Job Title: Inventory Controller
PVN ID: BM-1806-002575
Category: Administrative Services
Location: BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN C. C.

Job Description

General Description

BMCC’s Continuing Education is seeking an organized, diligent, responsible inventory controller to join our team. In this position, you will manage inventory through the use of a computerized database system. Your primary objective will be to maintain adequate levels of stock to meet daily distribution demands while minimizing excess supply.

Summary

Position requires: a) Monitoring and maintaining current inventory levels, including reconciling stock counts to computer reports; b) Initiates action to replenish stock by processing purchase orders and other related paperwork; c) Receiving, unpacking, and delivering items to shelves or requesting departments; d) Inspects shipments for accuracy and completeness, and resolves inconsistencies; and e) Performs routine clerical duties in support of unit.

Other Duties

Duties and Responsibilities

  1. Perform critical inventory tasks to ensure the correct amount of items are in stock
  2. Maintain updated and accurate records of inventory, including supplies for Allied Health courses, office supplies and miscellaneous orders.
  3. Records purchases, maintains database, performs physical count of inventory, and reconciles actual stock count to computer-generated reports.
  4. Receives, unpacks, and delivers goods; re-stocks items as necessary; labels shelves.
  5. Troubleshoot quantity discrepancies between stock and records
  6. Develop and implement improvements to existing operational procedures in order to maximize efficiency and cut operations costs
  7. Collect and analyze data to determine appropriate order quantities
  8. Prepare, generate, and file financial inventory reports; review reports monthly with management
  9. Performs routine clerical duties, including data entry, answering telephones, and assisting customers.
  10. Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Job Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED; Associate Degree is preferred with at least 2 years of experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required 

  • Knowledge of supplies, equipment, and/or services ordering and inventory control.
  • Ability to reconcile stock counts to report data.
  • Database management skills.
  • Ability to analyze and solve problems.
  • Ability to prepare routine administrative paperwork.
  • Ability to receive, stock, and/or deliver goods.
  • Clerical, word processing, and/or office skills.
  • Knowledge of university invoicing procedures.

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) was established as a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963. RFCUNY supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award).

RFCUNY stands between CUNY’s principal investigators (PIs) and the sponsors who support them and strives to fulfill its essential responsibilities to both groups. Working closely with individual PIs and Grants Officers on the campuses, RFCUNY oversees employment, accounting, audit, reporting, purchasing, and special responsibilities that include management of a planned giving program; liaison with governmental agencies and foundations; negotiation of agreements; facility construction and renovation; protection and commercialization of intellectual property; and compliance with applicable standards in research involving human subjects, animal care, environmental and radiological safety, and conflicts of interest.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Key Features

Department
Adult Continuing Education
Status
Part Time
Salary
Depends on Qualifications
Hour(s) a week
19.00-25.00
Closing Date
Mar 14, 2019 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

Actions