Inventory & Operations Specialist

Medline Industries, Inc. in; Northfield Township (IL); Hybrid; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) contributions

Paid time off

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Medline Industries, LP in Northfield, IL is seeking an Operations Specialist to manage inventory stocking across branches and collaborate with Product Managers and Inventory Management on action plans to best serve Medline's customers.

The role is based at the Northfield headquarters with a hybrid work model. A background in administrative support and strong Excel and Access skills to analyze data and improve processes is preferred.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• At least 1 year of relevant business or administrative support experience.
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills (e.g., SUM, formatting, charts, print scaling).
• Intermediate Microsoft Access skills (e.g., simple queries, required fields, labels).
• Intermediate analysis and math skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate inventory levels (surplus, stock transfers, returns, DEDs, slot holds).
• Contact branches to receive product breakdowns or offer a solution for Sales.
• Review and approve all DED requests.
• Work with AP to resolve vendor discrepancies.
• Respond to product information requests from the sales force.
• Provide Sales with Medline preferred cross-reference literature brochures.
• Assist with overflow calls from Product Support team.
• Review back order, surplus, HOTSHEETS, and open Purchase Order reports.
• Process all returns.
• Review AP issues with vendors (overbill notices, problem tickets, debits/credits) and slot holds.

Skills

Administrative support

Data analysis

Communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Access

Job description

Medline Industries, LP in Northfield, IL is seeking an Operations Specialist to manage inventory stocking across branches and collaborate with Product Managers and Inventory Management on action plans to best serve Medline's customers.

The role is based at the Northfield headquarters with a hybrid work model. A background in administrative support and strong Excel and Access skills to analyze data and improve processes is preferred.