Spec.Textbook Inventory

Job Code:1503001
Job Family/Function:15 – Other Professional Services\Administrative 
FLSA:Nonexempt 
Grade Ladder:MNPS Support Hourly 
Pay Grade:MNPS.SCH009-H 
Duration (days/year):260 
Locations(s):Support Hub 

We Are Team MNPS
Metro Schools is one of the largest and most diverse school districts in the United States. Our teachers and staff educate more than 80,000 students in Metro Nashville-Davidson County, preparing them to excel in higher education, work, and life. Our district implements some of the most innovative reform strategies in the nation. We seek to partner with highly effective, engaging teachers, teacher leaders and support staff with a passion for urban education and a go-getter spirit as we strive to become the highest-performing urban district in the nation. Whether you are a teacher, an administrator, or a potential support staff employee, if you want to make a difference, we want to hear from you.

Job Summary

The position will serve as district administrator for the textbook inventory system, receiving, distributing, and tracking materials into and out of the distribution center. Will collaborate with stakeholders to respond to requests and reconcile inventory discrepancies, and monitor district-wide compliance of textbook policies and procedures

What you will do

• Receive, distribute, and track materials into and out of the distribution center, including inspecting for quantity counts and damage. Tag assets, label and package materials, and process returns.


• Verify new merchandise against purchase orders and invoices, and transfer merchandise according to requisitions.


• Serve as district administrator for the textbook inventory system, including entering transactions, reviewing orders, generating reports, and maintaining data integrity.


• Schedule, participate in, and perform large and small-scale physical inventories.


• Assist in conducting and coordinating periodic inventory disposal, including coordinating the annual textbook auction.


• Collaborate with stakeholders, including faculty, administrators, and staff, via e-mails, calls, and in-person, to respond to requests for services and updates, troubleshoot and resolve issues, and reconcile inventory discrepancies.


• Operate and maintain a variety of material-handling equipment, including trucks, delivery vehicles, hand trucks, pallet jacks, and carts. Operate a variety of office equipment, including copiers, computers, printers, calculators, fax machines, and cell phones.


• Collaborate with Curriculum & Instruction Department, including content area directors, on annual textbook adoptions.


• Monitor district-wide compliance of textbook policies and procedures as per Tennessee Department of Education guidelines.


• Provide training and training documentation to school and departmental contacts for textbook inventory processes and the textbook inventory system.


• Serve as the back-up timekeeper to the Distribution Center Office Manager for the Central Services Department.

Education Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED Required

Experience Qualifications

• Five years applicable experience required including working knowledge of basic warehouse functions and experience working within a team environment Required

Skills and Abilities

• Proficient in Microsoft Office software -- Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.