy, and auditing the third‑party team.
• Support keeping all counters and shelves clean and well merchandised.
• Knowledgeable of all store systems and equipment.
• Assist and…