Inventory Job Description
Inventory
provides training assistance in procedural processes, systems knowledge, and inventory management to team members and facility agents.
Inventory Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective inventory job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included inventory job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Work to ensure facility attains Key Cycle Counting Metrics by their targets
Develop strong working relationships with all levels of facility personnel
Compare inventories to office to obtain current inventory
Verify clerical computations against physical count of stock and adjusts errors
Maintain security of parts/ ingredients/ materials/ stockroom inventories to ensure proper accountability of assets
Performs cycle counts in a perpetual inventory environment
Responsible for receiving and stocking of parts/bulk liquid loads received on a daily basis
Analyze reconcile and process all inventory discrepancies and adjustments from cycle counts
Assist with maintaining inventories, working through Purchasing Department to generate PO’s and track receipt of materials
Assists in annual physical inventory counts
Inventory Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Inventory
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: APICS, CSCP, CPIM, NAPM, SAP, CPSM, OSHA, LSS, CIRM, CIPM
Education for Inventory
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the inventory job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Associate Degree in Business, Education, Management, Accounting, Technical, Finance, Associates, Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business/Administration
Skills for Inventory
Desired skills for inventory include:
Store systems and equipment
Computer systems and is comfortable using them
Inventory software
Order processing systems
Products and their placement throughout the store
Excel
Inventory management procedures and general warehousing terminology and practices
SAP
Each team member
Create individual learning and development plans/processes to insure that each employee is able to contribute fully
Desired experience for inventory includes:
Reconcile bill of lading with packing slips and purchase orders with actual receipts of shipments
Schedule deliveries and pick-ups
Receive all goods into warehouse inventory and ensure accurate inventory control
Ensure that committed orders ship on time and carriers comply with scheduled pick-up commitments
Resolve shipment related customer service (internal/external) issues
Maintain warehouse packaging supply levels
Inventory Examples
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Inventory Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of inventory. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for inventory
- Able to backfill for other inventory control personnel as needed
- Maintain a clean workable stock room designed for efficiency in locating parts
- Knowledgeable of computer systems and making accurate data entries in accordance with established procedures
- Will use a forklift to move/lift inventory for counts
- Processing sorted mail from Sorting and Special Processing departments
- Ensure quality assurance when stamping batches and attaching headers
- Ensure proper delivery of batches to scanners
- Understand how inventory is purchased, received, handled, and picked
- Must be able to analyze information gathered in order to identify potential problems or discrepancies
- Communicate with other departments to eliminate discrepancies
Qualifications for inventory
- Be able to work without supervision
- Compressor knowledge
- Managed up 10 people in warehouse
- Count merchandise in stock and posts totals to inventory records
- Generate reports such as inventory balance or shortages
- Prepare lists of depleted items and recommends survey of defective or unusable items
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Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking to fill the role of inventory. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for inventory
- May be assigned facilities housekeeping and maintenance duties as needed, such as sweeping, wiping, dusting, cleaning, and mopping
- Taking a detailed inventory of products within the warehouse
- Ability to quickly navigate the warehouse and where products are staged
- Ability to take direction in other areas as assigned
- Responsible for issuing, storing and control of components in stockroom necessary for smooth operation of production
- Conduct regular Cycle Counts of Inventory
- Identify and Correct inventory discrepancies
- Use of Warehouse Management System for all inventory functions
- Daily Cycle counting
- Processes inventory adjustments
Qualifications for inventory
- Excellent track record of attendance and reliability
- Eagerness to learn and grow within a company
- Must have prior forklift experience/certification
- Grab the small cart along with totes
- Select your stamps (HCFA multi, Bad Original, etc)
- Prep processed claims for scanning
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Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for an inventory. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for inventory
- Prepares inventory labels
- Identify damaged items and remove from inventory
- Work effectively with all departments to meet material requirements in support of Production Customer Service
- Assist receiving, checking in merchandise, opening containers matching to purchase orders for processing
- Rotate stock to assure first in, first out (FIFO) flow of inventory
- Efficiently pick customers’ orders for shipments, ensuring that the correct number and type of product is picked
- Assembling orders for shipment
- Carrying or transporting orders to shipping location with handling equipment
- Tagging or marking shipments as requested
- Repacking and weighing any orders that require such handling and report any quality variances
Qualifications for inventory
- Walk through the aisles grab the corresponding sort type and stamp the PO Box
- Create scanning or keyable cover sheets
- Ability to use a hand-held scanning tool
- Able to stand/walk extended about of time
- Space recognition
- Ability to print labels
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Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of inventory. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for inventory
- Ability to stand for long periods of time and keep up with production flow
- Requisitioning parts
- Putting parts away
- Assist maintenance and engineering team in locating parts
- Obtain quotes to order parts
- Labeling parts
- Stand for 6 to 8 hours
- Counting and managing inventory
- Conduct product counts
- Documentation of inventory counts
Qualifications for inventory
- Forklift Experience is a PLUS (Sit Down, Stand Up, Cherry Picker)
- Previous warehouse, general labor, shipping receiving, and or stocking experience is a PLUS
- Inventory management experience is a PLUS
- Replenishment and returns experience is a PLUS
- Wine industry experience is a PLUS
- Must have an inventory background
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Job Description Example
Our company is looking for an inventory. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for inventory
- Utilization of computer programs for inventory tracking
- Updating records as needed and ensuring accuracy
- Operate industrial lift truck and order picker
- Using documenting procedures to accurately display inventory data
- Moving materials when needed
- Keeping the product organized according to standards
- Other duties if assigned by supervisor
- Accurately enter and/or print transfers
- Accurately Complete Cycle counts
- Accurately process non-conformance's that pertain to inventory
Qualifications for inventory
- Must be familiar with computers/able to navigate with ease
- Must be able to lift up to 50lbs regularly throughout the day
- Must pass drug screen and background checks
- Minimum two to three years related experience required preferably in transportation, logistics, inventory control or materials management
- Willingness to consent to drug screen and background check
- Comfortable working in a production environment and meeting deadlines