Inventory Control Specialist

POSITION SUMMARY

Incumbents in this position purchase, receive, stock, and distribute equipment and materials for the department.

FUNCTIONS OF THE JOB

Essential Functions

• Takes inventory of supplies; performs related work in the operation and maintenance of the storeroom.

• Orders and purchases supplies, equipment, and materials.

• Checks incoming materials against invoices and purchase orders.

• Stocks, distributes, and tracks all purchases.

• Distributes appropriate paperwork.

• Maintains inventory of all supplies, equipment, and materials.

• Coordinates pickups and deliveries.

• Received, and checks in all shipments.

• Prepares and maintains appropriate reports and files.

• Directs and delivers supplies to other departments.

• Loads supplies for delivery; unloads at delivery site; puts supplies away.

• Answers phone calls.

• May deliver vehicles to and from shop for repair; refuels vehicles.

• Performs officer clerical tasks as needed.

• Performs other duties as assigned. 

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

• Valid driver’s license.

Knowledge:

• High school diploma or GED.

Experience: 

• Six months of facilities experience.

Skills and Abilities:

·         Data Utilization: Requires the ability to process, calculate, compute, summate, and/or tabulate data and/or information. Includes the ability to perform subsequent action in relation to these computational operations.

·         Human Interaction: Requires the ability to explain, demonstrate and clarify to others within well-established policies, procedures and standards. Ability to follow specific instructions and respond to simple requests from others.

·         Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Use: Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or provide simple but continuous adjustment on equipment, machinery and tools such as a computer, forklift, pallet jack, and/or wheel dolly to perform essential functions.

·         Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference and descriptive data and information such as requisitions, purchase orders, expenditure reports, policies and procedures.

·         Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

·         Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral and diagram form. Involves semi-routine standardized work, with some latitude for independent judgment regarding choices of action.

·         Situational Reasoning: Requires he ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving a variety of generally pre-defined duties that may be subject to frequent change.

·         Environmental Factors: Tasks may exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as traffic hazards.

·         Physical Requirements: Tasks require the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work that may involved some lifting of moderately heavy objects and materials, twenty (20) to one hundred (100) pounds. Tasks require the ability to stoop, kneel, balance, bend, and climb in order to perform delivery duties.

·         Sensory Requirements: Requires the ability to recognize and identify individual characteristics of colors, shapes, and sounds associated with job-related objects, materials and tasks.

Working Environment:

●      Normal office environment with attending outside functions when required.

Machines, Tools, Equipment and Work Aids: 

●      Forklift

●      Delivery Van

●      Personal Computer

●      Telephone

●      Copier/Fax Machine

●      Vehicle

●      Pallet Jack

●      Wheel Dolly

PHYSICAL/VISUAL ACTIVITIES OR DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, reach, grasp, talk, and hear.

This position requires clarity of vision at 20 inches or less and the ability to bring objects into sharp focus, while reading from a computer screen.

The job has light physical demand (primarily sedentary) requiring the employee to exert negligible force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects in the normal course of routine office activities.

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The job description does not necessarily contain all of the actual or essential duties of this position.  All job offers are contingent upon passing a medical evaluation/drug screen, psychological exam, and criminal background check.

Certain job functions described herein may be subject to possible modification in accordance with applicable state and federal laws.  

"Commonly associated" is not intended to mean always or only. There are different experiences that suggest other ways or circumstances where reasonable changes or accommodations are appropriate.

Welcome to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the home to some of the nation’s finest police officers and civilian employees. Established in 1808, our Department has a rich history and many traditions. We strive to provide the city of St. Louis with the highest level of police service.

Our department is dedicated to diversity and inclusion and we are committed to community policing. Our workforce is made up of over 400 civilian employees and 1,100 sworn officers. Our police officers interact daily with citizens and they have the opportunity to make a positive difference in the lives of St. Louisans. We believe policing is one of the most rewarding and noble professions.