Onsite Sr. Inventory Coordinator

The Opportunity:

In this role, you will report to the Site Supervisor and will work closely with the Avantor’s Lab and Production Services professionals to serve our customers by performing customized, mission-based lab work and research protocols that help return time back to science.

Hourly Rate: $28 - $30

Shift: Monday - Friday, 7 am - 3:30 pm

Location: Novato, CA

Benefits:

• Health and Wellness: Medical, Dental, Vision and Wellness programs (eligible for medical coverage on day 1)

• Time Off: Paid Time Off (PTO), Company paid holidays, Choice holidays etc.

• Financial Well Being: Spending Accounts: Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Health Savings Accounts (HSA), commuter benefits, 401(k), tuition assistance, employee stock purchase plan discount

• Added Protection Coverage: To include critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident, legal, identity theft protection, pet, auto and home insurance.

• Recognition: Celebrate your peers and earn points to redeem on gifts and products 

What we’re looking for  

• Education: High School Diploma or GED required; Associates/Bachelor's degree preferred

• Experience: 2+ years of applicable experience in customer services/purchasing/or account management

• Collaboration Tool: Microsoft Teams experience preferred

• Previous experience working in a GMP facility is desired

• Ability to self-manage and self-motivate, forward-thinking

• Prioritize tasks and meet deadlines

• Excellent Customer Service Skills: displays a professional can-do attitude

• Ideal for individuals who prefer active roles and do not enjoy sitting for long periods

• Must be able to carry up to 25lbs

• Microsoft Office Suite (Teams, Word, Excel, and Office) experience preferred

• Adaptability when it comes to your responsibilities

• Prioritizes safety, quality, and adherence to protocols, policies, and procedures

How you will thrive and create an impact  

Avantor’s Lab and Production Services team is a crucial part of the Avantor Services group, serving over 500 customers in biopharma, pharmaceutical, educational, industrial, and high-tech industries with customizable, flexible solutions and end-to-end laboratory operations support.

In this role you will:

• Assume responsibility for inventory management tasks encompassing consumables, chemicals, samples, and other items, ensuring precise inventory control. Process requests to facilitate inventory movement both on and off-site, while meeting customer metric reporting requirements.

• Monitor slow-moving and obsolete inventory, conduct cycle counts, perform yearly physical inventories, and provide detailed reporting.

• Manage purchasing functions, including back-order reporting, order entry and expediting, overseeing direct factory shipments, coordinating with third-party support, handling quotes, maintaining document control, records, and resolving invoice or pricing discrepancies.

• Coordinate shipping activities, including dispatching customer materials, addressing routine issues, operating basic warehouse equipment, inputting shipping data into computer systems, and conducting equipment inspections.

• Handle hazardous materials, ensuring compliance with shipping documentation and packaging requirements.

• Collect, analyze, and interpret data to provide sample metrics updates, contributing to improved inventory accuracy.

• Document and investigate quality events related to manufacturing operations, ensuring thorough root-cause analysis, determination of corrective action plans, assessment of product impact, and implementation of necessary remediation measures.

Disclaimer:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Avantor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Why Avantor?

Dare to go further in your career. Join our global team of 14,000+ associates whose passion for discovery and determination to overcome challenges relentlessly advances life-changing science.
 
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