Inventory Control Associate I

BioLegend; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

401k with Company Match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Paid Time-Off

Parental Benefits

Disability Insurance

Job summary

BioLegend is seeking a Materials Specialist to manage inventory in a fast-paced, high-volume environment. You will coordinate with Customer Service, Packaging, and Shipping to ensure on-time delivery and 100% customer satisfaction, while keeping finished goods organized and accurate.

You will perform ERP data entry, support SOPs and work instructions, and participate in cycle counts. The role requires teamwork with Manufacturing, Planning, QC, and Receiving teams and mentors newer associates.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years inventory control experience.
• HS Diploma or GED required.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Transfer materials for internal use and inventory needs.
• Maintain inventory accuracy for components and finished goods.
• Perform ERP data entry and document material transactions.
• Develop and maintain SOPs/Work Instructions.

Skills

Warehouse operations

Inventory control

ERP/MRP

Data entry

SOPs

Education

HS Diploma or GED

Tools

MRP/ERP

Job description

BioLegend | About Us

At BioLegend, we are committed to providing researchers with the most comprehensive and cutting-edge high-quality reagents for life science research. Being part of Revvity, a global provider of health science solutions, technologies, expertise and services for life sciences and diagnostics, allows us to extend the mission of enabling our customers to do legendary discovery. Join us and make a difference!

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BioLegend (a division of Revvity, Inc.) is looking for an effective communicator to serve as our Materials Specialist who does well with organization and structure. In this role you will operate in a fast-paced high volume environment, staying in constant communication with customer service, packaging technicians, and shipping representatives to ensure on time delivery with 100% customer satisfaction. This role is essential to keeping the finished goods organized and accounted for. A candidate for this role should also be comfortable with and use discretion when dealing with errors and complaints.

This Warehouse/Lab position is a driving factor for inventory process evaluation and improvement. Utilizing advanced knowledge and experience in inventory management that will standardize and streamline existing practices. The areas of potential impact will include inventory transferring/movements, perform data entry in an Enterprise Resource Planning system and updating or creation of standard operation procedures. They will also participate in inventory cycle counts to measure accuracy as well as the review of variances or discrepancies to the root cause and reconciliation. This individual must be detailed oriented with a strong teamwork mentality. They will provide training and provide mentorship to newer associates. This position will work closely with Manufacturing, Planning, Quality Control, Packaging, material specialist, customer service, and Receiving/shipping personnel.

Essential Functions

• Transfer materials for internal customer use and for inventory needs
• 1-2 years warehouse operations experience
• Maintain accuracy of inventories for Components and Finish Goods and transfer requests
• Perform inventory counts and perform adjustments in the ERP system.
• Reconcile inventory discrepancies.
• Document processes and procedures used for the material handling.
• Perform data entry to document material transactions accurately.
• Confirming Customer Complaints and Internal Complaints
• Organize and complete inventory related projects.
• Develop and implement efficient inventory management procedures.
• Create and maintain quality documents in accordance with the company’s ISO standards Standard Operation Procedures and Work instructions.
• Recommend system/process enhancements.
• Understanding of department tasks upstream and downstream impacts.
• Demonstrate a broader perspective of inventory processes for the areas.
• Mentor and provide guidance for Inventory team members to assist with growth and development.
• Audit Inventory control procedures for compliance with ISO requirements and process improvements.
• Propose alternate activities to resolve material issues, bottlenecks and gaps between material availability and processing capacity.
• Create and Track Key Performance Indicators metrics.
• Ensures compliance with company and department policies, procedures, checklists.
• Report and communicate with Production, QC, Customer Service, receiving, Planning and Procurement groups to coordinate material and resource requirements to full fill production activities.
• Coordinate cross functional meetings to determine appropriate actions to resolve issues.
• Performs other duties as assigned/required.
• Other projects or responsibilities as may be required.
• Create and finalize standard operating procedures (SOP) and Work Instructions (WI)
• Distribute work effectively to manage the departments responsibilities.
• Create quality management system process “Non-Conformance.”

Basic Qualifications

• 1-2 years of inventory control experience
• HS Diploma or GED

Preferred Qualifications

• 1-2 years experience working under aseptic conditions.
• Hands-on experience of handling antibody materials or chemical buffers
• Previous experience with Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) or ERP
• Prior experience in life science, biotechnology industry or process manufacturing industry
• Prior experience handling multiple product lines with high volume and high mix of SKU’s
• Familiar with Quality Management Systems
• Understanding of Lean Six Sigma, JIT, Kanban concepts, 5’s
• 1-2 years of lab experience in an ISO13485/MDSAP/FDA environment

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function.

Work Environment & Physical Demands - Lab

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in a laboratory environment with occasional data entry on a computer. Occasional exposure to a warehouse environment.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers to handle, feel, or operate objects, tools or controls, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand, talk and hear.

Work Environment & Physical Demands - Warehouse

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in a warehouse environment with occasional data entry on a computer. Occasional exposure to a laboratory environment.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers to handle, feel, or operate objects, tools or controls, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand, talk and hear.

The pay range for this full-time position is a salary $20.00 – $25.00 per hour USD Annually. This range reflects the minimum and maximum target for a new hire in this position. The pay offered to the successful candidate will take into account internal equity, work location, and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that base pay is only one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This range allows for the successful candidate to have an opportunity to progress within the position and develop at our company. This base pay range does not take into account bonuses, equity, or other benefits which may be applicable and are dependent on the level and position offered.

What do we offer?

We provide competitive and comprehensive benefits to our employees. Below are some highlights of our benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance Options
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Paid Time-Off
• Parental Benefits
• Compassionate Care Leave
• 401k with Company Match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Learn more about Revvity’s benefits by visiting our page. Log-In instructions are provided towards the bottom of the Bswift page.

For benefit-eligible roles only. Part-time and temporary roles may not be eligible for all benefits listed. Please reach out to your recruiter for more information.