Job Summary

Avantor is looking for a dedicated Materials Controller optimize our Avantor team. Are you currently working in a retail, hospitality, warehouse, or stock room and looking to elevate your experience?

Would working in a busy and varied role excite you?

If the answer to the above questions is yes, Read on.

This will be a full-time permanent position based at our customer site in Lisnamuck, Longford, Ireland. A full driving license and own vehicle is highly desirable due to the location.

Intermediate level position; responsible for maintaining accurate records of all inventories. Handle all paperwork and follows all procedures to meet this goal. Verify all orders received and shipped and ensure that the orders are properly accounted for in the company���s records. Account for all defective or damaged products and follows with appropriate corrective action. Manage and reconcile all cycle counts.

Working hours: Flexible workdays to meet the needs of the service.

Primary Location: Lisnamuck, Longford, Ireland

The team   

This team supports mission is to enable Science by providing comprehensive operational support on bricks and mortar customer sites, taking ownership of a variety of tasks in the Stores, Data Analysis, or Laboratory areas. Join us and learn new skills while Setting Science in Motion!   

What we’re looking for  

• Education: High school completion or equivalent (GED); Bachelor’s degree preferred

• Experience: Longevity and consistent work history is desirable. This can be general warehouse, hospitality, Inventory, accounting or retail.   
• Additional experience: Friendly and hard working with great positive attitude, general warehousing terminology and practices - we are open to considering all backgrounds!
• Collaboration Tool: Good IT skills required (including Microsoft Word/Excel/Outlook) preferred 

  Who you are

• You thrive off a challenge and are not afraid to get really stuck in
• Have a driving license and own vehicle, and can commute easily to Longford
• Comfortable working in customer-centric environments

How you will thrive and create an impact  

• Perform daily review of inventory and timely resolution of inventory, planning and supply chain issues.
• Confirms production orders in a timely manner and monitors closure/completion schedule.
• Reviews and reconciles inventory discrepancies related to production material inventory.
• Determines the action required for open orders that affect inventory.
• Plans and processes pack orders and re-grades with customer service and operations planning efforts.
• Reconciles the schedule of materials for each work center and ensure the orders are complete and ready for production per schedule deadlines.
• Performs and reconciles routine cycle counts with distribution team.
• Communicates with suppliers as required for proof of delivery.
• Conducts internal stock checks, requests external (vendor) stock checks as needed.
• Reviews and reconciles expiry date issues, duplicate shipments, shipment overages, wrong good received, and no charge replacements.
• Assesses orders that are not in the QSS system and resolves the system discrepancies between QSS and ERP as required.
• Works with material purchasing to adjust forecast and replenishment strategies to optimize inventory investment.
• Monitor and help resolve all material and capacity issues to achieve 100% on time delivery.
• Recognize and initiate required bill of material (BOM) revisions to improve BOM accuracy; if problems are identified, expedite with the appropriate department to resolve the issue in a timely manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned. 
   

Why Avantor? 

• Competitive salary
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Pension scheme
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

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.   

The work we do changes people’s lives for the better. It brings new patient treatments and therapies to market, giving a cancer survivor the chance to walk his daughter down the aisle. It enables medical devices that help a little boy hear his mom’s voice for the first time. Outcomes such as these create unlimited opportunities for you to contribute your talents, learn new skills and grow your career at Avantor.   

We are committed to helping you on this journey through our diverse, equitable and inclusive culture which includes learning experiences to support your career growth and success. At Avantor, d