Inventory Control II (Finance)

Join our team and immediately become part of the largest distributor of conventional, natural, organic and specialty products in the United States and Canada. We serve over 43,000 customer locations with 200,000 different products. Our Warehouse associates supply thousands of consumers with better for you food that nourishes families nationwide. Our retailers range from small family-owned stores to Wholefoods Markets and everything in between. Are you ready to make an impact on the lives of others and feel good about what you do? Join our growing Distribution team today.

PURPOSE:
Responsible for tracking inventory and maintaining accurate inventory records and able to research any discrepancies. Display a strong understanding of the equipment he/she uses, the location of product, and the lay-out of the warehouse, slot location, lost sales, mispicks, pack size and all other applicable product information.

Shift: Monday - Friday 2:00am - 10:30am (Weekend hours as needed)

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conducts review and appropriate research to verify if a credit is valid and provide disposition back to customer experience
• Collaborate with customer experience team on credit inquiries and other requests
• Leverage reporting to identify customer trends and provide guidance to ops and stakeholder leaders.
• Perform shipping and receiving audits on-site and in retail stores as required
• Partners with local inventory control to review and process adjustments as needed
• Make accurate inventory adjustments in the system
• Review and process penalty box items, identify trends and make recommendations to Operations leaders regarding potential coaching or training opportunities
• Reviews and actions daily reports
• Collaborates with all stakeholders including but not limited to procurement, operations, customer care, inventory control on inventory concerns
• Reconcile store returns and make necessary adjustments within the inventory system
• Proare returns for pickup, verifying items and case counts
• Review snad develops inventory control standard operating proceudures as appropriate
• Identify and resolve all internal shrink concerns
• Acts as an inventory lead as needed in partnership with leadership
• Review and process penalty box items, identify trends and make recommendations to Operations leaders regarding potential coaching or training opportunities
• Sign and date all pick up documents and return to inventory control for record keeping
• Maintain record retention program in compliance with guidelines and policies
• Update home slot quantities when removing product from the home slot
• Monitor all outside/offsite storage inventory
• Analyze and monitor velocity reports and seasonal promotions to ensure product is available for sale onsite
• Direct operations and offsite storage providers on inventory to pull and pick up
• Ensure proper rotation of product in outside storage and onsite/in house storage
• Manage Inventory Control projects that drive improvement of operations processes and/or other UNFI business area processes.
• Performs other relevant job duties as required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Capability of being licensed in operating powered industrial equipment.
• Understanding of Safety guidelines
• Strong knowledge of applicable Bakco functions and RF systems.
• Understanding of applicable Bakco functions.
• Understanding of all paperwork and reporting methods related to tracking inventory.
• Have an understanding of procedures in other areas of the warehouse for a more global understanding of all processes.

SKILLS/ABILITIES:

• Strong communications skills; both written and oral applications.
• 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.
• Good judgment is required for this position as there may be times when direct supervision may not be immediately available.

PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT/ DEMANDS:

• 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 degrees below zero to 35 degrees Fahrenheit in Perishable Operation and 37 degrees to 90 degrees Fahrenheit in Grocery Operation
• Ability to do repetitious 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 the 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