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Pre-Inventory Responsibilities Read the Inventory SOP and all emails in their entirety Reach out to location to understand knowledge level of inventory (current and past experience) Follow up with GM at 60, 30, 14 and 7 days out. Insure proper planning is in place for the count.
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Pre-Inventory Responsibilities • Read the Inventory SOP and all emails in their entirety • Reach out to location to understand knowledge level of inventory (current and past experience) • Follow up with GM at 60, 30, 14 and 7 days out. • Insure proper planning is in place for the count. • Location Management has read and is following the SOP. • Outside help needed and temporary staff located? • Store Captains assigned. • Warehouses/Stockrooms organized and following SOP. • Cut off Dates. • Pre-Inventory Visit. Loss Prevention/Safety Inventory
Inventory Responsibilities • Determine Dates of Travel. • Date of Arrival and Departure. • Oversee or Review of Area Tags. • Set up store ticket ranges. • Training classes completed. • Insure store scan priorities in place. • Day 1 (Monday) is back office (warehouse/stockrooms) only…no stores. • Day 2 (Tuesday) high turn stores first. • Day 3 (Wednesday) slower turn/brand stores. • All stores must be complete by opening Thursday. Loss Prevention/Safety Inventory
Inventory Responsibilities • Day 1 • All stores fully stocked prior to counting? • Warehouse and Stockrooms • No stores may be scanned until close of business • Review inventory pre-counted merchandise to insure accuracy • Monitor closely the following: • Not on File Report • Missing Sticker Report • Empty Sticker Report • Insure second counts by TPS employee are completed • Sign off on closing of all areas Loss Prevention/Safety Inventory
Inventory Responsibilities • Day 2 and 3 • Replenishment of stores being prepared? • Highest Turn Newsstands to Lowest Turn. • Highest Turn Brands to Lowest Turn. • Insure second counts by TPS employee are completed. • Monitor closely the following: • Not on File Report • Missing Sticker Report • Empty Sticker Report • Sign off on closing of all areas. • Once store approved as closed, begin replenishment process. • Final close of inventory and communication of close. Loss Prevention/Safety Inventory
Post-Inventory Responsibilities • Insure Hart equipment is packed and returned. • Follow up with management on not on file research and completion. • PIVR distribution-follow up on research and assistance. Loss Prevention/Safety Inventory
Three Primary Reports • Not on File • Final tag of store may be labeled “trouble tag” or NOF tag. • All NOF items can be taken to the trouble tag to minimize counting interruptions • Review of GERS for correct SKU or enter detailed description for after review • Missing Sticker • Locates merchandise not counted • Empty Sticker • Insure no merchandise missed. Usually a result of merchandise counted on previous sticker. Verify. Loss Prevention/Safety Inventory