Job Summary

At Avantor, people are the most important part of our success because they drive our global performance. That’s why our Avantor Lab and Production Services team is a trusted partner in supporting the innovation and growth objectives of labs across the globe.   

In this role, you will report to the Site Services Supervisor and will work closely with the Avantor’s Lab and Production Services team of over 1,500 on- and off-site expert personnel – and our customers – to perform customized, mission-based lab work and research protocols that help return time back to science.

Schedule: Mon - Fri, 7 am - 3:30 pm

Location: Irvine, CA

Benefits:

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

• Time Off: Paid Time Off (PTO), and Company paid holidays,

• 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 gifts and products.

What we’re looking for:  

Education: High school diploma or GED is required.  

Experience: 2 - 4 years equivalent experience in material handling/inventory replenishment or customer service.

Collaboration Tool: Microsoft Office suite.  

Qualifications:  

• Spill containment training, IATA, DOT, IMDG, and OSHA Right to Know a plus
• Cross-referencing and inside sales experience are a plus
• Forklift certification is a plus
• Must be able to lift 50lbs minimum
• Ability to communicate effectively with both the customer and internal contacts

Who you are:   

A creative, agile, and highly motivated professional seeking to enhance your experience and gain some meaningful professional growth within services. Apply today if you want to go further in your career and have the following:   

• A strong work ethic and initiative, 

• Ability to work independently or as part of a team,  

• Enjoys a fast-paced environment. 

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:

• Facilitates orders for consumable lab inventory replenishment; enters orders into computer systems, Web, etc.
• Receives inbound shipments from UPS, FedEx, and other common carriers and resolves all shipping errors.
• Responsible for handling hazardous material and preparing shipping documentation and packaging requirements.
• Manages customer’s warehouse inventory including delivery product replenishment (may require driving between facilities to deliver product).
• Performs additional inventory management-related functions such as monitoring slow-moving and dead stock, conducting cycle counting and yearly inventories, reporting, etc.
• Handles shipping coordination activities such as shipping customer material (including hazardous materials), answering customer calls, handling routine issues, operating a handjack and forklift, entering relevant shipping information into the computer system, and maintaining inspections on safety stations and equipment. Responsible for handling hazardous material and preparing shipping documentation and packaging requirements.
• Interfaces directly with customer POC, responsible for managing consigned, non-consigned, customer-owned, and 3rd party inventory onsite at the customer location.
• Supports multiple clients in a geographic area.
• Utilizes VWR and basic computer systems (ESS, Citrix, Info Access, Intranet, StockTracker, ChemSW, and customer-specific ERP systems as well as shipping systems) in fulfillment of job duties.
• Meets goals and objectives: safety, performance, and quality.
• Documents SPI Requests.

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 advance 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.