TDCJ - Inventory and Store Specialist III - Assist

About the role

Performs highly complex inventory and retail sales work in a unit commissary. Work involves stocking, arranging, and transferring inventory; displaying and selling merchandise; ensuring compliance with established security requirements, loss prevention controls, and procedures; and providing guidance to others. Works under general supervision with moderate latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgement.

Responsibilities

• Stocking, arranging, and transferring inventory
• Displaying and selling merchandise
• Ensuring compliance with established security requirements, loss prevention controls, and procedures
• Providing guidance to others
• Maintaining accurate inventory records and reconciling discrepancies
• Following established procedures for receiving, selling, delivering and overall accounting for inventory
• Using inventory, financial, and computer systems to track transactions and maintain accurate records
• Communicating effectively with staff, vendors, and incarcerated individuals

Requirements

• Experience managing inventory, receiving, and selling products
• Ability to maintain accurate inventory records and reconcile discrepancies
• Ability to learn commissary operations, policies, procedures, and security requirements
• Organized, dependable, and able to prioritize multiple tasks in a correctional environment
• Effective communication with staff, vendors, and incarcerated individuals
• Ability to use inventory, financial, and computer systems to track transactions and maintain accurate records
• Ability to follow established procedures for receiving, selling, delivering and overall accounting for inventory

Qualifications

• Strong inventory management or commissary operations experience
• Ability to consistently identify and resolve inventory discrepancies before they become larger issues
• Understanding of the importance of accuracy, accountability, security, and customer service in a unit commissary
• Ability to independently manage daily operations while ensuring compliance with policies and procedures
• Strong problem-solving, organization, and leadership skills
• Ability to work effectively in a correctional environment while maintaining professionalism and confidentiality
• Looks for ways to improve processes, reduce errors, increase efficiency, and provide reliable commissary services

Work site visits will be conducted. Training Academy is required.

Additional Information: Travel: None - Position may make day trips, but no overnight trips. Hazardous Duty/Longevity Position: Hazardous. Outside applicants will be required to submit to pre-employment drug testing as a condition of employment.

Contact Information: Hiring Manager: Melaney Dickerson, 409-383-0012, Melaney.Dickerson@tdcj.texas.gov | Human Resources: Harmony Lopez, 936-437-3150, hr.selectionsteam1@tdcj.texas.gov