Commercial pest control inventory specialist job description
A commercial pest control inventory specialist keeps the stockroom of baits, traps and products that route technicians carry to food plants, restaurants and warehouses. They track counts, place orders, log chemical use, check each product's state registration and report usage that doesn't add up.
By the HireBus team · Updated · Pay data: BLS, May 2025
Median pay, building and home services companies · BLS, May 2025
Annual pay: 10th percentile $31,810, middle half $39,520 to $55,800, 90th percentile $66,180. Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, building and home services companies.
Reports to
Warehouse Manager
Department
Operations
Schedule
Weekdays, 8 AM to 5 PM · Monday to Friday, with occasional longer days at inventory deadlines and limited on-call in seasonal demand spikes.
Responsible for maintaining accurate inventory records, ensuring the seamless ordering and distribution of supplies, and logging chemical usage to support efficient commercial pest control operations. Plays a critical role in upholding safety guidelines and regulatory compliance while optimizing stock levels for continuous service delivery.
2. Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Monitor and track all inventory items with precision.
Reorder supplies promptly to avoid stock shortages disrupting service operations.
Log chemical usage accurately to ensure compliance with safety and environmental regulations.
Collaborate with field technicians and suppliers to verify stock and delivery timelines.
3. Key Tasks / Daily Activities
Perform daily checks on inventory levels and update records accordingly.
Process supply orders in a timely manner and confirm receipt with qualitative inspections.
Communicate with technicians regarding on-site supply needs and potential discrepancies.
Review chemical usage logs regularly and report any irregularities to the Operations Manager.
4. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Inventory Accuracy: Maintain a record accuracy of at least 98%.
Reorder Timeliness: Ensure 95% of orders are placed before stock reaches critical levels.
Chemical Logging Compliance: Achieve 100% accuracy in chemical usage entries.
Stock Availability: Maintain an on-hand inventory rate of 99% to support operational demands.
5. Required Qualifications and Skills
Associate’s degree or equivalent experience in inventory management or a related field.
Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in inventory or supply chain roles.
Proficient with inventory management software and basic Microsoft Office applications.
Strong organizational skills, meticulous attention to detail, and effective communication abilities.
6. Preferred Experience
Experience in the home services or pest control industry.
Prior exposure to handling chemicals and materials that require regulatory compliance.
Familiarity with commercial operations within a fast-paced service environment.
Background in logistics coordination or warehouse management.
7. Physical Requirements
Ability to lift up to 25 lbs consistently.
Frequent standing, walking, and bending during inventory audits.
Occasional exposure to temperature variations in storage environments.
Comfortable working in both office and warehouse settings.
8. Work Environment and Schedule
Standard work schedule from Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
Occasional extended hours during peak service periods or inventory deadlines.
Minimal travel between the central warehouse and field offices.
Limited on-call responsibilities during seasonal demand spikes.
9. Compensation and Benefits
Competitive hourly rate ranging from $18 to $24 per hour.
Performance-based bonuses available annually based on KPIs.
Comprehensive benefits package including Health, Dental, and Vision coverage.
401k plan with company match and additional fringe benefits.
10. Company Culture and Overview
We foster an inclusive environment where team members are encouraged to grow professionally and contribute to our mission of high-quality, customer-focused service.
Our company values innovation, continuous improvement, and collaborative problem-solving while maintaining a strong commitment to safety and sustainability.
We offer numerous opportunities for training and career advancement to help you excel in your role.
Join a dedicated team that celebrates diversity, creativity, and service excellence.
11. How to Apply
If you meet the above criteria and want to be part of a growth-oriented company focused on customer satisfaction, please send your resume to [INSERT EMAIL HERE] or apply online at [INSERT WEBSITE LINK HERE].
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What's different about pest control inventory at a commercial company
The shelf holds registered pesticides and a long list of monitoring supplies. These are the parts a general stock clerk won't know.
Connecticut registers everything that controls a pest
Every pesticide sold or used in Connecticut must be registered with DEEP's Pesticide Program. The state reads pesticide broadly. It includes insecticides, antimicrobials and most products made or marketed to control or repel a pest. The maker or distributor files the registration, but your technicians use the product. Before a new product goes on the shelf, confirm it is registered in Connecticut and keep the proof with the order. Source: Connecticut DEEP: Pesticide Management's top 10 compliance issues (Aug. 2025).
Delaware registrations end on June 30
Any pesticide product sold or distributed in Delaware must carry a registration from Delaware's Department of Agriculture. Registrations last two years and end on June 30 of the year they expire. Products exempt from federal registration under section 25(b) are registered too, at no fee. Each spring, check the products you send to Delaware accounts against the state's online database. Source: Delaware Department of Agriculture: Pesticide product registration for manufacturers.
Each food plant approves its own product list
Food plants, drug makers and many hospitals approve the exact products allowed on their site. Keep each account's list in your system. Flag any order that would send an unlisted product there. Get the client's written OK before a substitute goes out. An unlisted product can become an audit finding even when the label allows the use.
Monitoring supplies run on a calendar
Commercial accounts use pheromone lures, glue boards, light trap bulbs and multi-catch traps by the case. Lures and boards are changed on set schedules. Read each lure package for the maker's storage and date notes, store lures that way and use the oldest stock first. Count them like product, so an out-of-date lure never goes out on a route.
How much commercial pest control inventory specialists make
The closest BLS group for commercial pest control inventory specialists is shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks. Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks who work for building and home services companies earned a median of $22.60 an hour ($47,010 a year) in May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s above the $45,260 median for shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks in all industries. About 520 of the 816,870 shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks in that survey work for building and home services companies.
Hourly, plus a KPI bonus once a year. Someone who has handled regulated chemical stock before is worth the top of your range.
Building and home services companies
$47,010$47,010 median Middle half $39,520–$55,800 10th–90th $31,810–$66,180
All industries
$45,260$45,260 median Middle half $38,200–$51,570 10th–90th $34,650–$62,190
$20k$30k$40k$50k$60k$70k$80k
10th–90th percentileMiddle halfMedianAnnual pay, May 2025. Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.
Annual pay by percentile
Group
10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
Building and home services companies
$31,810
$39,520
$47,010
$55,800
$66,180
All industries
$34,650
$38,200
$45,260
$51,570
$62,190
BLS doesn’t publish pay for shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks at pest control companies on their own, so these figures cover building and home services companies. Post a real range for your market in the ad.
The pay line in the template above is an example from our Role Blueprint. Set yours from these figures and what local companies pay.
Skills to hire for, and what you can teach
Hire for these
Counts carefully and finds the cause when numbers don't match
Reads a pesticide label's storage and handling sections
Keeps neat, current records in software and spreadsheets
Talks plainly with technicians about what they took and why
Works around supplier backorders without stopping a route
Teach these on the job
Your product list and the accounts each product serves
State product registration lookups
Stock and usage reports in your service software
Safe handling for the concentrates on your shelf
Lure and glue board change schedules
Stock runs through your pest control software's inventory screens or a separate inventory system. A barcode scanner speeds up receiving and counts. Expect spreadsheets for usage logs, plus state registration databases and supplier order sites.
Commercial pest control inventory specialist interview questions
Two of the 6 questions we'd ask, and what a strong answer sounds like. Ask every candidate the same questions, and rate each answer on your own before you compare notes.
Situational · Unusual usage
One technician's usage logs show twice the product others use on similar accounts. What do you do?
A strong answer: Compares accounts and application records, tells the supervisor, and lets them review it, since it could mean overapplication, waste or misuse.
Behavioral · Discrepancy detective work
Tell me about a time you found the real cause of an inventory gap.
A strong answer: Traced receipts, transfers and technician usage logs to the real cause and fixed the process.
Think of the template's targets as rough numbers to start from. After a few months of counts, reset them to what your shelf and routes show.
Inventory Accuracy
Pick a few items each week and count them by hand. Check each count against the system's number. Track how many match, and watch for items that come up short twice.
Reorder Timeliness
Set a reorder point for each item from its weekly use and the supplier's lead time. Compare each order date with the day stock hit that point. Count the late ones.
Chemical Logging Compliance
Compare product logged as issued with product on technicians' service records for the same weeks. Go over each gap with the technician. Note whether it was a logging error or a real loss.
Stock Availability
Count each time a technician needed an item the shelf didn't have. Divide by all requests for the period. List the items that ran out.
Career path
Apprentice / helperLoads trucks, refills products by the label and learns the stockroom.
Inventory specialistCounts, orders and logs every product and supply.
Warehouse managerRuns the warehouse, its safety program and vendor deliveries.
Operations managerMoves from supplies to technicians, routes and service quality.
How do technicians who take trucks home get restocked?
Give each technician a weekly restock day, a standard truck list and a short form for extras. Some branches add locked cages so technicians can pick up orders between visits. The inventory specialist fills the orders and records what left. They also spot anyone who reorders an item far more often than their route explains.
How much does a commercial pest control inventory specialist make?
Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks who work for building and home services companies earned a median of $22.60 an hour ($47,010 a year) in May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The middle half earned between $39,520 and $55,800 a year. Pay also depends on your local market, experience and overtime.
What should the inventory specialist do when a product is cancelled?
Read the cancellation notice for the dates it sets for sale and for use of existing stock. Those dates can differ. Stop new orders and mark the stock you hold with its last-use date. Then tell technicians and the operations manager which product replaces it on each account's approved list.
Can someone from a food distribution warehouse do this job?
Often, yes. They already know first in, first out, lot tracking and receiving checks. They will need to learn pesticide labels, state registration lookups and the habit of logging every ounce that leaves. Ask in the interview how they kept lot records at their last job.
What tasks sit behind the template's lifting, bending and temperature lines?
Lifting cases of bait blocks, jugs of concentrate and boxes of traps onto shelves and carts. Bending to count stock on low racks, and walking the warehouse during counts. Some storage rooms run warmer or colder than the office, and the day moves between a desk and the stockroom.
