Specialist I - Materials Management

Catalent; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid time off & holidays

Job summary

Catalent's Madison, Wisconsin site is seeking a Specialist I - Materials Management to join our team. This onsite role supports warehouse operations, inventory control, and shipping in a dynamic environment, ensuring timely and accurate handling of materials while maintaining safety and quality standards.

The position offers Monday–Friday 9 am–5 pm, with opportunities to contribute to critical biopharmaceutical development and manufacturing processes in a GMP setting.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 1+ years of relevant work experience in a shipping, material operation’s environment.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Wisconsin driver’s license and operate company vehicle if requested.

Responsibilities

• Using FEFO basis, pick, stock, verify, identify inventory, or deliver materials as needed.
• Accurately pick, pack, ship and document all orders to meet customer order fulfilment requirements.
• Support Freezer/Cooler PMs as needed.
• Achieve and maintain zero shipping errors and zero inventory variances.
• Manage and prepare domestic and international ambient and temperature-controlled shipments for delivery as requested.
• Participate in daily/annual inventory cycle count activities as requested.
• Maintain an orderly, organized, and safe work area and the ability to work overtime as requested.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Communication skills

Adaptability

Proactive mindset

Lifting up to 50 lbs

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

JD Edwards

Microsoft Excel

MS Teams

Job description

About Site

Catalent’s Madison, Wisconsin site is a state‑of‑the‑art biologics development and manufacturing facility supporting customers from research through early‑and mid‑stage clinical production. Located at 726 Heartland Trail in Madison, the approximately 102,700‑square‑foot GMP facility specializes in mammalian cell line engineering, drug substance biomanufacturing, and biopharmaceutical development, utilizing flexible single‑use systems to enable rapid scale‑up and customization. The site is home to Catalent’s proprietary GPEx® and GPEx® Lightning technologies, which are used to generate high‑yielding mammalian cell lines for biologic therapies, and supports production scales ranging from 50 to 4,000 liters for clinical manufacturing. Following a $45 million expansion announced in 2025, the Madison site has significantly increased capacity, added new equipment, and created approximately 200 highly skilled biohealth jobs, further strengthening its role within Catalent’s global biologics network and Wisconsin’s growing life sciences ecosystem.

Position Summary

We have an opportunity for a Specialist I - Materials Management to join our team. This role supports warehouse operations, inventory control, and shipping activities in a dynamic environment. You will work with a collaborative team to ensure timely and accurate handling of materials while maintaining compliance with safety and quality standards. This position offers the chance to contribute to critical processes that support the development and manufacturing of life‑changing biologics.

Shift: Monday - Friday - 9 am - 5 pm

Location: Madison, WI

100% Onsite

The Role

• Using FEFO basis, pick, stock, verify, identify inventory, or deliver materials as needed
• Accurately pick, pack, ship and document all orders to meet customer order fulfilment requirements.
• Support Freezer/Cooler PMs as needed
• Achieve and maintain zero shipping errors and zero inventory variances
• Manage and prepare domestic and international ambient and temperature‑controlled shipments for delivery as requested.
• Participate in daily/annual inventory cycle count activities as requested
• Maintain an orderly, organized, and safe work area and the ability to work overtime as requested.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a valid Wisconsin driver's license. Ability to operate company owned transport vehicle as requested.
• 1+ years of relevant work experience in a shipping, material operation’s environment
• Work is performed in a climate‑controlled laboratory environment and requires frequent sitting, standing, walking, computer use, reading, writing, speaking, and reaching; occasional stooping, kneeling, crouching, bending, carrying, and grasping; and lifting up to 10 pounds frequently and 50 pounds occasionally. The role requires compliance with all EHS responsibilities and adherence to safety procedures when working with laboratory hazards, including skin and lung irritants, electrical equipment, sharp instruments, toxic materials, hazardous waste, and clean room gowning requirements.

Preferred Skills & Background

• Prior experience operating warehouse equipment handheld scanners, forklifts, pallet jacks, etc.) preferred
• Prior cold storage material handling and alarm system monitoring preferred
• Prior pharmaceutical or food manufacturing/processing, & cGMP experience, preferred
• Prior computerized inventory management system knowledge, JD Edwards knowledge preferred
• Prior DOT and IATA training preferred
• Knowledge of International documentation compliance, INCO Terms, CI, HTS code, SLI and DG
• Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, and MS Teams knowledge preferred
• Proven ability to multi‑task and demonstrate diplomatic skills
• Effective communication skills
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Proactive initiative/mindset to foresee needs and value‑added support/consideration
• Ability to adapt to change and flex quickly

Why You Should Join Catalent

• Defined career path and annual performance review and feedback process
• Diverse, inclusive culture
• Potential for career growth on an expanding team within an organization dedicated to preserving and bettering lives
• Competitive paid time off plus 8 paid holidays
• Community engagement and green initiatives
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits effective day one of employment
• Tuition Reimbursement

Catalent offers rewarding opportunities to further your career!

Join the global drug development and delivery leader and help us bring over 7,000 life‑saving and life‑enhancing products to patients around the world. Catalent is an exciting and growing international company where employees work directly with pharma, biopharma and consumer health companies of all sizes to advance new medicines from early development to clinical trials and to the market. Catalent produces more than 70 billion doses per year, and each one will be used by someone who is counting on us. Join us in making a difference.

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