Job Summary
Assists in the daily operations of a parts department, ensuring the efficient management of inventory, ordering, and distribution of parts or materials. This role involves maintaining inventory accuracy and collaborating with other departments to support the overall operations of the college.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Maintaining accurate records of parts inventory, including receiving, storing, issuing, and tracking stock levels. This involves maintaining inventory control systems and procedures to minimize discrepancies and optimize stock levels.
- Reviewing inventory, requisitioning new stock as needed, and working with suppliers to procure necessary parts. This may involve negotiating terms and coordinating deliveries.
- Ordering of parts from suppliers, receiving shipments, and ensuring proper storage and organization.
- Compares inventories to office records or computes figures from records such as purchase invoices to obtain current inventory.
- Conduct Cycle counts on a regular basis
- Verifies clerical computations against physical count of stock and adjusts errors in computation or count, and if needed, will investigate and reports reasons for discrepancies.
- Analyzes purchase orders and invoices to identify and properly classify parts and material.
- Keeps the inventory management area well organized and efficient.
- Research lost items from inventory lists and makes further checks on misplaced items.
- Provides support and assistance for any audit requests.
- Contributes to the overall success of department by performing all other essential duties and responsibilities as assigned.
- Handles sensitive and extensive confidential information.
- Attends the workplace regularly, reports to work punctually and follows a work schedule to keep up with the demands of the worksite.
- Working hours may include evenings, holidays or weekends depending on deadline requirements and special events.
- Completes duties and responsibilities in compliance with college standards, policies and guidelines.
- Uses interpersonal skills and makes sound judgments to decide how duties and responsibilities are completed between coworkers, the supervisory chain, faculty, staff, students, and customers.
- Completes all required training and professional development sessions sponsored by Texas Southmost College (TSC).
- Supports the values and institutional goals as defined in the College’s Strategic Plan.
- Promotes positive morale and teamwork within the functional unit and provides exceptional customer service to students, faculty, staff and community.
- Is directly involved with the process for systematic review and evaluation of the planning unit per the model adopted by the College, including the development and monitoring of outcomes and plans of action for improvement based on the assessment of those outcomes and plans.
- Communicates effectively, both orally and in writing; defines problems, collects data, establishes facts, and draws valid conclusions; and effectively presents information to top management, public groups, and other groups, as needed.
- Participates in the process for systematic review and evaluation per the institutional effectiveness model adopted by the College.
- Performs duties and responsibilities within a high-tech all-digital environment.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Required Knowledge and Skills
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
- An understanding of and strong commitment to the mission of Texas Southmost College.
- Strong organizational skills that reflect ability to perform and prioritize multiple tasks seamlessly with excellent attention to detail.
- Knowledge in computerized inventory management.
- Knowledge of standard office practices, procedures and equipment.
- Well-developed verbal skills to present and exchange technical or complex information.
- Ability to work independently and according to established schedules.
- Ability to perform standard accounting transactions and maintain accurate and orderly accounting records.
- Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing and to establish cooperative working relationships with persons contacted in the course of performing assigned duties.
- A working knowledge of spreadsheets, word processing and other business software applications, including Microsoft Office products, is required.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience and demonstrated proficiency in the use of e-mail, word processing, spreadsheet, database, and presentation software and use of the Internet to access data, maintain records, generate reports, prepare presentations, and communicate with others.
- Demonstrated ability to work in an entrepreneurial, high-demanding work environment that is mission-driven, results-driven and community oriented.
Required Education and Experience
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
- High School diploma or G.E.D. equivalent.
- Three (3) years of experience in inventory control of assets using a computerized system.
- Must have a valid driver’s license or the ability to obtain one withing 90 days of hire.
Preferred Education and Experience
- Associate’s degree or Bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related field of business.
- Inventory management experience.
Certificates and Licensures
Forklift Certification or ability to receive certificate within 6 months of start date.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit; walk; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Notes:
The duties listed are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position. The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.
Texas Southmost College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, gender, disability, age or military status in its programs and activities and provides equal access to services and other programs at the college.