Inventory Specialist

CHI; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Inventory Specialist to manage inventory for high-value goods across various hospital departments. This role involves ensuring optimal stock levels to support patient care, collaborating with clinical staff and supply chain management, and conducting regular inventory audits. Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to advancing healthcare standards and providing exceptional patient care. If you have a passion for inventory management and want to make a difference in a dynamic healthcare environment, this opportunity is for you!

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 3+ years of inventory management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage inventory for high value goods in various hospital areas.
• Restock supplies and monitor inventory levels to ensure patient care.
• Conduct annual inventory counts and manage consigned inventory.

Skills

Inventory Management

Communication Skills

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Supply Chain Applications

Automated ERP Systems

Education

High School Graduate or GED

Tools

Lawson

Job description

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Responsibilities

Inventory Specialist duties include management of inventory as it relates to picking products, replenishing, and requisitioning within assigned areas of high value goods, such as Surgical Services, Cath Lab, EP and Imaging. Duties are not limited to the supply room, but extend to all areas of the hospital. Responsible for pulling products for cases as assigned. Monitors and assures inventory levels meet demand tracking usage & setting inventory levels for specific group of products, in support of PAR & Perpetual locations.

• Restocks supplies daily and rotates inventory supporting accurate inventory levels, generating orders/requisitions as needed.
• Distributes medical supplies and equipment to patient care areas.
• Monitors par levels for specific products to assure that appropriate levels are established in order not to affect patient care.
• Identifies excess inventory, returning stock and processing credits; notifies supervisor of outdated or slow moving inventory.
• Participates in the put away and validation process of perpetual inventory items, and issues and credits materials from the inventory management point‐of‐use system.
• Labels bins and handles requests to change pars; maintains clean and orderly stock locations.
• Works in collaboration with reprocessing resources, leadership, and buyers to optimize usage of reprocessed products; acts as liaison between clinical staff and supply chain management for assigned high value areas, such as Surgical Services, Cath Lab, EP and Imaging.
• Conducts annual inventory count to determine asset value and additional inventories as requested.
• Manages consigned inventory and processes bill‐only’s as appropriate.
  
  

Responsibilities

Inventory Specialist duties include management of inventory as it relates to picking products, replenishing, and requisitioning within assigned areas of high value goods, such as Surgical Services, Cath Lab, EP and Imaging. Duties are not limited to the supply room, but extend to all areas of the hospital. Responsible for pulling products for cases as assigned. Monitors and assures inventory levels meet demand tracking usage & setting inventory levels for specific group of products, in support of PAR & Perpetual locations.

Essential Key Job Responsibilities

• Restocks supplies daily and rotates inventory supporting accurate inventory levels, generating orders/requisitions as needed.
• Distributes medical supplies and equipment to patient care areas.
• Monitors par levels for specific products to assure that appropriate levels are established in order not to affect patient care.
• Identifies excess inventory, returning stock and processing credits; notifies supervisor of outdated or slow moving inventory.
• Participates in the put away and validation process of perpetual inventory items, and issues and credits materials from the inventory management point‐of‐use system.
• Labels bins and handles requests to change pars; maintains clean and orderly stock locations.
• Works in collaboration with reprocessing resources, leadership, and buyers to optimize usage of reprocessed products; acts as liaison between clinical staff and supply chain management for assigned high value areas, such as Surgical Services, Cath Lab, EP and Imaging.
• Conducts annual inventory count to determine asset value and additional inventories as requested.
• Manages consigned inventory and processes bill‐only’s as appropriate.
  
  

Disclosure summary

The job summary and responsibilities listed above are designed to indicate the general nature of the work performed within this job. They are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all job responsibilities required of employees assigned to this job. Employees may be required to perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience:

• High school graduate, GED or equivalent
• Minimum of three (3) years’ experience of inventory management or other relevant experience
  
  

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, Abilities And Training

• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, summarizing analysis in reports with minimal supervision.
• Stays on task and meets deadlines.
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Basic knowledge of supply chain applications (e.g., Lawson).
• Knowledge of automated ERP systems and processes.
• Ability to process and present data clearly.
  
  

Overview

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center is an internationally recognized leader in research and clinical excellence that has given rise to breakthroughs in cardiovascular care, neuroscience, oncology, transplantation, and more. Our team’s efforts have led to the creation of many research programs and initiatives to develop advanced treatments found nowhere else in the world. In our commitment to advancing standards in an ever-evolving healthcare environment, our new McNair Campus is designed around the human experience—modeled on evidence-based practices for the safety of patients, visitors, staff, and physicians. The 27.5-acre campus represents the future of healthcare through a transformative alliance focused on leading-edge patient care, research, and education. Our strong alliance with Texas Heart Institute and Baylor College of Medicine allows us to bring our patients a powerful network of care unlike any other. Our collaboration is focused on increasing access to care through a growing network of leading specialists and revolutionizing healthcare to save lives and improve the health of the communities we serve.

Pay Range

$15.56 - $21.40 /hour

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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