Manager Inventory Management Jobs in Chester, PA

In this role, you will report to the Onsite Supervisor and will work closely with the Avantor's Advanced Laboratory Services professionals to serve our customers by performing customized, mission-based lab work and research protocols that help return time back to science.

Location: Malvern, PA

Shift: Monday - Friday 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Hourly Rate: $22.16

Benefits:

• Health and Wellness: Medical, Dental, Vision and Wellness programs

• Time Off: Paid Time Off (PTO), Company paid holidays, Choice holidays etc.

• Financial Well Being: Spending Accounts: Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Health Savings Accounts (HSA), commuter benefits, 401(k), tuition assistance, employee stock purchase plan discount

• Added Protection Coverage: To include critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident, legal, identity theft protection, pet, auto and home insurance

• Recognition: Celebrate your peers and earn points to redeem on gifts and products

What we're looking for

• Education: High school diploma required

• Experience: Minimum 1-2 years of material handling, inventory replenishment experience is required

• Collaboration Tool: Microsoft Teams experience preferred

• Experience using inventory management systems such as Inventory Manager (IM) and SAP.

• Strong computer literacy and experience working with various software systems.

• Ability to manage and maintain stock levels in a dynamic environment.

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

• Strong attention to detail and the ability to follow procedures and protocols.

• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.

• Prior experience in lab inventory management or related field is a plus

How you will thrive and create an impact

Avantor's Lab and Production Services team is a crucial part of the Avantor Services group serving over 500 customers in biopharma, pharmaceutical, educational, industrial, and high-tech industries with customizable, flexible solutions and end-to-end laboratory operations support.

In this role you will:

• Visit assigned lab areas and identify necessary orders and record via Palm scanner. Replenish all lab areas with inventory as necessary.

• Place orders in necessary computer systems (Inventory Manager (IM), SAP).

• Assist in the set-up of new labs and stocking locations.

• Receive, inspect, and put away orders from RDC and direct from supplier shipments.

• Responsible for labeling, organizing, and keeping assigned labs and stockrooms clean. Monitor and update signage and labels as needed. Validate lab maps quarterly.

• Review, maintain, and adjust inventory stocking levels according to demand increases and decreases. Meet monthly and/or quarterly with lab managers and/or lab contacts to review IM lab list.

• Monitor Received Stock, UOM, and 90 Day No Move reports monthly. Report internal quarterly metrics to rep by department.

• Review backorders daily.

• Assist end users with sourcing products, expediting, and various other customer service needs. Utilize IM and SAP to source requests and needs.

• Dispose of any trash, boxes, etc. that accumulate in connection with the POU inventory.

• Work in conjunction with the Avantor sales team.

• Respond to all emails and voicemails regarding all business questions promptly and professionally with a proper answer or direction.

• Enter or delete products from the Inventory Manager system using the Change Control Form as needed.

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!

EEO Statement:

We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer and VEVRAA Federal Contractor. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state/province, or local law.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at recruiting@avantorsciences.comand let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

For more information about equal employment opportunity protections, please view the Know Your Rights poster.

Privacy Policy:

We will use the personal information that you have submitted to us in order to consider your application for the relevant role.

Your privacy is important to us. Please click here for our Privacy Policy which explains the purposes for which we will use your personal information and the ways in which we will handle and retain your information. It also explains the rights you have in relation to your information, and how to contact us with any queries or requests.

3rd Party Non-Solicitation Policy:

By submitting candidates without having been formally assigned on and contracted for a specific job requisition by Avantor, or by failing to comply with the Avantor recruitment process, you forfeit any fee on the submitted candidates, regardless of your usual terms and conditions. Avantor works with a preferred supplier list and will take the initiative to engage with recruitment agencies based on its needs and will not be accepting any form of solicitation.