Inventory Specialist - pay increase with perfect attendance!

MP Biomedicals•Solon, OH

11d•$0 - $20

About The Position

The Warehouse Inventory Control & Planning Specialist maintains accurate inventory, supports warehouse material flow, and coordinates activities across Warehouse, Quality Control, Production, and Supply Chain. The role serves as an operational bridge to keep physical inventory, system status, and quality status aligned. Planning responsibilities include scheduling and maintaining manufacturing orders and monitoring product lifecycle, including near-expiry and expired inventory requiring reevaluation/retest, return to stock, or approved disposal.

Responsibilities

Perform warehouse and inventory-control activities, including receiving support, put-away, picking/staging, material movement, and location maintenance as needed.
Maintain accurate ERP/WMS inventory by item, lot/batch, quantity, location, status, and expiration date.
Conduct cycle counts and inventory audits; investigate discrepancies, determine root causes, and coordinate approved adjustments.
Coordinate across Warehouse/Inventory Control, Quality Control, Production, and Supply Chain to keep physical inventory and system status aligned.
Coordinate quarantine, hold, release, reevaluation/retest, return-to-stock, and disposition activities based on approved Quality decisions.
Monitor near-expiry and expired inventory and maintain the reevaluation/retest schedule; coordinate samples, priorities, documentation, and follow-up with Quality Control.
Execute approved retest outcomes, including updating shelf-life/status, returning released product to available stock, or arranging approved discard/disposal.
Schedule and maintain manufacturing orders for Production based on demand, priorities, material availability, and inventory position; communicate schedule changes and constraints.
Monitor manufacturing-order material readiness, status, completion, and closure; coordinate shortages and staging issues with Purchasing, Warehouse, Quality, and Production.
Support production material staging, component issue/return transactions, inventory reconciliation, stock rotation, and proper segregation of released, quarantined, expired, or rejected material.
Communicate aging inventory, retest backlog, production-schedule risks, and significant inventory discrepancies; support practical process and system improvements.
Cross-train across related functions to ensure operational flexibility and team coverage.
Maintain a foundational understanding of this position and other similar roles to provide support during staff absences, peak demand, or special projects.
Perform all other duties as assigned, including additional responsibilities necessary to support the success of the department and organization.