Onsite Inventory & Materials Lead for Lab Ops

vwr; Melbourne (FL); On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness: medical, dental,視

PTO & holidays

401(k), commuter benefits, tuition a

Stock purchase plan discount

Job summary

Avantor's Lab and Production Services team is a key provider of customizable, end-to-end laboratory operations support for over 500 customers in biopharma, pharmaceutical, educational, industrial, and high-tech sectors.

You will coordinate daily work assignments, manage material replenishment, and ensure accurate inventory and reporting while hands-on supporting operations across shifts.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; related degree preferred.
• 3+ years in inventory management, material handling, or warehouse operations; 1+ year in coordination role.
• Experience using ERP systems (SAP MM, Oracle) for inventory, purchasing & reporting.
• Experience with barcode scanning, WMS, and handheld devices.
• Proficient Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP) and Outlook; strong data skills.
• Knowledge of FIFO/FEFO, lot tracking, expiration management, and cycle counting.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily work assignments for associates based on priorities and deadlines.
• Balance workloads across the team during peak periods and absences.
• Monitor task completion and address bottlenecks in real time.
• Streamline workflows and propose process improvements.
• Contribute to inventory tasks and hands-on operations.
• Coordinate shift handoffs for continuity of operations.
• Communicate daily priorities, schedule changes and updates to the team.
• Coordinate sourcing of consumables and materials; monitor stock levels against par points.
• Generate purchase requisitions and supplier communications within ERP.
• Identify substitutes and manage backorders; track open orders.
• Oversee storage, regulatory compliance, and material segregation.
• Ensure FIFO/FEFO compliance and lot-based rotation across categories.
• Coordinate disposition of expired or non-conforming materials.
• Collect and report operational data; prepare daily/weekly/monthly KPIs.

Skills

Inventory management

Material handling

Team coordination

Microsoft Teams

ERP systems

Barcode scanning

Excel (pivot, VLOOKUP)

FIFO/FEFO

KPI reporting

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associate or bachelor's in supply chain, logistics, business administration

Tools

SAP MM

Oracle

Barcode scanners / WMS

handheld devices

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Avantor's Lab and Production Services team is a key provider of customizable, end-to-end laboratory operations support for over 500 customers in biopharma, pharmaceutical, educational, industrial, and high-tech sectors.

You will coordinate daily work assignments, manage material replenishment, and ensure accurate inventory and reporting while hands-on supporting operations across shifts.