Senior Materials Coordinator - Onsite presso Thermo Fisher Scientific

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Able to lift 40 lbs. without assistance, Fluctuating Temps hot/cold, Loud Noises (Equipment/Machinery), Office, Rapid flashing lights, Warehouse, Will work with hazardous/toxic materials, Working at heights

Job Description

This is a fully onsite role based at our Global Central Labs. We welcome applicants from all locations within the US. Please note that relocation assistance is not provided for this position, and any relocation costs will be the responsibility of the candidate. 

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check, which includes a drug screening.

This will be located on-site in West Chester, OH.
1st Shift: Monday - Friday, 7AM-3:30PM ET

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies. With clinical trials conducted in 100+ countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future.

Responsibilities:

• Inventory Management:
  • Oversee inventory management processes including cycle-counting, warehouse slotting optimization, and component staging.
  • Ensure inventory accuracy to achieve annual targets.
  • Handle inventory planning with support from offsite Material Management Team.
  • Manage receipt and inspection of materials, ensuring materials are stored, staged, and transacted per established procedures.
  • Maintain minimum and maximum inventory levels.
• Operational Excellence:
  • Lead Practical Process Improvement (PPI) initiatives and continuous improvements.
  • Support and maintain accurate critical metrics, track trends, and implement top strategies.
  • Investigate and resolve inventory discrepancies.
  • Collaborate with suppliers and offsite Materials Coordinators for supply delivery dates and escalate supply delivery issues as needed.
• Technical Proficiency:
  • Use inventory/order management electronic systems for replenishments, stock rotation, cycle counts, order entry, returns, and backorder processing.
  • Ensure the inventory management system is maintained and execute real-time transactions such as material receipts, inventory reporting, inventory reconciliation/investigations, and order shipping confirmations.
• Collaboration and Communication:
  • Work effectively with cross-functional departments to complete investigations if necessary.
  • Participate in project implementation and support inquiries from offsite Sourcing Coordinators.
  • Maintain confidentiality of client protocols and study data.

Education and Experience

High School diploma or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification

Technical positions may require a certificate

Experience

Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to at least 4+ years).

In some cases an equivalency, consisting of a combination of appropriate education, training and/or directly related experience, will be considered sufficient for an individual to meet the requirements of the role.

- Prefers general warehouse experience with inventory

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong attention to detail
• Self-starter and display of leadership capabilities
• Robust computer skills – Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook
• Accurate data entry skills
• Superior analytical, interpersonal and time management skills
• Excellent verbal communications and customer service skills in the English language - additional languages are an advantage
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills to support quality decision making
• Ability to work in a collaborative team environment
• Lifting/carrying
• Frequent mobility required (standing, twisting waist, squats, bending)
• Exposure to fluctuating temperatures and exposure to potentially infectious and hazardous substances
• Maintains confidentiality of client protocols and study data

Additional / Specific Job Responsibilities:

• Primary contact for training
• Maintains min and max inventory levels
• Handle inventory planning with the support from offsite Inventory Analysts
• Orders production materials and facility supplies to ensure adequate stock levels are maintained
• Collaborate with suppliers and offsite Materials Coordinators for supply delivery dates
• Assist in escalations of supply delivery issues
• Actively solves problem supply related issues
• Direct point of contact for Kit Production Team in the coordination of inventory materials
• Load/unload trucks, material put-away with pallet jack or Powered Industrial Truck
• Manages receipt and inspection of material
• Receives material into electronic inventory via warehouse management system software and Oracle
• Prepares Inter and Intra Company Transfers for shipment
• Investigates and solves inventory discrepancies
• Creates weekly inventory reports and sends to corporate accounting
• Performs monthly cycle counts
• Support offsite Inventory Analysts as needed
• Collaborates with offsite Materials Coordinators and Inventory Analysts in the creation and actioning of monthly quarantine reports
• Maintains temperature sensitive materials by recording temperatures of various locations within the kitting facility
• Prepares local purchase requisitions as needed
• Works with AP to resolve any receipt issues and supports offsite Materials Coordinators with investigations
• Ensuring inventory management system is maintained
• Support inquiries from offsite Sourcing Coordinators
• Conducts minor facilities tasks of the kitting facility
• Coordinates with the Facilities Team Lead/Manager as needed
• Maintains and prepares SOP’s; competency assessments; training slides; and user guides global basis as they relate to materials management
• Subject Matter Expert with systems, tools and processes
• Reports to Team Leader, Materials Management offsite
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits:

We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation!

Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory with PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

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