Inventory Coordinator

Description

Salary:****$37,154 - $55,718

**Position Grade:**203G

**Department:**Multiple Departments

**Job Type:**Full-Time (Permanent)

**Examination Number:**EX1825

**Location:**Multiple Locations – St. Louis, MO

Incumbents in this position are responsible for coordinating the activities of storerooms and warehouses for a City department or division. Examples of duties include: ordering, tracking, storing and disbursing equipment, materials and supplies, data entry of all items into a computerized inventory system and maintaining accurate inventory balances.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Coordinates all phases of supply operation.

• Prepares and maintains databases.

• Fills client orders. Sets and maintains minimum stock levels.

• Tracks departmental supply consumption.

• Prepares database reports. Programs computer databases.

• Orders materials from suppliers.

• Receives and stocks incoming supplies.

• Answers phone inquiries. Sends faxes. Copies and distributes PIC lists.

• Trains staff in inventory control, computer operations, and use of software.

• Sets up computers for new applications.

• Reviews incoming bids from suppliers.

• Makes recommendations on supplies.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Data Utilization: Requires the ability to perform basic level of data analysis including the ability to review, classify, categorize, prioritize and/or reference data, statutes and/or guidelines and/or group, rank, investigate and diagnose. Requires discretion in determining and referencing such to established standards to recognize interactive effects and relationships.

• Human Interaction: Requires the ability to provide guidance, assistance and/or interpretation to others, such as coworkers and the public, on how to apply policies, procedures and standards to specific situations.

• Equipment, Machinery, Tools and Materials Use: Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or provide simple but continuous adjustment on equipment, machinery and tools such as a computer, calculator, copy and fax machines, and/or materials used in performing essential functions.

• Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference and descriptive data and information such as regulations, consumption reports, bids for materials, operation manuals, correspondence and general operating manuals.

• Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; calculate decimals and percentages.

• Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of rational systems. Ability to interpret instructions furnished in written, oral, diagrammatic or schedule form. Ability to exercise independent judgment to adopt or modify methods and standards to meet variations in assigned objective.

• Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise the judgment, decisiveness and creativity required in situations involving the evaluation of information against measurable or verifiable criteria.

• Environmental Factors: Tasks are regularly performed in safe and comfortable surroundings without exposure to adverse environmental conditions.

• Physical Requirements: Tasks involve the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work that may include some lifting, pushing, and pulling of moderately heavy objects and materials, twenty to fifty pounds. Tasks may involve extended periods of visual concentration at a keyboard or workstation.

• Sensory Requirements: Requires the ability to recognize and identify individual characteristics of colors, shapes, and sounds, associated with job-related objects, materials and tasks.

Qualifications

Two years of inventory control experience in a large warehouse or storeroom. Experience must include using a computerized inventory control system. OR an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

License: Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license while employed by the City of St. Louis. Must possess a valid driver's license at the time of filing application and be able to present it upon request. Please note the type of license, number, class and expiration date on the Employment Application. Only qualified applicants who provide proof of a valid driver’s license will be considered for this position.

Scoring Components and Their Weights

Experience and Training: 100%

May be Subject to:

Background Investigation: Pass/Fail

Medical Examination: Pass/Fail

Documentation of Academic Credentials must be Submitted Upon Request

When completing the Employment History and the Educational/Training History sections of the Employment Application, please be as thorough as possible when describing your education, training and experience relating to this position. Applicants will only receive credit for their experience, training and education as shown on the application. Resumes will not be accepted as a substitute to a fully completed application. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Veterans Preference Points

To be eligible for veteran's preference points, the applicant must submit a copy of their DD 214 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty with the Employment Application or upon request. The Director of Personnel may, in their discretion, accept alternate documentation.

City Residence Preference Points

**City residents who pass an examination for a position in the classified service and do not receive any other preference will receive a five (5) point preference on a scale of 100 points on the exam. An additional one (1) point shall be added to the passing score of City residents who receive any other preference on a scale of 100 points.**City residents must have resided in the City for at least one (1) year at the time of filing their application to be eligible for the preference points.

Accommodations

**If assistance with the job application is necessary based on a physical impairment, mental impairment, or otherwise, they should reach out to the Office on the Disabled with contact information.**This office will not disclose any information that an applicant or employee has a disability or has discussed possible accommodations without the applicant's or employee's prior consent.

Job Posting

: Oct 15, 2026, 12:51:17 PM