Inventory Control Sr. Associate

The Opportunity

Under moderate supervision, maintain proper inventory levels throughout the organization's product production cycle. Pull or replenish inventory to meet organizational needs. Ensure shipment and delivery schedules are maintained. Investigate and correct inventory discrepancies. Perform periodic inventory reviews, recording the quantities, types, and values of materials on hand. Position also includes office administration duties. Duties include, but are not limited to, receptionist, order entry, invoice entry, training record management, and ordering supplies.

What We're Looking For

Education: High School education or GED preferred.

Experience: 2 years' experience as an Administrative Assistant or other relevant administrative support/warehouse support.

• Experience using warehousing computer systems.
• Experience in completing wall-to-wall inventory counts in a large distribution center.
• Experience operating powered industrial trucks (PIT).
• Proficiency in MS Office (MS Outlook and MS Excel).
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritize work.
• Attention to detail and critical thinking skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Good organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to multitask and work under pressure.
• Able to prioritize tasks to meet deadlines.
• Good analytical abilities.
• Good people skills.
• Analytical experience with multiple SKUs.
• Be able to work independently and be a contributing teammate.
• Organizational skills and the ability to work independently with minimum supervision.
• Required digital literacy includes advanced knowledge of Microsoft 365, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel.
• Initiative-taking with diligence and excellent follow-up.
• Professional demeanor and attitude towards our clients

How You Will Thrive and Create an Impact

• Continuous Physical Inventory (CPI)
• Conducts entire warehouse stock counts and ensures inventory accuracy.
• Responsible for mapping the warehouse and creating ranges for analysis.
• Investigate discrepancies at physical inventory grid locations and review variances between SAP systems that may not have been caught by reporting mechanisms.
• Responsible for running CPI reports.
• Identifies high-traffic zones and analyzes root causes.
• Prepares monthly reporting to Corporate (Location accuracy, Dollar Accuracy, and Completion %).
• Audits the precursor zone monthly and reports outcomes.
• Daily Stock Checks/ Stock Maintenance
• Investigates discrepancies in customers' orders (shortages, overages, and incorrect product shipments).
• Running daily report to review.
• Runs shorted Order Report daily to collect system shorts, and validates system accuracy regarding reasons for shorts.
• Verifies product lot numbers and dating information for internal Customers.
• Provides quality assurance (QA) info on product lot numbers and expiry information for product recalls.
• Moves inventory stock upon request (both physically and in SAP system).
• Manages monthly batch conversions verification and monthly monitoring of new batch-controlled items added to the system, verify load to SAP.
• Responsible for monthly inventory counts of dated items with life codes in SAP (DWO), validate, rotate and reports.
• Analysis of data and physical grid locations to ensure expired products have been removed from inventory and placed in non-conforming zones. Reports high dollar losses.
• Warehouse Short Investigations
• Responsible for logging shorts that require further investigation.
• Runs a weekly review of non-conforming inventory and holds or releases inventory zones as required.
• Other duties as assigned.

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. 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, dare to go further and see how the impact of your contributions set science in motion to create a better world. Apply today!

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