Inventory Support Assistant - Donor Operations

Inventory Support Assistant

The Donor Operations department at MD Anderson Cancer Center plays a vital role in supporting blood collection activities that help maintain a safe and reliable blood supply for cancer patients. Behind every successful donor collection is a well-coordinated operation that ensures collection sites, mobile blood drives, and laboratory areas have the supplies and resources they need to operate safely and efficiently.

This Inventory Support Assistant position offers the opportunity to play a critical behind-the-scenes role in keeping donor operations running smoothly. The role is ideal for an organized, dependable professional who enjoys hands-on inventory work, takes pride in maintaining accurate supplies, and can effectively coordinate with drivers, technicians, supervisors, and other team members.

In this role, you will be responsible for maintaining inventory supply rooms and ensuring appropriate PAR levels are maintained. You will utilize inventory management systems, track incoming and outgoing orders, stock supplies as they arrive, and maintain inventory supporting donor appreciation, the IDT laboratory, and component manufacturing. Keeping supply rooms clean, organized, and properly stocked will be essential to ensuring operational readiness.

You will also prepare and organize supplies for mobile blood drives and donor collection facilities. This includes ensuring collection sites have the necessary supplies, packing materials for upcoming drives, preparing mobile drive supplies for morning pickup, and ensuring donor appreciation items and snacks are included. Your attention to detail and ability to anticipate supply needs will directly support successful daily collections.

Strong communication and organization skills are essential to this position. You will communicate regularly with Drivers, Senior Technicians, Supervisors, and other employees regarding inventory needs, missing items, incoming and outgoing orders, and supply issues. You will maintain clear records of supplies on hand and promptly communicate problems so they can be addressed before they impact donor operations.

The ideal candidate will be organized, dependable, detail-oriented, and comfortable working in a hands-on inventory environment. Experience with inventory management, supply rooms, warehouse operations, healthcare supplies, or logistics is beneficial, along with the ability to accurately track materials and communicate effectively with a variety of operational partners. Candidates who enjoy being the person who makes sure the right supplies are in the right place at the right time will find this role especially rewarding.

MD Anderson offers a comprehensive total rewards package, including paid medical benefits, generous paid time off, retirement plans, tuition assistance, professional development opportunities, and additional benefits, along with the opportunity to build a rewarding career at one of the world's leading cancer centers while supporting donor operations that directly contribute to the care of cancer patients.

The hours for this position are Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm and this position is 100% onsite.

Maintains Inventory Supply Room (50% Time) - Maintains the inventory PAR levels - Utilizes the inventory management system - Tracks output and input of supply orders - Maintain donor appreciation inventory - Maintain inventory for the IDT laboratory - Maintains inventory for the components manufacturing - Maintains upkeep of assigned supply rooms - Stocks orders as they come in

Prepares Mobile and Facilities Supplies (25% Time) - Makes sure facility sites are stocked up on necessary supplies - Provides assistance to make sure each site has what it needs for daily collections - Packs supplies for upcoming drives - Makes sure all supplies for mobile drives are ready for morning pickup - Makes sure donor appreciation items are packed along with drive snacks

Great Communication and Reporting (25% Time) - Communicated effectively with Drivers, Sr. Techs, Supervisors, and other employees - Provides adequate notification if items are missing or issues arise - Works to get supplies ordered and communicates any problems with supervisors. - Keeps track of all orders outgoing and incoming - Keeps track of supplies on-hand in a legible report

Other duties as assigned.

Education: Required: High School Diploma or Equivalent

Work Experience: Required: 2 years Business experience in a healthcare environment to include purchasing and/or inventory management.

Preferred: 5 years Healthcare related inventory/purchasing experience.

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, paid time off, retirement, tuition benefits, educational opportunities, and individual and team recognition.

This position may be responsible for maintaining the security and integrity of critical infrastructure, as defined in Section 113.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code and therefore may require routine reviews and screening. The ability to satisfy and maintain all requirements necessary to ensure the continued security and integrity of such infrastructure is a condition of hire and continued employment.

It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state, or local laws unless such distinction is required by law.