Inventory Technician, days - $18 per hour
Company: Avantor
Location: Hillsboro
Posted on: May 13, 2022
Job Description:
Job Summary
Under close supervision, responsible for tasks in inventory
management (Consumables, chemicals, samples, etc.) and accurate
inventory control, processing requests leading to inventory
movement on and off site and fulfilling customer metric reporting.
Perform inventory management related functions such as monitoring
slow moving and dead inventory, conduct cycle counting, yearly
physical inventories, and reporting. Provide daily customer service
functions and communicates with the customer relative to inventory
management.JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Ensuring compliance of activities performed in adherence with
defined schedules and quality within a specified area. Act and
report on deviations.
- Act as a key point of contact for all research staff to deal
with problems within the laboratories pertaining to stock inventory
and dispatching samples.
- Creation, maintenance and updating relevant documentation in
support of service delivery, compliance and training.
- Report on KPIs, metrics, SLAs and weekly tasks.
- Analyze reports, measurements and external benchmarks to
identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
SAMPLE DISPATCH
- Dispatch goods ensuring all relevant documentation is correct
and meets GxP and Health and Safety standards.
- Resolve or escalate complex queries from the customer in
particular relating to internal and external delivery.
- Participate in the preparation for regulatory inspections as
needed. Escort regulatory inspectors on audits/tours of the
dispatch facility and provide documents and explanation concerning
the processes and facility.
- Archiving of documentation.
- Ensure that all necessary documents and authorizations are
available in time for every shipment e.g. COAs, TASCA import
license.
- Ensure that incoming materials are of suitable quality and
quantity, received to inventory correctly and available for use on
the date required.
CENTRAL STORES & PROCUREMENT
- Support the day to day running of the onsite stores and goods
inwards services inclusive of solvents, chemicals, consumables and
specialist scientific products
- Receipt, replenishment and distribution of inventory to meet
end user demands, utilizing industry-leading inventory management
technology to track usage and continually optimize stocking
levels.
- Ensuring that stores requisitions are issued from the inventory
management system.
- Carrying out regular Stock checks on stores inventory.
- Ensure accuracy of data in the inventory system including
location, quantity on hand, value etc.
- Create procedures and reporting for the effective management of
inventory, demonstrating cost savings.
- Trouble-shooting inventory management system problems.
- Liaison with AZ procurement and external suppliers to leverage
best price, and proactively managing consignment stock.
- Procurement of specialist products using AZ's iBuy purchasing
platform.
- Broad understanding of products and keeping up to date with
external benchmarks.
- Ensuring Non stores goods are received and recorded into
relevant Goods In and End.
- Users are notified that goods have arrived.
- Regular reviews with customers to ensure right products are
stocked.
LOGISTICS PROCEDURES
- Traverse daily deliveries from various couriers into Central
Stores area daily.
- Cross reference parcels using in house software functionality
to align deliveries.
- Maintain access routes for deliveries of goods and equipment on
site at all times.
- Work collaboratively with suppliers and vendors to problem
solve order progression.
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE:
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Able to partner with other teams and suppliers and deliver
results in a matrix environment, managing multiple internal and
external partners and stakeholders.
- Able to adapt emerging best practices and industry
innovations.
- Outstanding communication skills on all levels and problem
solving capabilities.
- An understanding of how the team interacts internally and
externally within the organization and how they contribute to the
objectives of the business.
- Proven excellent customer service focus and ability to work
collaboratively.
- Proficient in data capture, analysis and reporting utilizing
various IT systems.
- Knowledge and understanding of Good Laboratory Standards.
- Project management skills, ability to change direction and
handle multiple responsibilities and tasks on a regular basis.
- Exceptionally high level of commitment to the success of
individuals and overall projects and service provision.
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.
EEO Statement:We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action
employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex,
gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed,
national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran
status, or any other characteristic protected by federal,
state/province, or local law.
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the
employment process, please contact us by email at -and let us know
the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests
for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable
accommodation will be responded to from this email address.
For more information about equal employment opportunity
protections, please view the Equal Employment Opportunity is THE
LAW Poster, EEO is the Law Poster Supplement, and Pay Transparency
Non-Discrimination Provision using the links below.
3rd Party Non-Solicitation Policy:By submitting candidates without
having been formally assigned on and contracted for a specific job
requisition by Avantor, or by failing to comply with the Avantor
recruitment process, you forfeit any fee on the submitted
candidates, regardless of your usual terms and conditions. Avantor
works with a preferred supplier list and will take the initiative
to engage with recruitment agencies based on its needs and will not
be accepting any form of solicitation.
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