Retail Inventory Specialist

The Apothecarium, founded in 2011, is a full-service medical and recreational cannabis dispensary with 4 locations in California, 6 locations in Pennsylvania, 4 locations in Maryland, and 3 locations in New Jersey. The Apothecarium prides itself on giving customers access to a wide variety of appropriately priced cannabis products in a safe, well-appointed setting. We believe in, invest in, and deliver, skilled and trained cannabis consultations and consumer experiences that enhance and enrich our customers’ lives and wellness. Come see why our patients and customers choose The Apothecarium for their cannabis buying experience!

Sound like weed be a good fit?  Here’s where you come in.   Our next Full Time Retail Inventory Specialist will focus on back of house store operations, including but not limited to: vault organization, shrink control, inventory balancing between medical and adult use licenses (in Metrc and Point-of-sale), product receiving, transferring, and all preparation of inventory.  Participate in Inventory counts and reconciliation. Maintain ECOM pre-order/web orders, etc. The Retail Inventory Specialist reports to the Retail Operations Supervisor to drive successful menu balancing, order fulfillment, inventory controls, and back of house efficiencies. A successful Inventory Specialist is a trustworthy professional with outstanding record-keeping and analytical abilities. The chosen candidate will demonstrate excellent organizational and problem-solving skills, as well as the ability to interpret and analyze large amounts of data.
Where you’ll be plantedThis position will be on-site at our Maplewood, NJ Dispensary. This role will require availability during nights, weekends, and some holidays.

All benefits-eligible employees are provided the following benefits:

• Employee Discount (all employees eligible)
• Paid-Time-Off (varies by State, please ask your Recruiter for more info)
• Health, vision, and dental insurance
• 98Point6 (remote primary care)
• 401k with 4% matching (100% vested immediately)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Parental Leave
• Life Insurance
• Short & Long Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Account
• Wellness Program

Physical Requirements

• Stand constantly
• Walk frequently
• Reach and twist/turn with hands and arms
• Climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 20 pounds
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to focus

To be blunt, this role will be about( Responsibilities):

• Work closely with retail operations supervisor to plan and execute inventory counts in the dispensary.
• Ensure menu balancing in dual license environment (adequate stock in Medical & AU storefronts).
• Ability to research and correct failed sales within Metrc as well as any other systematic discrepancies.  
• Examine the levels of products, systems vs. physical to determine shortages, to find and report root causes for process improvement.
• Prepare formal Systems vs. Physical Count Reports on inventory and provide to Management monthly.
• Monitor inventory receiving process for accuracy, completion, proper documentation, and timeliness.
• Work closely with Finance, Procurement, and Purchasing Coordinators to maintain alignment of company’s ERP, with state-mandated inventory tracking program and execute inventory adjustments in the inventory management systems.
• Participate (hands-on) in EOM (End-of-month) inventory and cycle counts to set work standards, reconcile, validate, and execute on count results.   
• Actively search for process improvements to increase through put for EOM Inventory, cycle counts, menu balancing POS/Metrc and BOH inventory standards.
• Ensure that inventory control processes follow state CRC regulations.

What We're High On (Requirements):

• Experience with audits and month-ending reporting processes.
• Strong inventory track record.
• Strong understanding in Metrc and sweed platforms.
• Excellent working knowledge of Excel, inventory management software and tools, and use of other software systems used for analytics.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Professional written and verbal communication with multiple levels and departments.
• Knowledge of office management systems and procedures.
• Good interpersonal skills and proven ability to positively influence people; must be capable of effectively interacting at all levels in the organization.
• Detail-oriented with an eye