Lead Stocker
Quick Facts
What They Do
A Lead Stocker trains and supervises stock and sales associates on all inventory handling processes from receiving goods in the warehouse to stocking them on the retail floor. Manages staffing levels of stockers to enable consistent replenishment of store. Ensures fully stocked displays and shelves, including the rotation of product to prevent losses due to expiration. Oversees stockroom, performs stock room maintenance and shipping tasks.
Core Tasks:
- Complete order receipts.
- Answer customers' questions about merchandise and advise customers on merchandise selection.
- Issue or distribute materials, products, parts, and supplies to customers or coworkers, based on information from incoming requisitions.
- Keep records of out-going orders.
- Stock shelves, racks, cases, bins, and tables with new or transferred merchandise.
- Stamp, attach, or change price tags on merchandise, referring to price list.
- Operate equipment such as forklifts.
- Obtain merchandise from bins or shelves.
- Read orders to ascertain catalog numbers, sizes, colors, and quantities of merchandise.
- Receive and count stock items, and record data manually or on computer.
- Receive, unload, open, unpack, or issue sales floor merchandise.
- Store items in an orderly and accessible manner in warehouses, tool rooms, supply rooms, or other areas.
- Pack customer purchases in bags or cartons.
- Pack and unpack items to be stocked on shelves in stockrooms, warehouses, or storage yards.
- Mark stock items, using identification tags, stamps, electric marking tools, or other labeling equipment.
- Take inventory or examine merchandise to identify items to be reordered or replenished.
- Clean display cases, shelves, and aisles.
- Keep records on the use or damage of stock or stock-handling equipment.
- Clean and maintain supplies, tools, equipment, and storage areas to ensure compliance with safety regulations.
- Determine proper storage methods, identification, and stock location, based on turnover, environmental factors, and physical capabilities of facilities.
- Dispose of damaged or defective items, or return them to vendors.
- Recommend disposal of excess, defective, or obsolete stock.
- Design and set up advertising signs and displays of merchandise on shelves, counters, or tables to attract customers and promote sales.
- Provide assistance or direction to other stockroom, warehouse, or storage yard workers.
- Examine and inspect stock items for wear or defects, reporting any damage to supervisors.
What to expect as a Lead Stocker
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