Merchandise Inventory Control Technician - Dollywood Theme Park - Part Time Seasonal

Job Summary

At Dollywood Parks & Resorts, we create memories worth repeating.  We want to hire folks who love having a great time, and who want to encourage our guests do the same. Dollywood's Hosts are more than just employees, they are a part of our extended family. Come be a part of all the fun we are having! 

The Inventory Control Technician is responsible for inventory management of various Merchandise locations across The Dollywood Company including but not limited to Dollywood Theme Park, Dollywood's Splash Country, and Dollywood's DreamMore Resort & Spa. This is to be done in a manner consistent with the mission, values, and operating philosophies of the Dollywood Company.

Summary of Major Duties & Responsibilities

• Process inventory/price adjustments, open SKUs, negative on hand, hot keys, ticket requests, promotions, markdowns and mark-offs for all required locations
• Process all raw material, food, photo, and games transfers
• Responsible for all aspects of mid-period and period-end physical inventories -freeze inventories, generate count sheets, input counts, print discrepancy reports, finalize counts in system. Follow up/correct any large discrepancies with corresponding location leadership
• Partner with Finance division including account research, accuracy of journal entries and period end procedures: provide accurate explanations/back-up paperwork and make necessary corrections to inventory based on P&L discussions, D900 transfers, shrink reserve and accruals
• Responsible for production data entry, maintaining & updating production recipes and item codes with leadership direction
• Partner with Culinary division for invoice discrepancies, vendor credits and updating product cost
• Generate, auto-distribute and maintain weekly, period end and year end reports
• Lead Merchandise team in scheduled cycle counts and annual physical inventory; partner with Finance on timing, audits, accurate completion and record maintenance
• Provide administrative support: plan and execute host celebrations, process incoming/outgoing mail, purchase supplies, keep all communication boards current and relevant
• Facilitate requests from leadership team to source product, gather item specifications and pricing to establish vendors, maintain sales records, catalogs and purchase history
• Analyze product usage and sell through to determine replenishment needs
• Data entry and provide purchase order copy to vendor via JDEdwards and Pronto systems
• Ensure timely delivery of merchandise through consistent communication and follow up with vendors, warehouse and merchandise stakeholders
• Process mail orders including guest correspondence, payment processing and overall communication through delivery

Management retains the discretion to change and/or add to these duties at any time.