Summary: The Inventory Control is responsible for managing inventory control processes in collaboration with management and ensures that counts are completed promptly to reduce the suffering of shortages. It is crucial that inventory is received timely, accurately and sales floor remains stocked for optimal sales.

Essential Responsibilities will include the following, and other duties may be assigned.

Inventory Management Duties:

- Manages all incoming merchandise by receiving them physically and electronically and assigns product SKUs and prices according to pricing standards. Ensures that merchandise is organized and stored properly.

- Adjusts pricing accordingly during seasons of markdowns.

- Creates purchase orders (PO’s) and orders materials as needed in supporting all departments.

- Processes invoices for product payments.

- Counts and records inventory in the appropriate file management system.

- Communicates priority items and needs to management to ensure prompt attention.

- Monitors all counts and ensures counts are completed and entered timely. Promptly reports the management when counts are not completed, delayed, or inaccurate.

- Checks the quality and quantity of orders, ensuring that they match records, and ensures order discrepancies and damages are logged properly and reported within the time frame to recoup costs.

- Makes strategic purchasing decisions by continuously reviewing shared inventories across all departments with the goal of being adequately supplied versus surpluses and shortages.

- Proactively supports inventory control personnel and maintains levels for ordering materials as needed.

- Ensures and oversees inventory controls and audits of monthly inventory. Conducts accurate cycle counts and physical inventory as assigned.

- Works with management to review counts, order materials, and move materials overstock as necessary.

- Works with Management/Accounting to answer or resolve inventory or invoice questions.

- Works with staff and management to standardize paperwork flow between departments.

Sales Order Fulfillment Duties:

- Prepares products for sale by pricing, folding, unpacking, and restocking merchandise.

- Fulfills customer orders by picking, packing, and shipping timely.

- Acts as guest service ambassador by answering guest questions and with in person, electronic and phone communication.

- Coordinates and receives direction from management in the execution of sales floor decoration and layout.

- Assists on sales floor as needed.

Competencies: To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following:

- Cost Management – Controls cost through economical utilization of materials, and equipment.

Job Knowledge and Technical Skills – Thoroughly understands all aspects of the job; upholds company standards of ethical operations by ensuring compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations; possesses the practical hands-on experience, needs some direction, drives to build a knowledge base and improve professional skills continuously.

Productivity and Dependability – Meets schedules, deadlines, and productivity standards; completes tasks on time or notifies the appropriate person with an alternate plan, strives to exceed productivity standards by completing work promptly, prioritizes workloads, attains needed resources, and execute a strategy that optimized results.

Communication – Speaks clearly and persuasively in all situations, listens without interrupting and seeks clarification, responds well to questions, and writes in an informative and professional manner.

Customer Service – Manages difficult or emotional customer situations; promptly responds to customer needs; solicits customer feedback to improve service; promptly responds to requests for service and assistance; meets commitments.

Teamwork – Works effectively with others; balances the team & needs and those of the individual; gives and welcomes feedback.

Judgment and Problem Solving – Gathers and analyzes information skillfully using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems; identifies and resolves issues promptly; considers relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one; uses reason when dealing with emotional topics.

Professionalism and Interpersonal Skills – Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position, tactfully approaches others, focuses on solving conflict without blame, maintains confidentiality, accepts responsibility for own actions, follows through on commitments, remains open to others' ideas and tries new things.

Adaptability – Adapts to changes in the work environment; manages competing demands; changes approach or method to best fit the situation, copes well with frequent changes, delays, or unexpected events.

Stress Management – Reacts and responds well under pressure; keeps emotions under control; successfully copes with demands from superiors, subordinates, and peers.

Initiative – Displays the desire to volunteer readily and undertake self-development activities by seeking increased responsibilities, sets and achieves challenging goals while demonstrating persistence in overcoming obstacles, measures self against excellence standards while asking for and offering help when needed.

Innovation – Displays original thinking and creativity, meets challenges with resourcefulness, generates suggestions for improving work, develops innovative approaches and ideas, presents ideas and information in a manner that gets others attention

Qualifications: Successful individuals who perform the responsibilities of this position must perform their essential duties satisfactorily. The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skill, and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to assist individuals with disabilities in performing the functions required of the position.

Education:

Required: High school diploma or general education degree (GED).

Experience:

Required: One year of related experience in inventory management.

Language Skills: Must possess the ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating instructions, and procedure manuals. Writes routine reports and correspondence and speaks effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.

Mathematical Skills: Must have the ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume while applying concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Reasoning Ability: Must possess the ability to solve practical problems and deal with various concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists while interpreting various instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Business Acumen: Must understand the business implications of decisions, displays, orientation to profitability, demonstrates knowledge of market and competition, and aligns work with strategic goals.

Computer Skills: Must have knowledge of Internet software and Microsoft Suite of Products.

Must be proficient with POS (point of sale) system.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. The Company will provide reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is:

Physical Demands

Standing

Sitting

Walking

Climbing

Balancing, Stooping, Kneeling, Crouching, or Crawling

Use of Hands and Arms (Reaching, Grasping, Other Repetitive movements)

Finger Movements, Handle or Feel, Fine Manipulation

Rapid Mental and Muscular Coordination

Use of Repetitive Foot Movements

Hearing

Talking

Lift and/or Move Up to 44 Lbs.

Greater than 45 Lbs.

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Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here represent those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The Company will provide reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment

Outside Weather Conditions

Wet and/or Humid Conditions

Moving Mechanical Parts

Vibration

Narrow Space with Limited or Restricted Entry or Exit

Conditions of Employment: In addition to the qualifications listed above, this job has additional conditions of employment essential to the position. This list is not considered comprehensive, and other conditions of employment are likely due to the nature of the position.

Must have an approved background clearance from regulatory agencies.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $20.50 - $23.00 per hour

Expected hours: 32 – 40 per week

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Ability to Relocate:

• San Jose, CA 95128: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person