How to hire a stock selector

How to hire a stock selector, step by step

Here's a step-by-step stock selector hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a stock selector job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new stock selector
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you post your stock selector job, you should take the time to determine what type of worker your business needs. While certain jobs definitely require a full-time employee, it's sometimes better to find a stock selector for hire on a part-time basis or as a contractor.

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   Hiring the perfect stock selector also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

   This list presents stock selector salaries for various positions.

   Type of Stock Selector	Description	Hourly rate
   Stock Selector	Material recording clerks track product information in order to keep businesses and supply chains on schedule. They ensure proper scheduling, recordkeeping, and inventory control.	$11-30
   Merchandiser	Merchandisers are employees working for a retail company. Merchandisers are mainly responsible for the store's products... Show more	$11-18
   Merchandise Stocker	A merchandise stocker is an employee who ensures that shelves and aisles are stocked with the merchandise in retail stores or warehouses. Merchandise stockers must receive the goods, unload or unpack them, mark them with codes to be identified, and stock them on shelves... Show more	$11-16

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Pallet Jack
   • Production Floor
   • Customer Orders
   • Select Product

   Responsibilities:

   • Manage the work area for all OSHA compliance and facility safety during schedule shift.
   • Look up product by UPC on RF unit or computer and return to proper location.
   • Scan merchandise into inventory using an RF scanner to maintain accuracy as receiving manager.
   • Stock incoming shipments of groceries on shelves/unload trucks

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your stock selector job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. A stock selector can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, stock selectors' average salary in louisiana is 43% less than in new york.
   • Seniority. Entry-level stock selectors 64% less than senior-level stock selectors.
   • Certifications. A stock selector with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in a stock selector's salary.

   Average stock selector salary

   $38,582yearly

   $18.55 hourly rate

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   Entry-level stock selector salary

   $23,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 21, 2026

4. Writing a stock selector job description

   A job description for a stock selector role includes a summary of the job's main responsibilities, required skills, and preferred background experience. Including a salary range can also go a long way in attracting more candidates to apply, and showing the first name of the hiring manager can also make applicants more comfortable. As an example, here's a stock selector job description:

   Stock selector job description example

   Since 1983, Len-Tex Corporation has been one of the largest employers in the Walpole, New Hampshire community.

   As one of the first clean and sustainable vinyl wallcovering manufacturers, we continue driving innovation to take the vinyl wallcovering industry into previously uncharted areas.

   By joining Len-Tex you join this innovation race alongside a community of designers, color specialists, production technicians, partners and customers who are committed to manufacturing the right way: for our customers, our environment, and for future generations.

   Len-Tex is always looking for skilled talent to support our manufacturing and warehousing operations!

   
   

   Summary: Responsible for receiving, storing finished goods, and preparing production materials for shipping.

   
   

   Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

   • Read picking tickets, and other shipping documents to determine items to be moved or shipped.
   • Completes Cycle Counts and resolves discrepancies daily.
   • Moves wallcovering into storage racks by pattern and SKU number.
   • Stores marketing materials in racks by type and pattern.
   • Fills orders for wallcovering and marketing materials by pulling these from storage racks, taking apart bolts as required, and packaging final orders. Accurately label each bolt for each order by SKU number and yardage.
   • Keeps storage racks neat and orderly. Keeps items accurately sorted by SKU and labeled as necessary.
   • Operates Hi-Low Order Picker and Forklifts safely and according to procedures.
   • Maintains cleanliness and orderliness of warehouse area.
   • Other Duties as assigned

   Required knowledge, skills, and abilities:

   • Diploma or GED Equivalency
   • Strong Reading and writing skills.
   • Ability to grip, lift, manipulate and carry up to 50 lbs repetitively
   • Ability to use hand tools: hammer and utility knife
   • Work standing on feet two to three hours between breaks
   • Number comprehension (distinguish correct order, lot, color numbers).

   
   

   Qualifications: A minimum of 6 to 12 months previous industrial experience with an acceptable safety record. Prior order filling/selecting experience preferred.

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5. Post your job

   There are a few common ways to find stock selectors for your business:

   • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your stock selector job on Zippia to find and recruit stock selector candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   To successfully recruit stock selectors, your first interview needs to engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. You can go into more detail about the company, the role, and the responsibilities during follow-up interviews.

   You should also ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match the ideal candidate profile you developed earlier. Candidates good enough for the next step can complete the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new stock selector

   Once you've found the stock selector candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   It's also good etiquette to follow up with applicants who don't get the job by sending them an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   To prepare for the new stock selector first day, you should share an onboarding schedule with them that covers their first period on the job. You should also quickly complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Finally, Human Resources must ensure a new employee file is created for internal record keeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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