Associate, Distribution Center
AmeriCares•Stamford, CT
•$53,235 - $58,500•Onsite
About The Position
The Associate, Distribution Center plays a critical role in ensuring essential medicines and medical supplies reach health programs, partners and communities around the world. The position supports the receiving, inventory management, storage and distribution of donated and purchased medical products. The Associate helps maintain inventory accuracy, ensures compliance with safety and quality standards, and contributes to the efficient fulfillment of domestic and international shipments. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys a fast-paced warehouse environment, values teamwork and attention to detail, and wants their daily work to directly support global health and disaster response efforts.
Requirements
- Ability to lift 60-80 pounds
- Experience organizing and tracking warehouse inventory
- Experience with data entry in various software systems
- Technology skills and the ability to learn new software systems
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
- Experience working collaboratively with a team to meet established goals
- Strong communication and problem-solving skills
- US work authorization is required for this role.
Nice To Haves
- Fluency in languages that are spoken in at least one of our core locations (India, Philippines, Tanzania, El Salvador, Puerto Rico, Colombia, etc.), in addition to English; strong preference for Spanish proficiency
- OSHA Forklift certification and previous experience operating a forklift
- Prior experience in receiving
- Experience operating barcode scanners
- Experience in pharmaceutical or medical inventory control, with familiarity of inventory lot numbers and expiration dates
Responsibilities
- Enter data into inventory management database efficiently and accurately.
- Load/Unload donations, purchases and shipments using various warehouse machinery and equipment.
- Use HELM Inventory Management System with proficiency.
- Acquire and maintain licenses for Sit-Down Forklifts, Narrow-Aisle Reach Trucks and Man-up Order Pickers.
- Ensure data integrity/uniformity throughout all entry and outbound processes.
- Interface with other departments via Teams, Zoom, and email on Inbound/Outbound paperwork, issues, and errors.
- Actively model and contribute to Americares values, work culture and mission.
- Engage in and contribute to team spaces with openness, global competencies, and a growth mindset.
- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
- Learn and live the Americares values.
- Complete all required new hire onboarding trainings.
- Consistently perform accurate data entry into inventory management database using bar code scanners and computer workstations.
- Acquire and maintain license for Sit-Down Forklift.
- Learn to operate frequently used warehouse equipment such as pallet jacks, hand trucks, rolling bins, stretch wrap machines, pallet scales, etc.
- Offload trailers and stage appropriately for product intake processes.
- Conduct frontline checks and reporting to management on product quality and appropriateness, screening all stock for expiration, tampering, damage, etc.
- Follow all OSHA regulations and Americares DC policies and Standard Operating Procedures.
- Assist in the daily housekeeping and maintenance of the warehouse such as sweeping, mopping and other general warehouse maintenance.
- Acquire and maintain licenses for Narrow-Aisle Reach Trucks and Man-up Order Pickers.
- Build, stage, and load out outbound skids/orders as needed/directed to support successful order fulfillment via LTL, Air, FT and Sea Containers.
- Support the Small Package divisions of US-Access and Medical Outreach through picking and processing high volume orders to be shipped via FedEx Ground, UPS and DHL.
- Process paper pick lists with barcode scanner by physically pulling materials; packing boxes, wrapping skids and placing completed orders in staging area.
- Fill out and complete all shipping documents necessary for the various types of shipments shipped through the Distribution Center.
- Continue to build skills in both the receiving and shipping sides of the business.
- Be able to work autonomously in all aspects of the role.
- Maintain all licenses for the various heavy equipment used daily.
- Take and pass Dangerous Goods Training.
- Adhere to the Standard Operating Procedures of Global Operations with special focus on the Stamford Distribution Center SOPs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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