Inventory clerks receive and unpack orders for supplies. A high school diploma or equivalent is required. Jobs are available in wholesale warehouses, retail stores, supermarkets, and hospitals. Duties include stocking, sales, cashier, and inventory control. Some jobs require computer skills or machinery operation. Advancement opportunities exist.
Many companies need inventory workers to receive, verify, and unpack orders for supplies. Generally, only a high school diploma or equivalent (GED) is required to become a clerk. While most jobs for warehouse workers are low-paying, entry-level opportunities, it may be possible to advance to higher positions such as a supervisor or even a buyer. Different types of clerk jobs are often available in wholesale warehouses, specialty retail stores, supermarkets and hospitals.
Hospital purchasing departments may have clerk jobs that involve stocking medical supplies in supply rooms as well as food items in the hospital cafeteria or cafeteria. Hospital stock workers who receive supply orders must carefully check items to ensure they are exactly as ordered. Invoices must be signed and filed in the appropriate places.
Supermarkets are often a good place to find a store clerk job, as supermarket shelves may need to be filled frequently. The fruits and vegetables in the production department need to be constantly replenished with fresher items after the previous stock has been purchased by customers. Checking expiration dates on food products and replacing items that expire in short time with fresh groceries is a main part of grocery store clerk jobs.
Specialty retail stores, such as those selling clothing or home electronics, may have a clerk job description that includes sales and cashier duties. It is necessary to work efficiently and quickly to handle multiple responsibilities at the same time. The main priority, in addition to increasing sales and providing good customer service, is to prevent losses, so the store’s merchandise is closely monitored and accounted for at all times. Some retail stores, as well as most wholesale warehouses, may have clerk jobs that require employees to be in the back full-time, receiving shipments and helping the shipper ship orders. These types of stock workers can also fulfill customer orders.
Warehouse clerk jobs may require employees to use computers to track shipments. Larger warehouses may combine a receptionist job with that of a forklift driver or other type of machinery operator. To be a stock clerk in some warehouse jobs requires knowledge and experience in inventory control. However, some companies are willing to train people in clerk jobs in the basics of managing inventory.
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