What are the responsibilities and job description for the Inventory Control Specialist position at Sysco International Food Group (IFG)?
Position Purpose
The purpose of the Inventory Specialist role is to perform cycle counts, adjustments, locate missing products, perform date swap, keep various reports up to date and gather info for other departments as needed in order to maintain the accuracy of Sysco IFG inventory.
Primary Responsibilities
The purpose of the Inventory Specialist role is to perform cycle counts, adjustments, locate missing products, perform date swap, keep various reports up to date and gather info for other departments as needed in order to maintain the accuracy of Sysco IFG inventory.
Primary Responsibilities
- Researches discrepancies with counts and daily warehouse outs, places products on hold requiring review by upper management, handles stock transfers relative to country item codes and reviews daily adjustments with Inventory Manager to ensure accuracy
- Works with slotting coordinator to ensure items are set up correctly and maintained
- Handles both actual and mock product recalls / liaises with various auditors
- Assists labeling department with date and code deciphering and correction
- Verifies dates in system to the date physically on the product and updates system as needed
- Performs date swaps for short dated product
- Assists with claims research
- Assists in operations as needed
- HSD or equivalent
- 4 years warehouse/distribution experience
- Inventory experience is a plus
- RF system experience a plus
- Material Handling experience is a plus
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Good organization skills *ability to lift 40-50.lb regularly
- Basic computer skills including Excel and Outlook
- Able to operate a forklift/reach truck
- Basic math skills
