Inventory Management Specialist

Cardinal Health; New Jersey; On-site; USD 51,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Paid time off

401k savings plan

Health Savings Account (HSA)

FSAs

Job summary

Cardinal Health WaveMark Solutions seeks an Inventory Management Specialist to ensure daily replenishment of disposable medical supplies across New Jersey’s acute and non-acute settings. You will optimize inventory, support process improvements, and drive change at the clinical department level, from OR to ED and ambulatory sites.

The role requires on-site work at customer locations with occasional travel; you will analyze data, prepare reports, and collaborate with customers and vendors to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field, or equivalent work experience, preferred.
• 2+ years’ experience in inventory management, healthcare, or project management preferred.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills are essential preferred.
• Customer service, problem solving and analytical skills highly desired.
• Customer/Vendor credentialing may be required (vaccinations).
• Optional travel up to 30%, depending on business needs and employee preference.

Responsibilities

• Daily order and replenish stocking locations.
• Process on demand requests.
• Asset location management and upkeep (housekeeping).
• Manage customer relationships.
• Provide back-order resolution and mitigation.
• Monthly inventory count and reporting for customers.
• Right-sizing inventory (PAR levels, SKU rationalization).
• Define and execute projects with tracking via plans.
• Expiration tracking and disposition.
• Administrative tasks: timecards and expense counts.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Customer service

Microsoft Office

Inventory management

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Office (Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word)

Job description

## Inventory Management SpecialistApply: NJ-New Jersey-FIELD: Full time: Posted Today: 20189259For more than 20 years, Cardinal HealthTM WaveMarkTM Solutions has helped health systems automate and simplify clinical and supply chain workflows, enabling clinicians to spend less time managing supplies and more time focused on patient care. WaveMarkTM Solutions is a leading SaaS-based clinical supply chain and workflow management platform that helps healthcare providers optimize the management of medical supplies across the continuum of care. By combining advanced technologies such as RFID and barcode tracking, cloud-based software, predictive analytics, and automated inventory management with expert support services, WaveMark delivers real-time visibility and control over supplies ranging from everyday consumables to high-value implants and devices. Its solutions support operating rooms, procedural labs, clinical laboratories, and nursing units, connecting product usage to the patient record at the point of care while providing actionable insights that improve product availability, streamline clinical workflows, enhance patient safety, reduce costs, and strengthen overall financial and operational performance across health systems.**Job Summary**As a Inventory Management Specialist, you will be responsible for the daily order and replenishment of our customer’s disposable medical supplies within the acute and non-acute setting. This role provides inventory management expertise designed to support an organization’s need to right-size inventory, improve efficiencies, streamline processes and effect change management at the clinical department level, specifically within the OR, Cardiac Cath Lab, Interventional Radiology, Emergency Department, Labor & Delivery, Central Supply and Ambulatory Sites.The Inventory Management Specialist is a customer-facing role acting as a liaison, providing product information and resolve any emerging problems that the customer account might face with accuracy and efficiency. There is a need to communicate clearly and honestly and be problem solvers that are confident at troubleshooting and investigating.**Location:** This position requires you to be on-site at various customer locations within New Jersey.**Work Schedule:** Monday-Friday 6am – 2:30pm/3:00pm or 8am-5pm.**Responsibilities***Daily** Order and replenish stocking locations.* Process on demand requests.* Asset location management and upkeep (housekeeping).* Manage customer relationships.* Provide back-order resolution and mitigation.*Monthly** Perform physical inventory on all SKUs and record in a count sheet.* Generate a monthly 1-pager report for customers.* Analyze data and provide recommendations for action.* Right-sizing inventory (including consolidating, PAR level review, and SKU rationalization).* Define and execute projects and track via project plans.* Provide expiration tracking and disposition.*Administrative responsibilities** Managing and submitting timecards.* Manage an expense count.* Point of use location management and upkeep.* Furthering education via in-house eLearning.* Maintain vendor credentialing compliance.**Qualifications*** Bachelor’s degree in related field, or equivalent work experience, preferred.* 2+ years’ experience in inventory management, healthcare, or project management preferred.* Strong verbal and written communication skills are essential preferred.* Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office products (Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word) preferred.* Customer service, problem solving and analytical skills highly desired.* Customer/Vendor credentialing may be required (this may include vaccinations). More details will be provided if you are selected for an interview.* Optional travel up to 30%, depending on business needs and employee preference.**Anticipated hourly range:** $37.00 per hour - $47.52 per hour**Bonus eligible:** No**Benefits:** Cardinal Health offers a wide variety of benefits and programs to support health and well-being.* Medical, dental and vision coverage* Paid time off plan* Health savings account (HSA)* 401k savings plan* Access to wages before pay day with myFlexPay* Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)* Short- and long-term disability coverage* Work-Life resources* Paid parental leave* Healthy lifestyle programs**Application window anticipated to close:** 10/30/26 \\*if interested in opportunity, please submit application as soon as possible.