Job Description
Duties and Responsibilities
- Store officers check inventory records for accuracy
- Store officers keep records of items shipped, received, or transferred to another location
- Store officers find, sort, or move goods between different parts of the business
- Store officers compile reports on various aspects of changes in production or inventory
They serve as:
Material and Product Inspectors:
- Weigh, measure, check, sample, and keep accurate records on materials, supplies, and other equipment that enters a warehouse.
- They verify the quantity and quality of items they are assigned, checking for defects and recording what they find.
- To gather information, they use scales, counting devices, and calculators. some inspectors decide what to do about a defective product, such as to scrap it or send it back to the factory to be repaired.
- Some clerks also prepare reports on warehouse inventory levels.
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks:
- Ease the flow of information, work, and materials within or among offices in a business.
- They compile reports on the progress of work and on any production problems that arise.
- These clerks set workers’ schedules, estimate costs, keep track of materials, and write special orders for new materials.
- They perform general office tasks, such as distributing mail, sending faxes, or entering data.
- Expediting clerks maintain contact with vendors to ensure that supplies and equipment are shipped on time.
- They also may inspect the quality of products.
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks:
- Keep track of and record all outgoing and incoming shipments and ensure that they have been filled correctly.
- Many of these clerks scan barcodes with hand-held devices or use radiofrequency identification (rfid) scanners to keep track of inventory.
- They may ensure that orders were correctly processed in their company’s computer system.
- They also compute freight costs and prepare invoices for other parts of the organization.
- Some of these clerks move goods from the warehouse to the loading dock.
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers:
- Receive, unpack, and track merchandise. stock clerks move products from a warehouse to shelves in stores.
- They keep a record of all items that enter or leave the stockroom and inspect for damaged goods.
- These clerks also use hand-held scanners to keep track of merchandise.
- Order fillers retrieve customer orders and ready them to be shipped.
Requirements / Skills / Qualifications
- A University Degree in Accounting
- Prior working experience as an accountant
- Must be organized and punctual.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office.
- Well-presented and professional.
- Prior experience in retail, preferably in a management position, would be advantageous.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Must be detail oriented and can multitask.