Inventory Control Coordinator (Full Time, Days)

St. Luke’s University Health Network; Bethlehem (Northampton County); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Luke's University Health Network is seeking an experienced Inventory Control supervisor for the Bethlehem area. The role will oversee the Linen Room operations, supervise staff, and ensure accurate inventory levels across department and network facilities.

The position requires 2–3 years in storeroom/inventory control, strong computer skills, and knowledge of regulatory guidelines. Demonstrated ability to enforce policies and coordinate with nursing and purchasing teams is essential.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma is required.
• Associate's degree preferred or equivalent supervisory experience.
• Two to three years' experience in storeroom, inventory control, purchasing, or linen.
• Computer literate with Inventory Control.
• Knowledge of regulatory guidelines.
• Thorough knowledge of inventory control and warehousing.

Responsibilities

• Operates Inventory Control and Linen Room in the absence of the Supervisor and Manager.
• Supervises Inventory Control and Linen staff.
• Solves problems within department and Network-wide related to department activities.
• Participates in orientation of new employees.
• Assists with teaching, orientation and in-servicing storeroom and linen staff.
• Maintains departmental and Network policies, QA program, infection control standards.
• Gathers statistics and maintains records.
• Provides input into employee evaluations.
• Compares balances and performs periodic stock verifications; adjusts as needed.
• Arranges storage space for products and ensures proper routing of incoming goods.
• Orders and delivers supplies and maintains adequate stock turnover.

Skills

Inventory control

Computer literacy

Supervisory skills

Education

High School Diploma

Associate's degree preferred

Job description

St. Luke's is proud of the skills, experience and compassion of its employees. The employees of St. Luke's are our most valuable asset! Individually and together, our employees are dedicated to satisfying the mission of our organization which is an unwavering commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient's ability to pay for health care.

HOURS

Full Time, Days, 40 hours/week Mon-Fri 6:30 AM - 3:00 PM Weekend coverage rotation will be approximately once per month, subject to change

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assumes responsibility for the operation of Inventory Control and Linen Room in the absence of the Supervisor and Manager.
• Supervises and works with Inventory Control and Linen employees.
• Problem-solves within the department and Network-wide in matters related to the activities of the department.
• Participates in the orientation of new employees.
• Assists with teaching, orienting and in-servicing storeroom and linen employees.
• Maintains established departmental and Network policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, environmental and infection control standards.
• Gathers statistics, maintains required records in an orderly manner.
• Provides input into employee evaluations.
• Compares computer balances and periodic sampling checks of physical inventory and makes adjustments as necessary.
• Arranges adequate space requirements for storage of products.
• Modifies distribution techniques and practices as required to ensure incoming goods are routed to the proper destination.
• Orders and delivers supplies.
• Maintains inventory control in assigned areas to ensure adequate stock turnover rate.

PHYSICAL AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS

• Standing for up to 6 hours, up to 3 hours at a time.
• Walking for up to 6 hours per day, 1 hour at a time.
• Sitting for up to 2 hours per day, 1 hour at a time.
• Frequently uses fingers for data entry, etc.
• Frequently uses hands for stocking of shelves, etc.
• Frequently uses upper extremities to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Frequently stoops, bends, or reaches above shoulder level.
• Hearing as it relates to normal conversation.
• Seeing as it relates to general vision, near vision, peripheral vision and visual monotony.
• Frequently pushing and pulling carts weighing up to 500 pounds.

EDUCATION

High School Diploma required. Associate ‘s degree preferred, and/or equivalent supervisory experience.

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

• Two to three years' experience in Storeroom, Inventory Control, Purchasing, or Linen.
• Computer literate with Inventory Control.
• Knowledge of regulatory guidelines.
• Thorough knowledge of inventory control and warehousing.

St. Luke's University Health Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Founded in 1872, St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) is a fully integrated, regional, non-profit network of more than 23,000 employees providing services at 16 campuses and 350+ outpatient sites. With annual net revenue in excess of $4 billion, the Network’s service area includes 11 counties in two states: Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Monroe, Schuylkill and Luzerne counties in Pennsylvania and Warren and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey. St. Luke’s hospitals operate the largest network of trauma centers in Pennsylvania, with the Bethlehem Campus being home to St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital. SLUHN is the only Lehigh Valley-based health care system to earn Medicare’s five-star ratings (the highest) for quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction. It is both a Leapfrog Group and Healthgrades Top Hospital and a Newsweek World’s Best Hospital. The Network’s flagship University Hospital has earned the 100 Top Major Teaching Hospital designation from Premier 13 times total and eleven years in a row, including in 2023 when it was identified as THE #4 TEACHING HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY. In 2021, St. Luke’s was identified as one of the 15 Top Health Systems nationally. St. Luke’s is the ONLY health care institution in the Lehigh Valley to be named a Top Workplace regionally repeating the exclusive honor for the third year in a row. Also, for the third straight year, St. Luke’s has been a Top Workplaces in the Philadelphia Region by the Philadelphia Inquirer, ranking 9th in the large employer category for 2025 and the only health care system in PA to receive this award. In 2025, St. Luke’s was recognized as a national Top Workplaces by USA Today, three years in a row, including the 3rd best health care system in the nation in 2023 and 2024. Lastly, in 2025, St. Luke’s was named a Top Workplace in New Jersey for the third year in a row.

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