Stores Associate | 40 hours per week | Supply Chain
About The Position
The Stores Associate provides day-to-day fulfillment and planning activities for hospital and clinic supply needs. The role involves computerized order entry, distributing supplies, linens, and equipment, maintaining inventory accuracy, replenishing par locations with a scanning device, and ensuring equipment is in good working order and available to Great River Health customers. The associate maintains clean, organized work areas and communicates supply shortages to team leads, Buyers, and managers. Responsibilities may be assigned across inventory management, distribution, customer support, safety, equipment maintenance, receiving, shipping, and logistics. The associate ensures hospitals and clinics are stocked, provides responsive customer service, uses Supply Chain systems to document supply movement, handles deliveries and returns, supports inventory counts, monitors linen usage, and helps improve operational efficiency.
Requirements
- High school diploma or General Education Degree (GED).
- 1–3 years of previous experience is preferred.
Nice To Haves
- Associate’s Degree (AA).
- 1–3 years of previous experience.
Responsibilities
- Ensure hospitals and clinics are appropriately stocked with supplies and linens.
- Demonstrate stewardship of organizational resources and provide exceptional service to internal and external customers.
- Distribute and restock supplies and linens according to established policies and procedures.
- Use Workday and ParEx to document the movement of supplies.
- Perform cycle counts and participate in year-end inventory processes.
- Check expiration dates, document expired products, and dispose of them.
- Accept and sign for distributor deliveries, inspect incoming shipments, and report discrepancies to onsite Supply Chain Management.
- Enter Goods Receipts into SAP and file packing slips as backup documentation for the Shipping & Receiving Specialist.
- Prepare and process vendor returns.
- Rotate stock and move and stock supplies in designated shelving locations after receiving processes are completed.
- Transport shipments from the loading dock to stockrooms and deliver packages to appropriate purchasers.
- Deliver designated non-supply items, including medical gas and linen, in a timely manner.
- Complete STAT orders according to established service level agreements.
- Respond to end-user questions about linen and supplies and recommend operational efficiency improvements to Supply Chain leadership.
- Take ownership and accountability for process improvement initiatives.
- Keep Supply Chain work areas clean, organized, and safe; maintain organized supply storage areas.
- Check and replenish crash carts as needed and perform routine stocking and organization activities.
- Support receiving and shipping activities and assist with transporting supplies and materials throughout the facility.
- Complete mailroom duties as assigned.
- Monitor, maintain, and distribute linens to patient-care areas; order linen carts and linen-room stock daily.
- Track and enter total pounds into Linenmaster to document usage by location for reporting.
Benefits
- Competitive base pay
- Matching retirement programs
- Health, dental, and vision plans
- Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
- Employee discounts, including car rental and cell-phone plans
- Employer-paid long-term disability, life, and AD&D insurance
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Education Assistance Program
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee Referral Bonus Program
- Discounted cafeteria meals
- Paid Parental Leave
- Employee Service Recognition program
- Voluntary plans including life, AD&D, short-term disability, critical illness, accident insurance, and hospital indemnity
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
