Receiving & Distribution Clerk I

Albany Medical Center; City of Glens Falls (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Albany Medical Center is seeking an Inventory Clerk for the CSS - GFH Supply Chain Management team. The role is based at multiple Albany campuses in NY and uses mobile technology to support PAR counting, order fulfillment, and delivery duties.

The position requires a High School Diploma/G.E.D. and 1–3 years in supply chain or shipping roles. Daily tasks include inventory, paperwork, and on-site material movement with day shift hours.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/G.E.D. required.
• 1–3 years in a service position involving supply chain, shipping and receiving.
• Basic level competency with Microsoft Windows.
• Ability to read and comprehend instructions.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to develop win–win relationships across Center Staff.
• Add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure.
• Excellent people/customer service orientation.
• Innate curiosity to learn and understand relationships.
• Knowledge of Materials Management software tools.
• Ability to use good judgment when performing the job.
• Accept and carry out direction, work cooperatively with others and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Inventory supply counting using mobile computers; perform periodic inventory.
• Inventory order processing; print tickets and packing slips, bill orders.
• Fulfillment of customer orders; stage items for shipment and may operate equipment.
• Material delivery; on-campus delivery, may rotate between campuses.
• Radioactive package delivery to Hot Lab per EH&S policy.
• Restocks linen storage and maintains neat linen room.
• Track Pad deliveries; capture customer signature and delivery location.
• Restocks storage across Lawson Inventory Sites; organize shelves.
• Mail Room activities; sort/process USPS mail and internal deliveries.

Skills

Excellent oral and written skills

Read and comprehend instructions

Customer service orientation

Good judgment

Independently organize work

Numeracy

Curiosity to learn

People/center staff relations

Education

High School Diploma/G.E.D.

Tools

Microsoft Windows

Materials Management software

Job description

Department/Unit:
CSS - GFH Supply Chain Management
Work Shift:
Day (United States of America)
Salary Range:
$41,923.00 - $54,500.00
Performs order fulfillment and delivery activities. Uses mobile computer technology to perform Periodic Automatic Replenishment (PAR) counting. Prints, fills, sorts, stages, and delivers inventory material. Sorts and delivers non-inventory material. Capable of performing similar job functions on both the 43 New Scotland Ave Albany NY campus, CSC 1275 Broadway Menands NY and SCC 25 Hackett Blvd Albany NY. May be periodically assigned and rotated between both campuses.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Inventory supply counting – using mobile computer technology, performs periodic inventory of assigned items in Stores. Organizes and counts supplies in stock unit of measure. Enters data into mobile computer. Returns and secures mobile computer after use.
• Inventory order processing - performs keyboard computer commands to build computerized pick tickets and packing slips. Prints pick tickets and packing slips. Performs keyboard commands to acknowledge and bill supply orders to customer cost centers. Performs basic trouble shooting of printers, including refilling paper.
• Inventory order fulfillment – using computerized pick tickets, retrieves stored items from storage locations and fulfills customer orders. May operate manual, powered, and computerized equipment during order fulfillment process. Accurately stages picked supplies for shipment to customers with supplies coming from FB-dock or Warehouse. Completes all required paperwork, attaches packing slip to fulfilled order. Repeats process for next order.
• Material delivery – using either mobile computer technology or paper documents, performs final delivery of all items processed through on campus Distribution area merged with Fb-dock and Warehouse orders. May operate manual or powered equipment during this process. Depending upon day of week and/or location, may deliver and physically put away material while rotating materiel dates. Obtains final signature of receipt from customer on Purchase Orders (POs). Completes all required paperwork and returns same to Distribution for final processing.
• Radioactive package delivery – as assigned, performs radioactive package delivery to Hot Lab location per AMC Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) policy.
• Restocks linen storage - assists contracted laundry vendor in unloading clean linen supply truck. Pushes hamper carts of clean, packaged linen into Linen Room. Rotates stock and stores linen in correct location. Breaks down any mixed linen bins and places linen onto shelf. Maintains a neat, organized linen room.
• Performs Track Pad Deliveries – uses mobile computer technology to perform Track Pad deliveries, capturing both the customer signature and Building/Room Number of each delivery. Brings to management any issues when end users office location does not match Track Pad delivery location.
• Restocks Inventory Site storage - as assigned, performs physical restocking of shelf storage locations in various Lawson Inventory Sites including Distribution, Linen, and/or Warehouse. Empties cases and restocks storage shelves with smaller supply units. Breaks down boxes for recycling. Maintains a clean, neat storage area at all times.
• Performs Mail Room activities – unbundles, sorts, and processes inbound US Postal Service (USPS) mail and internal mail into the correct mail slot. Performs internal mail runs deliveries by banding together similar mail stops by Building location. Follows USPS procedures for outbound mail processing.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/G.E.D. - required
• 1-3 years in a service position involving supply chain, shipping and receiving - required
• Demonstrated basic level competency with Microsoft Windows.
• Ability to read and comprehend instructions.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to develop win-win relationships across various levels of Center Staff.
• Add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Excellent people/ customer service orientation skills.
• Innate curiosity to learn and understand relationships.
• Knowledge of various Materials Management software tools.
• Ability to use good judgment when performing the functions of the job or when interacting with others.
• Accept and carry out direction, work cooperatively with others and avoid interpersonal conflict.
• Independently organize work to meet established deadlines for timely supply delivery.

Equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Physical Demands

• Standing - Constantly
• Walking - Constantly
• Sitting - Rarely
• Lifting - Constantly
• Carrying - Constantly
• Pushing - Constantly
• Pulling - Constantly
• Climbing - Constantly
• Balancing - Constantly
• Stooping - Constantly
• Kneeling - Constantly
• Crouching - Constantly
• Crawling - Frequently
• Reaching - Constantly
• Handling - Constantly
• Grasping - Constantly
• Feeling - Constantly
• Talking - Occasionally
• Hearing - Frequently
• Repetitive Motions - Constantly
• Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination - Constantly

Working Conditions

• Extreme cold - Occasionally
• Extreme heat - Occasionally
• Humidity - Occasionally
• Wet - Occasionally
• Noise - Frequently
• Hazards - Occasionally
• Temperature Change - Occasionally
• Atmospheric Conditions - Occasionally
• Vibration - Frequently

Thank you for your interest in Albany Medical Center!
Albany Medical Center is an equal opportunity employer.
This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Medical Center, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that: Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Medical Center policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.
Thank you for your interest in Albany Med Health System!
Albany Med Health System is an equal opportunity employer.
This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Med Health System, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that:
Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Health System policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.