inventory control clerk

• or equivalent experience

Inventory Clerk Specific Skills

• Unpack goods received
• Prepare requisition orders to replenish stock
• Monitor inventory levels of issued materials and stocks
• Maintain stock rotation
• Dispose of and account for outdated stock
• Compile inventory reports
• Verify receipts and packing slips
• Conduct quality control
• Place stock on shelves
• Record the quantity, type and value of stock on hand using computerized or manual inventory system
• Pack items for shipping and distribution
• Reconcile physical inventories with computer counts

Business Equipment and Computer Applications

• Word processing software
• Spreadsheet
• MS Access
• MS Excel
• MS Word
• Accounting software
• Inventory control software
• Electronic mail
• Monitoring and tracking software

Additional Skills

• Perform routine clerical duties
• Provide customer service
• Perform various administrative functions
• Keep shop and warehouse clean
• Prepare price quotations
• Pick up and deliver materials
• Provide information on available materials

Work Setting

• Repair and service establishment

Purchasing Clerk Specific Skills

• Verify stock availability from current inventories
• Review requisition orders for accuracy
• Resolve delivery and other problems with suppliers
• Process purchases
• Prepare purchase orders
• Prepare and maintain purchasing files, reports and records
• Charge or forward invoices to appropriate accounts
• Calculate costs of orders
• Set up and maintain inventory control system
• Complete and process international purchase orders
• Obtain price quotations from catalogues and suppliers

Security and Safety

• Driver’s validity licence check
• Driving record check (abstract)
• Criminal record check
• Basic security clearance

Transportation/Travel Information

• Own vehicle
• Valid driver’s licence

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Repetitive tasks
• Attention to detail
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Tight deadlines

Work Location Information

• In shop

Personal Suitability

• Team player
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Client focus
• Reliability
• Organized