Materials Management Associate

Actual Job Title - Materials Management Associate


Primary Duties
The Materials Management Associate (Laboratory Services, Technician) ensures the quality of both laboratory processes through material management. This position upholds the clients mission by ensuring ongoing compliance with regulatory requirements and promoting continuous improvement.
Supporting Quality Control, you play a key role in coordinating and overseeing the management of laboratory consumables and inventory, ensuring all materials meet internal specifications and regulatory standards.
As an entry-level professional, you will tackle well-defined challenges and apply fundamental theories and methodologies to real-world situations. This role cultivates a strong foundation in industry practices, supporting uninterrupted laboratory operations while ensuring that consumables consistently meet rigorous safety and quality standards.
Responsibilities
• Manage documentation related to quality incidents and CAPAs
• Analyze data to identify trends and issues in manufacturing processes
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives to enhance quality control methods
• Collaborate with team members across departments to resolve consumable-related quality issues, including deviations and CAPAs.
• Adhere to safety protocols and regulatory compliance standards in all tasks
• Monitor and manage lab consumables inventory levels, ensuring timely availability for testing and analytical workflows.
• Maintain accurate records of consumable specifications, change controls, and notifications. Ensure adherence to GMP and SOPs.
• Support consumable change control processes triggered by internal initiatives or external updates.
Assist in regulatory inspections by providing documentation and subject matter expertise.
• Work closely with QC analysts, supply chain teams, and quality groups to align consumable planning and quality expectations.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to improve consumable handling processes and contribute to quality and efficiency initiatives.
• Support completion of deviations and/or laboratory investigations as needed.
Education and Experience Requirements
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Chemistry, Biological Science, or related field preferred with Analytical Chemistry or Microbiology Laboratory coursework and 0-2 years' experience
• 2+ years of experience in materials or consumables management, preferably within a GMP-regulated environment.
Key Skills, Abilities, and Competencies
• Applies fundamental Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) under guidance.
• Conducts analytical testing using standard laboratory techniques, ensuring precision.
• Maintains and troubleshoots laboratory equipment with minimal supervision.
• Accurately manages documentation for quality incidents and CAPAs.
• Analyzes data to identify process trends and potential issues.
• Participates in continuous improvement initiatives for quality control.
• Collaborates cross-functionally to resolve quality-related issues.
• Adheres strictly to safety protocols and regulatory standards.
• Demonstrates strong problem-solving skills for laboratory challenges.
• Maintains clear and compliant records to support regulatory audits.
• Engages in ongoing training to advance quality control proficiency.
• Familiar with ERP (SAP, JDE) and inventory management tools (Ariba).
• Solid grasp of quality control principles and regulatory requirements.
• Displays excellent organizational and communication abilities.
• Follows detailed instructions closely to uphold quality and safety.
Physical Demands
• Lift, push, pull, and carry up to 35 lbs.
• Unpack pallets and stock shelves with boxes or bottles.
• 20/20 near vision (corrected vision acceptable); must distinguish red, yellow, and blue.
• Work in controlled environments with required gowning and protective equipment (may include hearing protection).
• No contact lenses, make-up, jewelry, nail polish, or artificial nails when applicable.
• Mix of sedentary work, standing, and walking throughout the facility.
• May enter cold/wet areas and climb stairs or ladders for sample retrieval.
• Work around chemicals (alcohol, acids, buffers) that may require respiratory protection.
• Possible shift work, off-shift hours, and supplemental hours as needed.
• May work in confined areas; inside conditions, clean rooms, and some cool/hot storage.