Inventory Control Sr. Associate

Avantor•Tualatin, OR

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Under moderate supervision, this role is responsible for maintaining proper inventory levels throughout the organization's product production cycle. This includes pulling or replenishing inventory to meet organizational needs, ensuring shipment and delivery schedules are maintained, and investigating and correcting inventory discrepancies. The position also involves performing periodic inventory reviews, recording quantities, types, and values of materials on hand, and includes office administration duties such as receptionist, order entry, invoice entry, training record management, and ordering supplies.

Requirements

High School education or GED preferred.
2 years’ experience as an Administrative Assistant or other relevant administrative support/warehouse support.
Experience using warehousing computer systems.
Experience in completing wall-to-wall inventory counts in a large distribution center.
Experience operating powered industrial trucks (PIT).
Proficiency in MS Office (MS Outlook and MS Excel).
Excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritize work.
Attention to detail and critical thinking skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Advanced knowledge of Microsoft 365, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel.
Initiative-taking with diligence and excellent follow-up.
Professional demeanor and attitude towards our clients.

Nice To Haves

Good organizational and time management skills.
Ability to multitask and work under pressure.
Able to prioritize tasks to meet deadlines.
Good analytical abilities.
Good people skills.
Analytical experience with multiple SKUs.
Be able to work independently and be a contributing teammate.
Organizational skills and the ability to work independently with minimum supervision.

Responsibilities

Conducts entire warehouse stock counts and ensures inventory accuracy.
Responsible for mapping the warehouse and creating ranges for analysis.
Investigate discrepancies at physical inventory grid locations and review variances between SAP systems.
Responsible for running CPI reports.
Identifies high-traffic zones and analyzes root causes.
Prepares monthly reporting to Corporate (Location accuracy, Dollar Accuracy, and Completion %).
Audits the precursor zone monthly and reports outcomes.
Investigates discrepancies in customers’ orders (shortages, overages, and incorrect product shipments).
Runs shorted Order Report daily to collect system shorts, and validates system accuracy regarding reasons for shorts.
Verifies product lot numbers and dating information for internal Customers.
Provides quality assurance (QA) info on product lot numbers and expiry information for product recalls.
Moves inventory stock upon request (both physically and in SAP system).
Manages monthly batch conversions verification and monthly monitoring of new batch-controlled items added to the system, verify load to SAP.
Responsible for monthly inventory counts of dated items with life codes in SAP (DWO), validate, rotate and reports.
Analysis of data and physical grid locations to ensure expired products have been removed from inventory and placed in non-conforming zones.
Reports high dollar losses.
Responsible for logging shorts that require further investigation.
Runs a weekly review of non-conforming inventory and holds or releases inventory zones as required.
Perform periodic inventory reviews, recording the quantities, types, and values of materials on hand.
Receptionist duties.
Order entry.
Invoice entry.
Training record management.
Ordering supplies.