Inventory Specialist (3:00pm - 11:30am, Sun.-Thurs. or Mon.-Fri.)

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

20h•Onsite

About The Position

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) in Nashville, Tennessee, is seeking an Inventory Specialist to join its Supply Chain organization. VUMC is a community dedicated to advancing health and wellness through patient care, education, and research, fostering an environment where expertise is valued and growth is encouraged. This role involves coordinating the purchase and control of supplies and equipment, with occasional guidance, and contributing to a team that supports each other and encourages excellence.

Requirements

Data Entry (Intermediate): The ability to transcribe information from the original source into an electronic system according to written and verbal instructions efficiently and accurately.
Cost Allocation (Intermediate): Analyzing and recording costs to the appropriate accounts.
Purchasing (Fundamental Awareness): Understands the concepts behind supplier relations and supply chain management. Handles supplier-related activities, requests for pricing, and purchases of goods and services while ensuring appropriate costs, schedules, quality, deliveries, terms, and conditions.
Inventory Management (Intermediate): Monitors material movement into and out of stock, reconciles inventory balances, and maintains adequate inventory levels.
Quality Assurance (Novice): Understands the goal of increasing organizational productivity and individual performance by making the products and services within your work assignments more efficient and more effective.
2 years of relevant work experience.
High School Diploma or GED.

Responsibilities

Identifies, locates and purchases materials, supplies and equipment in a cost effective manner.
Completes necessary purchasing documentation.
Maintains accurate inventory of assets and supplies.
Forecasts inventory needs.
Prioritizes purchase requests to provide timely delivery of necessary products.
May maintain product information and warranty files.
May be responsible for patient charge capture for dispensed medical supplies to ensure accurate patient billing.