Central Hub Inventory Clerk Level 3

Location Birmingham – Warehouse (Central Hub – Corporate)

Work Schedule: M-F Early morning TBD. Afternoon and evening hours will be assigned throughout the year. Weekend work will be required as needed.

Job Type: Regular

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Amount of Travel Required: None

Job Description

Summary/objective

Buffalo Rock is an award-winning Pepsi-Cola Bottler founded in Birmingham, AL, more than 100 years ago. We are seeking an organized, diligent, and responsible Inventory Clerk to join our growing team. In this position, you will manage inventory using a computerized database system. Your primary objective will be to maintain adequate levels of stock to meet daily distribution demands while minimizing excess supply.

Essential functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• Regular and timely attendance is an essential function of this position. Position is required
  to work all hours necessary to ensure operations function is fulfilled, including nights,
  weekends, holidays
• Enter and maintain all inventory transactions to verify inventory accuracy. Provide Coordinator detailed description of findings. This is to include the following:
• Saw and HQS Lanes.
• Flow racks.
• Specific cycle counts as to complete a wall-to-wall inventory within every 5 business day periods (weekly).
• Must attend all EOM cycle counts which could require weekend duty. Must verify and confirm all counts as detailed by the Inventory Coordinator within the prescribed timeline. This is to include the following:
• Saw and HQS Lanes.
• Flow racks.
• Wall to wall cycle counts.
• Must help reconcile all discrepancies and adjust inventory accordingly before daily upload to Vertique automation system.
• Must be adept at using Warehouse management systems for inventory control.
• Research and count zero picks. Provide analysis through Microsoft Office tools or other reporting tools to Management. Adjust inventory, as necessary.
• Research and count close/out of date product. Adjust inventory, as necessary.
• Help manage closed dated process weekly and report to Coordinator to ensure timely shipments of close dated product.
• Develop and implement improvements to existing operational procedures in order to maximize efficiency and cut operations costs.
• Must have at least 1 year of forklift experience.
• Help Coordinator resolve any inventory discrepancies with appropriate parties. This includes schedule reconciliation, empty location showing product in WMS, VIP, wrong SKUs, wrong quantities, and wrong dates.
• Required to follow the Good Manufacturing Program GMPs as listed in Code of Federal Regulations CFR 21 section 110. Requires participation in various Food Safety related training that Buffalo Rock utilizes. Required to report potential issues related to Food Safety.
• Responsible for continuous self-improvement through the knowledge and use of all

Buffalo Rock provided training, either web-based, in-house, or any other provided

method. Must successfully complete assigned training curriculum, including but

not limited to online and/or facilitated training.

• Required to complete all other duties/tasks assigned by supervisor.
• Safety Awareness – Ability to identify and correct conditions that affect employee safety.
• Accuracy – Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
• Accountability – Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
• Communication, Oral – Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken
• word.
• Diversity Oriented – Ability to work effectively with people regardless of their age,
• gender, race, ethnicity, religion, or job type.
• Energetic – Ability to work at a sustained pace and produce quality work.
• Organized – Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of
• performing a task.
• Honesty / Integrity – Ability to be truthful and be seen as credible in the workplace.
• Working Under Pressure – Ability to complete assigned tasks under stressful situations.
• Ability to speak, understand, read, and write the English language.

Supervisory responsibilities:

None

Work environment:

Working conditions will be inside and outside where temperatures will vary from extreme heat to extreme cold, working in rain or snow, all for extended periods.

N (Not Applicable) Activity is not applicable to this position.

O (Occasionally) Position requires this activity up to 33% of the time (0 – 2.5+ hrs/day)

F (Frequently) Position requires this activity from 33%-66% of the time (2.5 – 5.5+ hrs/day)

C (Constantly) Position requires this activity more than 66% of the time (5.5+ hrs/day)

Physical Demands

Lift/Carry

Stand C

Walk C

Sit C

Manually Manipulate F

Grasp F

Reach Outward O

Reach Above Shoulder O

Speak C

Climb O

Crawl O

Squat or Kneel O

Bend O

10 lbs. or less C

11-20 lbs. C

21-50 lbs. F

51-100 lbs. F

Over 100 lbs. O

Push/Pull

12 lbs. or less C

13-25 lbs. C

26-40 lbs. C

41-100 lbs. C

Other Physical Requirements:

• Vision (Near, Distance, Color, Peripheral, Depth)
• Sense of Sound – Required for a total workday
• Sense of Smell
• Sense of Touch
• Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) – vest, slip resistant shoes, gloves
• Sense of Balance

None

Required education and experience

• High School Diploma or GED: Required
• 1+ years Inventory experience, WMS Inventory Experience, Analysis, Deductive Thinking:Preferred
• Physical – Able to use required equipment to perform physical counts.
• Training – experience in training others in inventory functions.

Affirmative Action/EEO statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to

age, genetic makeup, status as a protected veteran, or any other factor prohibited by

Purpose of Job Description

The company has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee\’s ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and the company reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the company may deem appropriate.

I have reviewed this job description, and I can perform the essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

Applicant/Employee-Partner______________________________ Date__________________

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