Stores Co-ordinator

Avantor; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Avantor in Cambridge is seeking a Store Co-ordinator to support the daily operation of a scientific stores function in a Research & Development environment. You will receive, store, and distribute laboratory consumables and chemicals, ensuring safety and compliance while providing excellent service to researchers.

This hands-on role is physical, involving stock control, cycle counts, barcoding, and documentation.

Qualifications

• Previous experience working in a stockroom, warehouse, stores, inventory management, or materials handling environment.
• Experience using inventory or stock management systems.
• Strong understanding of stock control processes and inventory accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Manage stock inventory and ensure materials are available to support laboratory operations.
• Receive, inspect, store, and distribute scientific consumables and laboratory supplies.
• Operate stock management systems to track inventory movements and stock levels.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for researchers regarding inventory and stock-related queries.
• Conduct regular cycle counts and maintain accurate inventory records.
• Create and maintain documentation, reports, and stock records.
• Generate barcodes and maintain shelf labelling systems.
• Monitor stock usage trends and proactively manage replenishment activities.
• Investigate stock shortages, delivery lead times, and suitable alternatives when required.
• Handle materials requiring special storage conditions, including hazardous and temperature-sensitive products.
• Support KPI reporting and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with quality, safety, and security requirements.
• Assist during internal audits and regulatory inspections.
• Archive and maintain documentation in accordance with procedures.

Skills

Stock control

Inventory management

Warehouse ops

Tools

Inventory software

Job description

The Opportunity: Store Coordinator

Join Our Team Are you an organised, hands‑on professional who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment? We are looking for a Store Co-ordinator to support the daily operation of a scientific stores function within a Research & Development environment. This is a highly active and physical role where you will be responsible for receiving, handling, storing, and distributing laboratory consumables, chemicals, solvents, and other scientific materials. You will play a critical role in ensuring researchers have the right materials available when they need them, while maintaining the highest standards of safety, compliance, and customer service. You do not need a scientific background to be successful in this role. Candidates with experience in retail, stockrooms, warehousing, logistics, or inventory management are encouraged to apply. If you bring a strong customer-focused mindset, excellent organisational skills, and a willingness to learn, we will provide all the necessary training to help you develop the technical and scientific knowledge required for the position.

What You'll Do

• Manage stock inventory and ensure materials are available to support laboratory operations.
• Receive, inspect, store, and distribute scientific consumables and laboratory supplies.
• Operate stock management systems to track inventory movements and stock levels.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for researchers regarding inventory and stock-related queries.
• Conduct regular cycle counts and maintain accurate inventory records.
• Create and maintain documentation, reports, and stock records.
• Generate barcodes and maintain shelf labelling systems.
• Monitor stock usage trends and proactively manage replenishment activities.
• Investigate stock shortages, delivery lead times, and suitable alternatives when required.
• Handle materials requiring special storage conditions, including hazardous and temperature-sensitive products.
• Support KPI reporting and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with quality, safety, and security requirements.
• Assist during internal audits and regulatory inspections.
• Archive and maintain documentation in accordance with procedures.

What We're Looking For

• Previous experience working in a stockroom, warehouse, stores, inventory management, or materials handling environment
• Experience using inventory or stock management systems.
• Strong understanding of stock control processes and inventory accuracy.

Skills & Competencies

• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail.
• Self-motivated, dependable, and proactive.
• Customer-focused with strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• A confident problem solver who can effectively manage competing priorities.
• Comfortable working with data, reports, and IT systems.
• Able to build effective relationships with internal teams, suppliers, and stakeholders.
• Flexible and adaptable in a dynamic working environment.
• Committed to health, safety, environmental, and quality standards.

Working Environment

• Frequent walking throughout the facility.
• Standing for extended periods.
• Bending, reaching, lifting, and carrying materials.
• Manual handling of products typically weighing up to 20 kg.
• Working with laboratory supplies, solvents, chemicals, and other materials that may require special handling procedures.
• Following strict safety, security, and compliance requirements.

Why Join Us?

This is an excellent opportunity to become part of a collaborative scientific environment where your work directly supports research activities and operational excellence. You’ll play a key role in ensuring critical materials are available to the teams driving innovation and discovery every day.

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Avantor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Why Avantor?

Dare to go further in your career. Join our global team of 14,000+ associates whose passion for discovery and determination to overcome challenges relentlessly advances life‑changing science. The work we do changes people’s lives for the better. It brings new patient treatments and therapies to market, giving a cancer survivor the chance to walk his daughter down the aisle. It enables medical devices that help a little boy hear his mom’s voice for the first time. Outcomes such as these create unlimited opportunities for you to contribute your talents, learn new skills and grow your career at Avantor. We are committed to helping you on this journey through our diverse, equitable and inclusive culture which includes learning experiences to support your career growth and success. At Avantor, dare to go further and see how the impact of your contributions set science in motion to create a better world.

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Avantor®, a Fortune 500 company, is a leading global provider of mission‑critical products and services to customers in the biopharma, healthcare, education & government, and advanced technologies & applied materials industries. Our portfolio is used in virtually every stage of the most important research, development and production activities in the industries we serve. One of our greatest strengths comes from having a global infrastructure that is strategically located to support the needs of our customers. Our global footprint enables us to serve more than 225,000 customer locations and gives us extensive access to research laboratories and scientists in more than 180 countries. We set science in motion to create a better world.