Inventory Specialist

Inventory Control Specialist

Step into a critical role at the heart of a food supply chain that's been feeding communities for over 120 years. As an Inventory Control Specialist, your attention to detail will help keep our operations running smoothly tracking inventory, reducing waste, and ensuring the right products are where they need to be. You'll be a key player in tracking inventory movements, resolving issues in real time, and helping ensure our supply chain operates with accuracy and efficiency. Be part of a team that truly values its people. At Foster, collaboration is real, growth is encouraged, and your success is a shared goal. Enjoy a competitive salary, full benefits, and awesome perks including free lunch every single day (yes, really).

What began as Foster & Caviness, a small fruit and vegetable business in Greensboro, North Carolina, is now a multi-state and multi-disciplined provider of food supply chain solutions. Our legacy began over 120 years ago and has evolved continuously to reflect the needs of those who grow, those who feed and those being fed. Regardless of the year, decade or century, our core principles and values endure. We are driven by people, passionate about food, committed to community and fostering better ways to bring people and food together.

At Foster, the role of Inventory Control Specialist is vital to the precision and reliability of our supply chain ensuring that every product is accounted for, tracked, and ready when needed. Supporting a food system that has been feeding communities for over 120 years, you'll take ownership of inventory accuracy, streamline stock management processes, and collaborate across departments to reduce waste, optimize efficiency, and prevent disruptions. In our high-volume, fast-paced environment, your analytical mindset, attention to detail, and commitment to data integrity will make a tangible impact every day. We foster a culture where initiative is recognized, innovation is encouraged, and success is shared. With competitive salary, full benefits, and daily free lunch, we invest in the people who power our mission. At Foster, we don't just feed communities we build them. Join us and help keep our purpose-driven supply chain accurate, efficient, and ready to serve.

Responsibilities:

Inventory

Perform cycle and/or full physical inventory count as scheduled or required to ensure accurate inventory.

Review inventory and movement activities to identify trends impacting accuracy.

Investigate inventory and product movement errors to identify root causes.

Identify appropriate slot location for new products based on package size, tie-highs, and forecasted sales.

Create inventory adjustments under appropriate codes after completion of investigation.

Driver Check-in

Monitor, manage, and process all returns/returned products based on defined processes.

Report and accurately document the number of cases over on trucks and correct any reported inaccuracies.

Complete driver check-in process in a manner that ensures all products are returned to the appropriate cooler/pick slots in a timely manner staying within their specific temperature range.

Power Equipment and Safety

Willingness to learn how to utilize forklift, reach and pallet jack. WE WILL TEACH YOU!

Adhere to all warehouse and food safety rules and practices.

Basic Requirements:

A sincere passion for positively impacting people!

You love people, processes and performance.

You believe in the power of "team" and are driven by a sincere desire to see others succeed.

Insightful, meaningful, relevant customer service skills.

Strong attention to detail, as strict standards must be met to always ensure accuracy of inventory.

Insightful, meaningful, relevant customer service and communication skills to internal and external customers.

Mental toughness with systems and numbers.

Computer/PC skills (strong in Excel) to input/analyze data.

Willingness to learn inventory accounting software. WE WILL TEACH YOU!

Ability to lift 50 pounds on a regular basis and do so safely.

Ability to perform these functions in a cold warehouse environment.