Senior Inventory Control Specialist
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Duration: 8 months
Description:
Requirements:
1-2 years' work experience in packing and receiving inventory
Willing and able to lift 40lbs in repetitive motion and work in a fast-paced production environment
Summary:
Provides work direction and subject matter expert support to the Inventory Control Specialists.
This role assists with departmental schedules, reviews/adjusts workflow balance as needed, and provides support to the Supervisor.
This position also performs the duties of the Specialist Inventory Control as needed.
Responsibilities:
Responsible for assisting fellow team members with inventory control issues, within established procedures and practices; oversees the more complex issues related to inventory control and assists with issue investigations.
Under the direction of the Supervisor, provides support to Inventory Control Specialists and assists with completion of operational duties, including, but not limited to, receiving, cycle-counting, pharmaceutical dead stock, reverse logistics, and database administration to facilitates inventory processes.
Assists in developing, updating and implementing Standard Operating Procedures related to insurance verification; assists supervisor with department schedules and reviews/adjusts workflow balance based on business needs.
Works with Purchasing department to identify potential stock/product shortage situations.
Participates in activities in regards to disposition of recalls, over-shipments, formulary changes, and new product availability; responsible for write up of medications returned as salvage.
Identifies shipment errors for product to be pulled from available inventory and returned; identifies for management new products, changes, and manufacturer production/supply problems in order to facilitate.
Supports pharmacy efficiency through appropriate assignment of stock locators for new products and works in conjunction with the department manager to reassign stock locators as necessary to improve pharmacy flow.
Ensures purchase orders and other inventory control records are properly processed and maintained in accordance with established standard operating procedures; assists in logging invoices, and maintaining invoice/packing slip files; processes paperwork as requested by management; responsible for maintenance of return label system.
Reconciles manufacturer and wholesaler discrepancies to include damaged goods, over-shipments, short dated merchandise, and merchandise billed but not received to ensure product is returned or equitable credit is issued.
Receives, validates, and stores incoming medications and supplies as per manufacturer recommendations and corporate policies and procedures; assists in conducting physical inventory.
Other responsibilities as judgment or necessity dictate.
This position has NO supervisory responsibilities.
As an equal opportunity employer, ICONMA provides an employment environment that supports and encourages the abilities of all persons without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.