Inventory Coordinator

Ace Hardware - Immediate Inventory Coordinator Needed

Are you passionate about maintaining accurate inventory records and ensuring products are always in stock? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where attention to detail is crucial?

Ace Hardware, your local and community-focused hardware store, is looking for a highly skilled full-time Inventory Coordinator to join our team. As an Inventory Coordinator at Ace Hardware, you will play a vital role in ensuring our shelves are always stocked with the products our customers need. This is a great opportunity to work with a dynamic team and learn valuable inventory management skills.

Salary commensurate with experience.

General Summary

The Inventory Coordinator is responsible for the overall integrity and maintenance of a store's inventory. The duties of the job require an average of 20‐30 hours per work week dedicated to sustaining the store’s inventory integrity to ensure the right product is in the right place at the right time. They are to consistently provide amazing customer service to both internal and external customers while being involved and motivated toward the goals of the entire store operations with a willingness to assist in any area they are needed.

Essential Duties:

• Ensure POs are properly received from Ace and non‐Ace vendors.
• Report inventory discrepancies such as over/short and damages from orders received.
• Work with the freight captain to ensure proper receiving and replenishment upon arrival at the store.
• Ensure all outs are researched by scanning the location using a mobile device, determining cause, and following all processes to correct the errors.
• Utilize all Mango reports and programs along with daily cycle counts to maintain inventory accuracy.
• Follow defective merchandise procedures to ensure credits are received.
• Maintain on hand integrity throughout the store by reviewing inventory discrepancies to determine the cause of the discrepancy. Counts must be adjusted as needed after the matter has been properly researched.
• Maintain oversight of the following functions within store operations: price change completion, integrity of location codes, manage inventory levels, and adjustments.
• Coordinates store preparation for periodic full store physical inventories.
• Participates in all Inventory Coordinator training and consistently trains and shares knowledge with other store associates.
• Work with various Store Support Center departments to ensure proper inventory controls are in place.
• Partner with members of management to report and find solutions for inventory concerns.
• Complete all other inventory functions as assigned by management.

Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• High school degree or equivalent; some college preferred.
• Experience in a retail environment either in inventory, sales, or back office.
• General understanding of inventory principles and experience with retail programs.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Excellent quantitative and computer skills.
• Knowledge of retail computer systems and basic knowledge of MS Office products.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Capable of inspiring and motivating others to execute best practices.
• Passion for detail, inventory management and store operations.
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule on weekdays, weekends, and holidays.
• A continuous pattern of regular and prompt attendance is required.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to stand for extended periods, as well as frequent walking, reaching, and bending to perform job duties.
• Move and handle merchandise up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to climb ladders or use step stools to access high shelves for inventory management.
• Ability to push and pull inventory carts, pallets, and other equipment used for transporting merchandise.
• Good hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity to handle tools and inventory items safely and efficiently.

Location: Monteagle, TN

Company Introduction

We are your local hardware store and we are a part of your community. Ace Hardware has over 5,000 stores around the world with the majority of those stores independently owned and operated by local entrepreneurs. These hard working men and women are part of the fabric of your community. They are small business owners who are local and loyal...just like it ought to be. While others have become large and impersonal, at Ace, we've remained small and very personal. That's why we say a visit to Ace, is like a visit to your neighbor.

Benefits

• Employee discount
• Paid time off