HSS06 (W Bellfort/Braesridge) - Inventory Flow Specialist - Part time

About the Role

Joe V’s Smart Shop, a Division of H-E-B and the largest independent food retailer in Texas, operates 9 stores in the Greater Houston area with annual sales over $320 million. As an Inventory Flow Specialist, you'll play a key role in maintaining well-stocked and organized departments, ensuring the lowest prices and highest quality for our customers.

Responsibilities

• Stocking:
  • Load, unload, and move heavy, bulky products to maintain in-stock conditions.
  • Stock and rotate items in all merchandising areas.
  • Build, maintain, and take down store displays as directed.
  • Check shipments for out-of-date and damaged products to ensure freshness and quality.
  • Report issues with out-of-date or damaged products to the Inventory Flow Manager.
  • Report missing signs and tags.
• Sanitation:
  • Organize, clean, and prepare prep areas, wareroom, and sales floor for incoming trucks.
  • Eliminate cardboard and trash from shelves and merchandising fixtures.
  • Clean shelves and merchandising fixtures to keep the sales floor clean and safe.
  • Adhere to all SOPs for safety and sanitation.
  • Minimize shrink through careful handling of products.
  • Comply with federal, state, and company regulations for product freshness, food safety, and sanitation.
• Customer Service:
  • Provide a well-stocked and merchandised store for customer shopping.
  • Answer product-related questions and assist customers in a friendly manner.
  • Perform cross-functional duties (e.g., processing returns, scanner duties) as needed.

Qualifications

• Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
  • Completion of required job skills and compliance-related training.
  • Knowledge of product rotation, department/store sanitation, and shrink awareness.
  • Strong communication and customer service skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and shift focus between tasks.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
  • Ability to use material handling equipment and maintain license.
  • Team player with initiative, dependability, and attention to detail.
• Physical Demands & Working Conditions:
  • Function in a fast-paced retail environment with detailed and precise tasks.
  • Work a flexible schedule (mandatory).
  • Constantly reach at waist, grasp, stand, and walk.
  • Frequently reach overhead, at shoulder, knee, and floor levels; bend, stoop, squat, crouch, kneel, climb stairs/ladders, pivot, twist, push/pull with arms, pinch, and use fine motor movements.
  • Occasionally exposed to cold, wet (non-weather) conditions, ambient temperature, and loud noise.
  • Safely maneuver around moving mechanical parts.
  • Lift up to 55 lbs and manage in excess of 85 lbs, with assistance or by breaking down items if necessary.

Last revised: 2/1/2022