Purchasing and Inventory Clerk

at  Journeyman Distillery LLC

Description:
Are you highly organized with the ability to manage inputs from multiple business partners in a fast-paced environment? Are you eager to join a unique and quickly expanding organization with massive growth potential? Please continue!
The Purchasing and Inventory Clerk plays an integral role in directly contributing to the organization’s initiatives by means of execution and accountability. To be effective in this position, you will possess the ability to adapt quickly and deliver exceptional results while operating in a high-performance culture. The right candidate will have a “roll up your sleeves” mentality and approach responsibilities with vigor and determination.
All Journeyman team members must uphold and embody Journeyman’s Core Values.

YOUR EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• High school diploma or GED.
• Post-secondary education in supply chain management, logistics, or procurement preferred.
• 1 - 2 years of relevant work experience.
• Strong computer skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Understanding of procurement processes, supply chain management, or purchasing practices preferred.
• Experience managing relationships with vendors and suppliers, including negotiation and contract management preferred.
• Experience in inventory control, including monitoring stock levels, tracking movements, and conducting audits preferred.
• Familiarity with an Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) is a plus.

• Work closely with suppliers/vendors to obtain product information such as price, availability, alternate products if needed, and delivery schedule, ensuring the timely and cost-effective acquisition of goods and materials at the most favorable terms for the organization.
• Coordinate with production, retail, and all other teams to forecast inventory needs and initiate replenishment orders.
• Collaborate closely with production teams to anticipate material requirements, mitigate supply chain disruptions, and facilitate timely delivery of materials.
• Oversee ordering process for internal customers.
• Issue purchase orders, ensure purchase order pricing and delivery dates are confirmed by suppliers, track open purchase orders, and authorize payments.
• Verify purchase requisitions by matching packing slips with purchase orders, clarify unclear items, and complete entries into several software systems.
• Match purchase orders with invoices and forward to accounting for payment processing.
• Resolve shipping errors and process returns for defective or unacceptable goods or materials.
• Prepare and maintain accurate records for tracking of all purchasing activities and price lists.
• Organize regular cycle counts to ensure inventory accuracy, ensure all cycle counts are performed on schedule, and assist with cycle count inventories throughout the year as needed.
• Identify areas for improvement within inventory processes, suggest and implement solutions, and contribute to the development of new procedures that enhance efficiency and accuracy.
• Report and reconcile inventory discrepancies and communicate inventory information to relevant personnel.
• Under supervision, apply inventory adjustments within prescribed dollar limit.
• Maintain and update inventory records.
• Generate and/or review inventory reports
• Participate in problem solving and process improvement within the department.
• Assist with special projects as directed.
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