Senior Stores Clerk - City of Birmingham

TARGET CLOSE DATE:

04/24/2026

PAY GRADE:

Grade 15

TYPE:

Full time

JOB SUMMARY:

The City of Birmingham is looking for a well-qualified, motivated Senior Stores Clerk to participate in and oversee the receiving, storing, maintaining and issuing of a wide variety of supplies, materials, and equipment. Employees in this job class purchase supplies to maintain appropriate inventory levels, receive and verify shipments, and store items appropriately. Senior Stores Clerks also fill order requests and disperse supplies, materials, and equipment to departments. Incumbents maintain logs of all inventory coming in and going out of the facility in order to keep an accurate record of inventory. Senior Stores Clerks supervise other stores employees to delegate tasks, monitor performance, and approve time off. This is not intended to be an all-inclusive listing of essential job functions; the performance of other essential functions may be required.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS:

The City of Birmingham provides competitive pay and comprehensive benefits packages to include medical and dental insurance, employer-sponsored retirement plan (pension), generous paid holidays, sick and vacation leave, and more. The annual pay range for this job is presented below:

$17.00 - $26.37

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

The following are job-related qualifications that are required for employment consideration for this position:

• Experience utilizing a computerized inventory management system to complete tasks (e.g., fill requisitions, log received items, maintain inventory).

• Experience using computer programs and software (e.g., Microsoft Word or similar word processing software, Microsoft Excel or similar spreadsheet software) to verify, track and manage data.

• Experience using basic math skills (e.g., adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing, units of measure) to maintain inventory.

• Experience operating warehouse equipment (e.g., forklift, pallet jack, hand truck).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

The following are job-related qualifications deemed desirable by the City of Birmingham. These qualifications may be considered by the City of Birmingham when reviewing applications and inviting candidates to participate in subsequent steps in the selection processes.

• Experience with records management including the maintenance, storage, and retention of records.

TYPICAL JOB DUTIES:

• Fills orders and disperses supplies requested by departments by completing requisition transactions, entering information into the computerized inventory system and communicating with departments when shipments are ready.

• Maintains optimal inventory levels and follows purchasing guidelines by preparing requisitions, maintaining inventory records, and keeping an accurate count of items in warehouse/storeroom.

• Maintains relationships with vendors, departments, and other individuals by dispersing information, resolving issues, and handling complaints.

• Maintains, organizes, and stores warehouse documents in order to keep accurate records and counts.

• Participates in the purchasing of goods and/or services by determining departmental needs, gathering bids and/or quotes and ordering materials from vendors.

• Performs duties in order to manage daily work flow such as composing reports, answering phones, filing documents and responding to messages.

• Receives supplies ordered by inspecting shipments, communicating with vendors and purchasing, confirming accuracy of purchase orders and invoices, and completing appropriate paperwork.

• Stores and organizes supplies in storeroom/warehouse according to appropriate procedures, maintains the merchandise location system and ensures safety protocols are followed.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Job involves physical exertion required for sustained periods of light physical activity such as walking and standing. May involve regular lifting of items or objects weighing over 50 lbs.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Work is conducted almost exclusively indoors in a warehouse facility setting. Work involves use of standard office equipment, such as computer, phone, copier, etc.

EEO STATEMENT:

The Personnel Board of Jefferson County provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment with the Personnel Board of Jefferson County, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.  Each Merit System member city/agency operates its own equal employment opportunity policies available on the individual city/agency website.

ACCOMMODATION:

NOTE:

This job posting may close before, or be extended beyond, the listed Target Close Date based on the employment needs of the Merit System. More detail regarding this job is available by clicking Apply.

DISCLAIMER:

This job posting is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of the job duties, responsibilities, or skills and abilities required for this position and may be changed at the discretion of the Personnel Board at any time.