Senior Materials & Inventory Lead, Facilities Ops

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is seeking an experienced Inventory Manager to oversee receiving, storage, issuance, and planning of materials for facilities operations. You will monitor stock levels, analyze usage trends, and partner with procurement and maintenance teams to optimize inventory and cut waste.

The role requires strong data analysis, CMMS data integrity, and the ability to guide early career staff while maintaining rigorous safety and quality standards at all times.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Bachelor's degree in business or logistics preferred.
• 7+ years of experience in shipping, receiving, warehouse or related fields.
• Prior experience leading teams in a materials management environment preferred.
• Proven performance in earlier role.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate all assigned materials management activities, including receiving, storage, issuance, release, shipping, inventory control, and material planning to ensure timely availability of materials and supplies.
• Monitor inventory levels and accuracy through usage analysis, cycle counts, physical inventories, expiration reviews, and reconciliation of system records; investigate discrepancies, identify shortages and overstocks, and implement corrective actions.
• Collaborate with Procurement, Shipping, and operational departments to support sourcing and purchasing activities, optimize inventory levels, reduce excess and obsolete inventory, and recommend replenishment strategies.
• Maintain and update inventory, parts, and supplies data within the CMMS, ensuring data integrity, accurate work order material identification, and support for automated replenishment processes.
• Analyze inventory and operational data to identify trends, develop metrics and standard operating procedures, generate management reports, and recommend process improvements to enhance safety, quality, productivity, and inventory performance.
• Troubleshoot inventory and materials management issues, report deficiencies, and propose corrective actions to ensure compliance with internal procedures and quality standards.
• Guide early career team members on standard tasks within area.
• Perform other duties as assigned to meet goals and objectives of the department and institution. Maintain regular and predictable attendance.
• Consistently meet job expectations, adhere to policies, and deliver quality work while applying. St. Jude values and principles. Managers evaluate employee performance throughout the year-specifically through the spring and fall Check-In milestones and the Annual Performance Review. All employees are encouraged to actively participate in these performance management processes.

Skills

Inventory management

Data analysis

Cross-functional communication

Attention to detail

Education

High school diploma or GED

Bachelor's degree in business or logistics

Tools

CMMS

Job description

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is seeking an experienced Inventory Manager to oversee receiving, storage, issuance, and planning of materials for facilities operations. You will monitor stock levels, analyze usage trends, and partner with procurement and maintenance teams to optimize inventory and cut waste.

The role requires strong data analysis, CMMS data integrity, and the ability to guide early career staff while maintaining rigorous safety and quality standards at all times.