Receiving Manager

Receiving Manager (Inventory Control Director)

The receiving manager is responsible for the coordination of all inventory related activities.
A student with good leadership and communication skills is important. Experience at a part-time retail job would be helpful. A strong curriculum emphasis in math, English, and speech is suggested. A confident student who pays attention to detail and can communicate with driver-vendors and students is important here.

• Check and verify all deliveries of merchandise with the invoice
• Match invoice with the purchase order for quantity and cost accuracy.
• Post PO received at POS PC.
• Print the received document , staple with PO to invoice, pass to Accountant.
• If no PO, create one by scanning items delivered.
• Notify department managers of any not on-file POS items.
• Enter in POS inventory data for new items.
• Assist food preparation workers in the proper storage of refrigerated and frozen items.

• Maintain accurate vendor information , including corporate and local representative contacts.
• Maintain all vendor merchandise catalogs.
• Insure proper rotation of inventory
• Inspect all perishable items for out of date stock.
• Assist department managers with proper merchandising of items.
• Review stock counts to identify items at or below reorder levels
• See that the store shelves and racks are neat, clean, and orderly.
• Prepare inventory reports for monthly meetings.

• Insert auto-ordering data into each inventory item file (min-max)
• Utilize POS suggested orders per the orders list
• Review inventory velocity reports
• Explore receiving & inventory control as a future career by job site visit or inviting a guest speaker

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