Distribution Center Receiving Clerk

Distribution Clerk

Want to help pets live their best lives?

We're proud to be where the pets go and where the pet people go. If you want to make a real difference, create an exciting career path, feel welcome to be your whole self and nurture your wellbeing, Petco is the place for you.

Our core values capture that spirit as we work to improve lives by doing what's right for pets and people.

• Pet First Protect & Empower. All pets should Live their Best Life. We put the needs of pets and pet parents at the center of everything we do.
• Foster the Fun Connect & Bond. Our Passion for pets brings us together! We celebrate the journey of pet parenthood through district experiences, products, and services.
• Let's Go! Own & Commit. We are stronger as One Petco team. We bring our unique superpowers and champion authenticity in everyone to drive success.

About Petco:

We're proud to be "where the pets go" to find everything they need to live their best lives for more than 60 years from their favorite meals and toys, to trusted supplies and expert support from people who get it, because we live it. We believe in the universal truths of pet parenthood the boundless boops, missing slippers, late night zoomies and everything in between. And we're here for it. Every tail wag, every vet visit, every step of the way. We are 29,000+ strong and together we nurture the pet-human bond in more than 1,500 Petco stores across the U.S., Mexico and Puerto Rico, 250+ Vetco Total Care hospitals, hundreds of preventive care clinics and eight distribution centers. In 1999, we founded Petco Love. Together, we support thousands of local animal welfare groups nationwide and have helped find homes for approximately 7 million animals through in-store adoption events.

Come work at a place where innovation and teamwork come together to support the most exciting missions in the world!

Position Purpose:

Maintain warehouse documentation and create reports pertaining to incoming and outgoing merchandise shipments to and from the distribution centers and the stores. Ensure timely and cost-effective transport of merchandise. Maintain accuracy of the Warehouse Management System. Through general operating procedure covers most tasks, questions are referred to the supervisor.

Essential Job Functions:

• Efficiently create complex documents and/or reports using spreadsheet software.
• Type correspondence and/or documents using Microsoft and other warehouse software
• Operate Material Handling equipment including but not limited to: pallet jacks and stand-up lifts.
• Maintain established productivity standards.
• Continuously lift merchandise up to 50 pounds daily for entire shift duration.
• Use voice activated computer headset to select merchandise.
• Use hand-held RF devices as needed to scan merchandise bar codes
• Conduct basic math computations, with or without a calculator.
• Efficiently enter data via 10-key by touch.
• Interact professionally and effectively through verbal and written communication with all contacts inside and outside the Company.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Incumbents may work in one of the following departments in a clerical capacity: Shipping, Receiving, e-commerce or other DC departments, and may perform any of the duties listed herein.
• Set-up and maintain documentation process for daily outbound deliveries and inbound receiving log, verifying merchandise received matches purchase orders.
• Complete damaged merchandise/discrepancy paperwork and prepare damaged merchandise for transfer to RTV
• Maintain Warehouse Management System and use it to research and identify product number, obtain SKU number and locate merchandise within the warehouse.
• Observe and promote established safety procedures and maintain a clean warehouse environment.
• Assist in quarterly and annual inventories.
• Special projects as assigned.

Nature of Supervision:

General instruction is provided on some, but not all tasks to be completed and work is periodically checked upon completion. Non-routine tasks may be assigned which may last from one to several days without direct supervisory direction or guidance.

Supervisory Responsibility:

Although this position generally does not entail supervising other employees, on occasion management may delegate additional responsibility to include providing functional guidance to others.

Education/Experience:

The minimum educational background of an applicant to this position is a high school diploma or its equivalent (GED). Basic math proficiency and a working knowledge of computer fundamentals are also required. Six months to one year of previous clerical experience is preferred, to include 10-Key by touch and basic office support duties.

Work Environment:

The duties of this position may be performed in an office environment with some exposure to, or in a warehouse environment in which there is constant exposure to, heat, cold, dirt, dust, fumes and/or noise. Work duties are almost exclusively performed indoors in one location, where the risk of minor injury should not be overlooked as a result of warehouse conditions.

Contacts:

Contacts are primarily with the immediate supervisor and employees within the warehouse and generally involve the routine exchange of information.

Petco Animal Supplies, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or any other protected classification.