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INVENTORY MGMT CLERK

Job Title: INVENTORY MGMT CLERK
Job Code: 0096
FLSA: N
Job Level: 06
Revised Date: 03/11/2024
Job Family: JF 03

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Occupational Summary

Perform a variety of clerical and manual tasks involved in maintaining inventory controls to include receiving, verifying, storing and issuing various supplies, materials and equipment.

Work Performed

Receive and unpack shipments and verify contents against purchase orders and invoices; record receiving reports on merchandise; prepare reports concerning shortages and damaged materials received; record receipt and pricing information on inventory records.

Write issue tickets when required; record stock issued from stock issue tickets on appropriate inventory records; record stock issue ticket information into log book and prepare batch headers for data conversion.

Inform supervisor of all merchandise received and of current status of all supplies in stock; assist supervisor in maintaining outstanding order, purchase order, and requisition files; assist in special and scheduled storeroom inventories.

Transport and transfer supplies and equipment from one area to another; fill requisition from various areas.

Maintain clean and orderly conditions in assigned work area.

Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

The above statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this classification. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required of personnel so classified.

Required Qualifications at this Level

Education/Training

Work requires knowledge of basic mathematical and clerical principles normally acquired through high school education.

Experience

Work generally requires six months of stocking, moving, storage, inventory, clerical, accounting or related experience to acquired a practical knowledge of inventory transactions and record keeping requirements and techniques.

One year of experience in a hospital material control/patient supply setting in materials management where a practical knowledge of hospital services inventory transactions and recordkeeping requirements and techniques are acquired may be substituted for the above requirements.

OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

Skills

N/A


The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.


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