Inventory Control Assistant

Inventory Management Specialist

Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America's heartland. Join a fast paced, customer service-oriented team in the medical field. This important position provides support to Operating Room and procedural storerooms. Team members wear a hospital provided scrubs since they may be present during patient procedures. Opportunities for career advancement in a growing healthcare supply chain network. Pay starts at $16.00 with additional credit given for work experience relative to this role. This position requires a valid driver's license.

Responsible for overseeing the perpetual inventory in assigned warehouses, maintaining a computer-based inventory management system/stock master, Periodic Automatic Replenishment (PAR) levels and managing daily cycle count activity. Works closely with the clinical leaders, physicians and department staff to assure the availability of necessary supplies and equipment for procedures. Responsible for working with the procure-to-pay team to resolve backorder problems with items, and inform the end-users of delays in product availability. Assist in coordination of new product trials with physicians, clinical staff and vendor representatives, and with product conversions and standardization initiatives in assigned warehouse locations. Review requests to add items to assigned locations and inform customers of the acceptance or denial of the requests. Responsible for overseeing product recalls in assigned warehouses and for providing information on recalled items to purchasing in a timely manner. Depending on location, may be required to achieve inventory turnover rates as assigned per location and fill rates to customers of 99 percent as related to perpetual inventory. Assist in end-of-fiscal-year audits by outside auditing from and manage other year-end duties for a successful fiscal year-end inventory of assigned warehouses. Other duties as assigned.

High school diploma or equivalent preferred. Associate degree or post-secondary education and previous inventory experience preferred. Basic knowledge of Microsoft Excel required. Inventory management systems knowledge helpful.