A stock boy (or stock clerk) is responsible for managing inventory and ensuring that products are stocked, organized, and accessible in a store.
Key Responsibilities:
Stocking Shelves: Place merchandise on shelves, racks, or displays in an orderly and accessible manner, ensuring products are easy to find.
Inventory Management: Track product levels, monitor stock for low inventory, and report shortages or overstock to supervisors.
Unloading Deliveries: Receive and unload shipments, checking items against inventory lists to ensure accuracy and quality of products.
Maintaining Store Appearance: Keep stock rooms and sales floors clean and organized, ensuring aisles and shelves are neat, free of clutter, and safe for customers.
Customer Assistance: Help customers locate products on the sales floor or stock room when necessary.
Safety Compliance: Follow safety procedures when handling goods, lifting heavy boxes, and using equipment like pallet jacks or forklifts.
General Maintenance: Perform general cleaning tasks or help with basic store maintenance when required.
Skills
Attention to detail for accurate stocking and inventory management.
Physical stamina to lift heavy boxes and stay on feet for long periods.
Organization skills for efficiently managing products and stock.
Communication skills for working with team members and assisting customers.
Ability to handle and organize inventory systems (sometimes requiring basic tech skills).
