Inventory Specialist Full-Time - Ace Hardware
Blakely, PA 18452
About the Job
Position Summary:
Inventory Specialist is responsible for all the activities related to maintaining inventory accuracy, pricing, stock levels, item change management merchandising and resets. While engaged in job duties the Inventory Specialist will also be required to provide helpful customer service to all customers while on the sales floor.
Major Responsibilities:
The major responsibilities for this position include:
- Ensure inventory accuracy.
- Assist with receiving, and stocking of merchandise throughout the store.
- Assist with daily maintenance, orderliness and cleanliness of the sales floor, stock room and outdoor merchandise area.
- Coordinate all monthly promotions including the monthly endcaps as well as execution of the monthly promotion guide.
- Oversee introduction of new items to store mix through the use of Item Change Management.
- Assist customers throughout the store with personal, customized service based on the premise of amazing every customer, every time
- Implement & maintain location codes.
- Monitor shrink and recommend ways to reduce theft and breakage in the store.
- Assist with maintaining back stock levels
- Verify quantity on-hand
- Ensure proper set points
- Identify obsolete inventory and determine how to best remove it
- Possess strong product knowledge and knowledge of store layout and location of products
- Perform all other duties as assigned
Minimum Requirements:
- The minimum requirements for this position include:
- Minimum of 1-2 years’ experience in Inventory Management or 2 years as an Ace Sales Associate
- High School or GED equivalent
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with ability to communicate clearly and
- effectively in all situations
- Strong problem-solving and organizational skills
- Ability and willingness to work flexible
- hours including evenings, weekends, and holidays to meet the needs of the business
Physical Requirements:
The minimum physical requirements for this position include:
- Employee must regularly move and/or lift 50lbs
- Ability to read, write, analyze, interpret
- and understand the English language with sufficient proficiency in order to read and understand
- While performing the duties, the employee is regularly required to stoop, kneel, crouch, stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distant vision, and color vision with the ability to adjust focus
Full-Time Benefits:
- Health Insurance
- Prescription Plan
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Short Term Disability
- Personal Time Off (PTO)
- 401(K)
- Employee Discount
- Competitive Wages
- Advancement Opportunities
Gerrity’s Ace Hardware was started in 2020 by Gerrity’s Supermarket Owner, Joe Fasula. The Clarks Summit PA location was the first Ace Hardware purchased by Gerrity’s. Gerrity’s Ace currently has 5 locations and plans to open more in the future. We are affiliated with Ace Hardware Corporation based in Oak Brook, IL which is a retailer-owned hardware wholesaler that began operation in 1924.