Distribution Technician

Distribution Technician

Marietta Eye Surgery Center is hiring a Distribution Technician, Full Time

At Marietta Eye Surgery Center, we believe health and care are inseparable. Our mission is to care for every patient and their family as if they were our own. Each patient, each family, each and every time.

The Distribution Technician manages inventory, supplies, equipment, and materials to support operational efficiency and patient satisfaction. This role maintains inventory records, processes supply orders and requests, forecasts inventory needs, supports quality assurance efforts, and coordinates product distribution, recycling, and reverse logistics programs. This technician maintains stock locations, supports replenishment activities, and collaborates with the OR Manager, Clinical Directors, Administrator, and Supply Chain leadership to ensure effective inventory management and supply availability.

Essential Job Functions:

• Monitor inventory levels for supplies, equipment, products, and materials.
• Coordinate with management to ensure inventory aligns with operational and customer requirements.
• Add new inventory items and remove obsolete products from inventory systems.
• Adjust stock levels to support seasonal fluctuations and changing business needs.
• Forecast inventory demand and communicate anticipated requirements to vendors and suppliers.
• Notify management of potential inventory shortages or supply chain concerns.
• Maintain and update electronic inventory databases and systems.
• Record and manage product information, including nomenclature, pricing, classifications, and item codes.
• Conduct spot checks and assist with physical inventory counts.
• Investigate and resolve inventory discrepancies and data inconsistencies.
• Complete and maintain inventory-related documentation and web-based inventory records as required.
• Process requests for supplies, equipment, products, and materials.
• Track purchase orders, invoices, shipments, and deliveries.
• Ensure timely fulfillment and distribution of inventory items.
• Prepare and maintain contracts, transaction records, and regulatory compliance documentation.
• Communicate product updates, recalls, phase-outs, and new product launches to the management team.
• Research and recommend alternative product solutions, including environmentally sustainable options when available.
• Assist in identifying, evaluating, and recommending new vendors as needed.
• Support quality assurance efforts by monitoring product, vendor, and carrier performance.
• Maintain performance records and provide recommendations for process improvements.

Duties and responsibilities may be added, deleted, or changed at any time at the discretion of management, formally or informally, either verbally or in writing.

Competencies:

• Strong organizational and inventory management skills
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to work with interruptions and manage multiple priorities
• Ability to organize and prioritize time
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to function as part of a dynamic work team
• Demonstrates sound judgment and problem-solving skills
• Maintains confidentiality
• Always demonstrates a positive work attitude and work habits
• Ability to adapt to changing operational needs

Education Requirements:

• High School Diploma/Equivalent. Associate degree preferred

Minimum Background Requirements:

• Minimum of two (2) years of relevant professional experience.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be in good mental and physical condition to withstand medium to high levels of stress and demands of a mentally and physically active position.
• Manual dexterity, good eye-hand coordination, adequate vision and hearing needed in daily work.
• Must be able to lift, push, or pull up to 100 pounds
• Sitting 10% of the time.
• Walking 90% of the time.
• Pulling charts 50%
• Bending and stretching pulling 80%
• Medical office environment

What We Offer:

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage
• Life and AD&D coverage
• Availability of short- and long-term disability
• Flexible financial benefits including FSAs and HSAs
• 401(k) and access to retirement planning
• Paid holidays and vacation

Who We Are:

At USPI, we create relationships that create better care. We partner with physicians and healthcare systems to provide first-class ambulatory solutions throughout the United States. We are committed to providing surgical services in the most efficient and clinically excellent manner.

USPI is committed to, and proud of our inclusive culture. An inclusive culture, in our view, is respectful of differences and nurtures and supports the contributions of each individual, while also embracing and leveraging diversity. A diverse workforce, combined with an inclusive culture, makes USPI stronger and better able to meet the needs of our diverse patient and physician population.