Inventory Clerk

Inventory




Clerk

Position




Summary

The Inventory Clerk is responsible for maintaining accurate inventory records and supporting inventory control processes within the organization. This role monitors stock levels, performs inventory transactions, conducts cycle counts,


and




helps




ensure




materials




and




products




are




received,




stored,




and




issued




accurately.




The




Inventory




Clerk




works




closely




with




operations,




purchasing,




warehouse,




and




management




teams




to




support




efficient




inventory




management




and




maintain




data




integrity.

Key




Responsibilities

Inventory




Management

• 
  
  
  Maintain
  
  
  
  
  accurate
  
  
  
  
  inventory
  
  
  
  
  records
  
  
  
  
  and
  
  
  
  
  ensure
  
  
  
  
  data
  
  
  
  
  is
  
  
  
  
  updated
  
  
  
  
  promptly
  
  
  
  
  and
  
  
  
  
  accurately.
  
  
  
  



• 
  
  
  Monitor
  
  
  
  
  inventory
  
  
  
  
  levels
  
  
  
  
  and
  
  
  
  
  report
  
  
  
  
  shortages,
  
  
  
  
  discrepancies,
  
  
  
  
  or
  
  
  
  
  overstock
  
  
  
  
  situations.
  
  
  
  



• 
  
  
  Perform
  
  
  
  
  routine
  
  
  
  
  cycle
  
  
  
  
  counts
  
  
  
  
  and
  
  
  
  
  assist
  
  
  
  
  with
  
  
  
  
  physical
  
  
  
  
  inventory
  
  
  
  
  audits.
  
  
  
  



• 
  
  
  Investigate
  
  
  
  
  and
  
  
  
  
  resolve
  
  
  
  
  inventory
  
  
  
  
  variances.
  
  
  
  



• 
  
  
  Track
  
  
  
  
  inventory
  
  
  
  
  movements,
  
  
  
  
  transfers,
  
  
  
  
  adjustments,
  
  
  
  
  and
  
  
  
  
  stock
  
  
  
  
  transactions.
  
  
  
  

Receiving




and




Shipping




Support

• 
  
  
  Verify
  
  
  
  
  incoming
  
  
  
  
  shipments
  
  
  
  
  against
  
  
  
  
  purchase
  
  
  
  
  orders
  
  
  
  
  and
  
  
  
  
  receiving
  
  
  
  
  documentation.
  
  
  
  



• 
  
  
  Record
  
  
  
  
  and
  
  
  
  
  process
  
  
  
  
  inventory
  
  
  
  
  receipts
  
  
  
  
  in
  
  
  
  
  inventory
  
  
  
  
  management
  
  
  
  
  systems.
  
  
  
  



• 
  
  
  Assist
  
  
  
  
  with
  
  
  
  
  the
  
  
  
  
  preparation
  
  
  
  
  and
  
  
  
  
  verification
  
  
  
  
  of
  
  
  
  
  outbound
  
  
  
  
  shipments.
  
  
  
  



• 
  
  
  Ensure
  
  
  
  
  products
  
  
  
  
  and
  
  
  
  
  materials
  
  
  
  
  are
  
  
  
  
  properly
  
  
  
  
  labeled
  
  
  
  
  and
  
  
  
  
  stored.
  
  
  
  



• 
  
  
  Coordinate
  
  
  
  
  with
  
  
  
  
  vendors,
  
  
  
  
  carriers,
  
  
  
  
  and
  
  
  
  
  internal
  
  
  
  
  departments
  
  
  
  
  regarding
  
  
  
  
  inventory-related
  
  
  
  
  issues.
  
  
  
  

Data




Entry




and




Recordkeeping

• 
  
  
  Enter
  
  
  
  
  inventory
  
  
  
  
  transactions
  
  
  
  
  into
  
  
  
  
  inventory
  
  
  
  
  management
  
  
  
  
  software
  
  
  
  
  or
  
  
  
  
  enterprise
  
  
  
  
  systems.
  
  
  
  



• 
  
  
  Maintain
  
  
  
  
  accurate
  
  
  
  
  records
  
  
  
  
  of
  
  
  
  
  stock
  
  
  
  
  movements,
  
  
  
  
  receipts,
  
  
  
  
  returns,
  
  
  
  
  and
  
  
  
  
  adjustments.
  
  
  
  



• 
  
  
  Generate
  
  
  
  
  inventory
  
  
  
  
  reports
  
  
  
  
  and
  
  
  
  
  provide
  
  
  
  
  inventory
  
  
  
  
  data
  
  
  
  
  to
  
  
  
  
  management
  
  
  
  
  as
  
  
  
  
  requested.
  
  
  
  



• 
  
  
  Organize
  
  
  
  
  and
  
  
  
  
  maintain
  
  
  
  
  inventory
  
  
  
  
  documentation
  
  
  
  
  and
  
  
  
  
  records.
  
  
  
  

Inventory




Control

• 
  
  
  Assist
  
  
  
  
  in
  
  
  
  
  implementing
  
  
  
  
  inventory
  
  
  
  
  control
  
  
  
  
  procedures
  
  
  
  
  and
  
  
  
  
  best
  
  
  
  
  practices.
  
  
  
  



• 
  
  
  Monitor
  
  
  
  
  stock
  
  
  
  
  locations
  
  
  
  
  and
  
  
  
  
  ensure
  
  
  
  
  proper
  
  
  
  
  storage
  
  
  
  
  and
  
  
  
  
  organization
  
  
  
  
  of
  
  
  
  
  materials.
  
  
  
  



• 
  
  
  Identify
  
  
  
  
  damaged,
  
  
  
  
  obsolete,
  
  
  
  
  expired,
  
  
  
  
  or
  
  
  
  
  excess
  
  
  
  
  inventory
  
  
  
  
  and
  
  
  
  
  report
  
  
  
  
  findings.
  
  
  
  



• 
  
  
  Support
  
  
  
  
  compliance
  
  
  
  
  with
  
  
  
  
  company
  
  
  
  
  policies,
  
  
  
  
  procedures,
  
  
  
  
  and
  
  
  
  
  inventory
  
  
  
  
  standards.
  
  
  
  



• 
  
  
  Help
  
  
  
  
  maintain
  
  
  
  
  inventory
  
  
  
  
  accuracy
  
  
  
  
  and
  
  
  
  
  operational
  
  
  
  
  efficiency.
  
  
  
  

General




Support

• 
  
  
  Collaborate
  
  
  
  
  with
  
  
  
  
  warehouse,
  
  
  
  
  purchasing,
  
  
  
  
  production,
  
  
  
  
  and
  
  
  
  
  operations
  
  
  
  
  teams.
  
  
  
  



• 
  
  
  Assist
  
  
  
  
  with
  
  
  
  
  inventory-related
  
  
  
  
  projects
  
  
  
  
  and
  
  
  
  
  process
  
  
  
  
  improvements.
  
  
  
  



• 
  
  
  Support
  
  
  
  
  safety
  
  
  
  
  and
  
  
  
  
  housekeeping
  
  
  
  
  standards
  
  
  
  
  within
  
  
  
  
  storage
  
  
  
  
  and
  
  
  
  
  warehouse
  
  
  
  
  areas.
  
  
  
  



• 
  
  
  Perform
  
  
  
  
  other
  
  
  
  
  duties
  
  
  
  
  as
  
  
  
  
  assigned
  
  
  
  
  to
  
  
  
  
  support
  
  
  
  
  inventory
  
  
  
  
  and
  
  
  
  
  operational
  
  
  
  
  goals.
  
  
  
  

Qualifications

Education

• 
  
  
  High
  
  
  
  
  school
  
  
  
  
  diploma
  
  
  
  
  or
  
  
  
  
  equivalent
  
  
  
  
  required.
  
  



• 
  
  
  Associate
  
  
  
  
  degree
  
  
  
  
  in
  
  
  
  
  Business,
  
  
  
  
  Supply
  
  
  
  
  Chain,
  
  
  
  
  Logistics,
  
  
  
  
  or
  
  
  
  
  a
  
  
  
  
  related
  
  
  
  
  field
  
  
  
  preferred.
  
  

Experience

• 
  
  
  1-3
  
  
  
  
  years
  
  
  
  
  of
  
  
  
  
  inventory,
  
  
  
  
  warehouse,
  
  
  
  
  logistics,
  
  
  
  
  clerical,
  
  
  
  
  or
  
  
  
  
  related
  
  
  
  
  experience
  
  
  
  
  preferred.
  
  
  
  



• 
  
  
  Experience
  
  
  
  
  using
  
  
  
  
  inventory
  
  
  
  
  management,
  
  
  
  
  warehouse
  
  
  
  
  management,
  
  
  
  
  or
  
  
  
  
  ERP
  
  
  
  
  systems
  
  
  
  
  is
  
  
  
  
  a
  
  
  
  
  plus.
  
  
  
  

Skills




and




Competencies

• 
  
  
  Strong
  
  
  
  
  attention
  
  
  
  
  to
  
  
  
  
  detail
  
  
  
  
  and
  
  
  
  
  accuracy.
  
  



• 
  
  
  Excellent
  
  
  
  
  organizational
  
  
  
  
  and
  
  
  
  
  time-management
  
  
  
  
  skills.
  
  
  
  



• 
  
  
  Proficiency
  
  
  
  
  in
  
  
  
  
  Microsoft
  
  
  
  
  Office,
  
  
  
  
  particularly
  
  
  
  
  Excel.
  
  



• 
  
  
  Ability
  
  
  
  
  to
  
  
  
  
  perform
  
  
  
  
  data
  
  
  
  
  entry
  
  
  
  
  with
  
  
  
  
  a
  
  
  
  
  high
  
  
  
  
  degree
  
  
  
  
  of
  
  
  
  
  accuracy.
  
  
  
  



• 
  
  
  Strong
  
  
  
  
  analytical
  
  
  
  
  and
  
  
  
  
  problem-solving
  
  
  
  
  skills.
  
  
  
  



• 
  
  
  Effective
  
  
  
  
  verbal
  
  
  
  
  and
  
  
  
  
  written
  
  
  
  
  communication
  
  
  
  
  abilities.
  
  



• 
  
  
  Ability
  
  
  
  
  to
  
  
  
  
  work
  
  
  
  
  independently
  
  
  
  
  and
  
  
  
  
  collaboratively
  
  
  
  
  in
  
  
  
  
  a
  
  
  
  
  team
  
  
  
  
  environment.
  
  
  
  



• 
  
  
  Basic
  
  
  
  
  understanding
  
  
  
  
  of
  
  
  
  
  inventory
  
  
  control
  
  
  and
  
  
  warehouse
  
  
  operations.
  
  

Working




Conditions

• 
  
  
  Work
  
  
  
  
  may
  
  
  
  
  be
  
  
  
  
  performed
  
  
  
  
  in
  
  
  
  
  an
  
  
  
  
  office,
  
  
  
  
  warehouse,
  
  
  
  
  distribution
  
  
  
  
  center,
  
  
  
  
  manufacturing
  
  
  
  
  facility,
  
  
  
  
  or
  
  
  
  
  retail
  
  
  
  
  environment.
  
  
  
  



• 
  
  
  Frequent
  
  
  
  
  standing,
  
  
  
  
  walking,
  
  
  
  
  bending,
  
  
  
  
  and
  
  
  
  
  lifting
  
  
  
  
  may
  
  
  
  
  be
  
  
  
  
  required.
  
  
  
  



• 
  
  
  May
  
  
  
  
  be
  
  
  
  
  required
  
  
  
  
  to
  
  
  
  
  move
  
  
  
  
  materials
  
  
  
  
  and
  
  
  
  
  perform
  
  
  
  
  physical
  
  
  
  
  inventory
  
  
  
  
  counts.
  
  
  
  



• 
  
  
  Use
  
  
  
  
  of
  
  
  
  
  computers,
  
  
  
  
  inventory
  
  
  
  
  scanners,
  
  
  
  
  and
  
  
  
  
  warehouse
  
  
  
  
  equipment
  
  
  
  
  may
  
  
  
  
  be
  
  
  
  
  required.
  
  
  
  

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