Inventory Coordinator

Posted:
9/8/2024, 10:16:23 PM

Location(s):
Akron, Ohio, United States ⋅ Ohio, United States

Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Customer Success & Support

Workplace Type:
On-site

                    

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Job Title

Inventory Coordinator

                        

Location

Akron

                    

Facility

Akron General Medical Center

                     

Department

Materials Management-Cleveland Clinic Akron General

                      

Job Code

AK0220

                     

Shift

Days

                       

Schedule

5:30am-2:00pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details


Join us at Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital where we have been providing world-class care to our community for over 100 years. Cleveland Clinic is recognized as one of the top hospitals in the nation. At Akron General, we strive for patient-centered care and comfort with our collaborative team of healthcare professionals. We are committed to serving the community and treat our patients as family.  

The Inventory Coordinator acts as a liaison between the department and Supply Chain Management to ensure that inventory levels reflect the department's needs and are managed by established policies and procedures. When you join our team, you will be part of a supportive caregiver family that will be united in shared values and purpose to fulfill our promise of being the best place to receive care and the best place to work in healthcare. 

 

A caregiver in this position works 5:30am—2:00pm.  


A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

  • Resolve shipping and receiving issues directly with the vendor or carriers. 

  • Provide technical set up and maintenance of automated ordering system. 

  • Monitor, troubleshoot and resolve any automated ordering system issues 

  • Verify accuracy of receipts, orders filled and participates in consignment audits. 

  • Respond to recalls as directed by the FDA or other agencies. 

  • Assure that the facility meets regulatory requirements in the handling of biohazardous waste. 

  • Prepare broken or returned equipment for shipment, maintain documentation of returns. 

  • Receive storeroom stock items from shipping and receiving area; unpacks and inspects items for damage; verifies accuracy of shipment and inputs information in the warehouse management system. 

  • Support Site Managers with communications with customers to fulfill areas’ stocking needs and anticipates future needs. 

  • Monitor the flow of traffic into dock areas, prioritizing deliveries ensuring the safe receipt of goods and supplies and put away freight, supplies, packages, and perishable items from dock facilities using materials handling equipment. 

  • Verify accuracy of shipments, check for damage to goods and document variances of orders. Prepare goods and supplies for distribution, prioritizing deliveries, sorting, and labeling loads ensuring the safe, correct, and timely delivery of orders. 

  • Survey, fill, and stock Nursing floors and clinical areas to maintain inventory levels. 

  • Maintain cleanliness of storeroom area; collects pallets from area and stacks for pick up. 

  • Maintain the proper and appropriate professional and ethical relationships with all vendor representatives, conduct business according to established principles and guidelines. 

 

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

  • High School Diploma or GED. 

  • Must meet all Cleveland Clinic insurance requirements. 

  • May require appropriate Valid Driver’s License (VDL) to drive box truck. 

  • Two years of experience in inventory control functions with responsibility for par levels, purchasing functions, inventory analysis, and usage trends. 

  • OR Associate’s degree in supply chain management or a related field. 

  • On-the-Job Training: Six months on-the-job training required to learn specialized surgery components, inventory systems, and departmental policies and procedures. 

 

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

  • Experience in healthcare supply chain function. 

  • Computer systems experience including bar code readers, handheld computers, and printers. 

 

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Physical Requirements:

  • Manual dexterity to operate office equipment.

  • May require periods of sitting, standing and the ability to walk to various locations throughout the health system to attend meetings.

  • Must have normal or corrected vision and be able to clearly communicate verbally by phone or in person.

  • Must have own transportation to travel to multiple sites.

Personal Protective Equipment:

  • Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

                       

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substance and nicotine. All offers of employment are follwed by testing for controlled substances and nicotine. All new caregivers must clear a nicotine test within their 90-day new hire period. Candidates for employment who are impacted by Cleveland Clinic Health System's Smoking Policy will be permitted to reapply for open positions after one year.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

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