Healthcare Inventory Specialist (Field-Based, Scotland & Northern Ireland)

Stryker Group; Remote; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading medical device company is seeking a Healthcare Inventory Specialist to manage inventory at customer sites across Scotland and Northern Ireland. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication skills, a proactive approach to improving inventory processes, and experience with ERP systems. Responsibilities include conducting inventory counts, building relationships with customers, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. This permanent role offers a dynamic work environment with opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Experience managing inventory and counting, including reconciliation.
• Experience working with SOPs and SOX controls.
• Proven communication skills and relationship building.

Responsibilities

• Count inventory in the field according to plan.
• Build relationships to drive inventory management activities.
• Perform inventory counts using the AIM platform.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Communication skills

Proactive

Attention to detail

Education

A levels or higher (or equivalent)

Degree in business or logistics

Tools

Microsoft Office

ERP systems

AIM platform for inventory management

Job description

Healthcare Inventory Specialist (Field‑Based, Scotland & Northern Ireland)

Permanent Contract

Who we want

• Detail‑oriented process improvers. Critical thinkers who naturally see opportunities to develop and optimize work processes – finding ways to simplify, standardize and automate.

• Collaborative partners. People who build and leverage cross‑functional relationships to bring together ideas, data and insights to drive continuous improvement in functions.

• Dedicated achievers. People who thrive in a fast‑paced environment and will stop at nothing to ensure a project is complete and meets regulations and expectations.

What you will do

The Field Inventory Specialist will be responsible for counting inventory in the field at customer sites in line with the set plan for the year, including reconciliation agreed with customer.

The role will be successful by building internal and external relationships, to execute the counts in the field but also to drive additional inventory management value‑added activities together with customers.

Key Activities & Responsibilities

• Responsible to making sure the counts in your set region are performed in line with the European SOP for field inventory count.
• Together with the manager create the most effective count plan for the year.
• Manage the appointments with the hospitals and Stryker sales reps. Proactively identifies opportunities for inventory optimisation, and present these to internal stakeholders (and customers).
• Visit the customer and perform the inventory count with Stryker’s AIM platform for field inventory management.
• The count is performed for sterile implants, unsterile implants and kits.
• Analyse the count differences, align and agree the actions with the customer and if required the Stryker sales reps.
• Using the AIM platform to perform the inventory adjustment transactions as agreed with the customer and the Stryker sales rep in Oracle.
• Send necessary reports to customer and Stryker sales rep.
• Work together with the customer and agree actions for expired or soon to be expired products.
• Re‑present Stryker in a professional way during customer visits.
• Build effective relationships with our customer and internal stakeholders.
• Contribute to continuous improvements by identifying inefficiencies and proposing process improvements.
• Stay up to date with product knowledge to understand the Stryker business, our customer’s needs to create the best possible outcomes for field inventory management.
• Be the role model for your colleagues and support more junior colleagues related to the job. Support onboarding and training of new team members.
• Ensure all ISO, Compliance, SOX, FCPA and regulatory requirements and policies are followed.

What you need

Education

Essential: A levels or higher (or equivalent).

Desired: Degree in business or logistics.

Experience

Essential:

• Managing inventory and counting inventory, including reconciliation.
• Managing Microsoft Office applications and ERP systems efficiently.
• Experience working with SOPs and SOX controls.
• Proven excellent communication skills and building relationships.

Preferred:

• Managing field inventory at customer sites.
• Experience working with implants and instruments or similar work.
• Asset or inventory management – work with evaluating inventory and making adjustments that reduce inventory while maintaining service levels.
• Medical Device Industry – experience within the industry dealing with sterile and non‑sterile components.

Competencies & Behaviors

• Decision Making/Judgement – Selects effective approaches to solving issues, based on available information and business objectives and escalates appropriately.
• Relationship Builder – Builds and maintains relationships within the team, customers and across the wider organisation.
• Good communication skills.
• Proactive – Has a pro‑active and independent personality, ability to manage their own workload and prioritise appropriately.
• Strong internal drive and motivation to make a difference and add value to an organisation.
• Attention to detail – being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
• Dependability – being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
• Independence – developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
• Initiative – a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
• Innovation – creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work‑related problems.
• Integrity – being honest and ethical.