Inventory Control Coordinator I

Tulane University•New Orleans, LA

About The Position

Assists in the day-to-day operation of the Tulane University Health Sciences Center Shipping and Receiving Operation. The role receives, records, tracks, and delivers incoming packages and freight; supports inventory requests for gas cylinders and liquid nitrogen; and assists with outgoing shipments. Overnight deliveries and living, blood, and frozen shipments receive priority. The coordinator also responds to departmental inquiries, helps arrange deliveries of large, heavy, or fragile items, and maintains the cleanliness, security, and operability of assigned areas and vehicles.

Requirements

One year of work experience in a high-paced storeroom or shipping/receiving area.
High school diploma or equivalent.
Familiarity with an educational or research working environment and its terminology.
Valid and unrestricted U.S. driver's license (excluding corrective-lens needs).
Must meet Tulane University Motor Vehicle Policy criteria to become authorized as a driver.

Responsibilities

Load and unload shipments.
Receive and inbound incoming packages and freight, scanning items into the receiving computer system.
Enter material receipts into the computerized receiving system and prepare delivery receipts using the computerized Shipping/Receiving system.
Expedite living, blood, frozen, and overnight shipments, processing and delivering overnight deliveries with top priority.
Handle requests for gas cylinders from inventory, maintain inventory levels, and follow inventory-tracking procedures.
Handle requests for liquid nitrogen deliveries.
Assist in packaging outgoing shipments.
Deliver material receipts and freight to departments, including inner and outer buildings, and obtain departmental signatures on packages received.
File signed delivery receipts for tracking purposes.
Coordinate with other departments on arrangements for very large, heavy, or fragile deliveries.
Check received goods for damage and short shipments.
Answer calls and walk-in questions from departments about shipping, receiving, cylinder inventory, and overnight deliveries.
Maintain the cleanliness and security of assigned areas.
Maintain vehicles to ensure operability and availability; report any vehicle damage immediately and operating problems to the supervisor when observed; use vehicles carefully.
Perform other duties as assigned.