Cycle Counter

GENERAL SUMMARY:

DUTIES and ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Counts each pick line and storage location for items displayed in the cycle count work queue.
• Verifies packing, retail price, and description for items being cycle counted.
• Researches and reconciles all findings daily.
• Troubleshoots inventory problems and reports inventory issues that require immediate attention to inventory or area supervisor.
• Adjusts existing inventory data when necessary.
• Completes all SBCC counts daily.
• Completes all system scheduled counts, control group counts, and food counts daily.
• Participates in quarterly cutoffs and performs counts with internal and external auditor when needed.
• Programs, troubleshoots problems with, and operates radio frequency units.
• Meets and maintains safety, quality and productivity standards.
• Validates new items and enters information into the Warehouse Management System.
• Assigns master strategies and forward pick location using daily wave sheets to ensure proper balancing.
• Enters additional item description information and updates item master.
• Researches and resolves PR pallets and monitors the PR system daily.
• Identifies and reassigns multiple items received on the same truck with different zone identifications; consolidates all items into the same zone to eliminate pallet movement between buildings.
• Produces velocity reports to identify high cube/volume items for potential pick zone movement.
• Identifies high volume items to be separated to better utilize the conveyor system.
• Communicates with the Allocations Department on the expected flow of the freight to stores.
• Runs weekly dead items reports; monitors and undedicated items with zero on-hand quantities; communicates with the Allocations Department to encourage shipment to stores.
• Runs and monitors weekly expired food items reports; verifies first-in, first-out dates to product dates.
• Runs Item Integrity reports and audits to identify and resolve inventory issues.

KNOWLEDGE and SKILLS:

• Intermediate math skills, analytical skills, and recognizes trends.
• Computer skills: ability to navigate specific WMS inventory control programs and Island Pacific programs; understanding of Microsoft software such as Excel and Word. Create reports from data sets to communicate information to others.
• Knowledge of UPC functionality and food date codes.
• Knowledgeable of packing and shipping units; understanding of receiving process.
• Knowledgeable of adjustment accounting such as net and absolute adjustments.
• Knowledgeable of warehouse operations to include layout and types of storage devices.
• Ability to eliminate distractions and to be able to concentrate and analyze during the counting process.
• Detailed oriented.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Understanding of Inbound and Outbound processes.
• Understanding of supply chain flow.

• Forklift/MUOP license preferred.
• Experience in automated retail distribution preferred.
• Prior work experience dealing with inventory or numbers preferred.
• Educational background with satisfactory results in math; post high school education preferred.

• Heavy lifting up to 65 pounds.
• Exposure to heights above 10 feet.
• Walking long distances.
• Bending, stooping, squatting, and kneeling on a repetitious basis.
• Cycle Counter Lead: works mostly in an office setting but will occasionally be in distribution center.
• Cycle Counter: continuous exposure to heat, cold, dust, lighting, and noise; work is conducted in high traffic areas.

Dollar General Corporation is an equal opportunity employer.