Veterinary Inventory Specialist

AAVMP; Culver City (CA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Paid parental leave

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Continuing education

Pet discounts

Job summary

ACCESS Specialty Animal Hospital Los Angeles is seeking an Inventory Specialist to join our growing team. The role focuses on building a complete vendor list, establishing reorder points, and optimizing JIT ordering to balance usage and stock levels.

You will manage purchasing for a single hospital location, receive and distribute inventory, verify packing slips, and work with accounting to ensure timely processing. Training on EzyVet and SmartFlow is provided.

Qualifications

• Completion of EzyVet webinars with respect to inventory management and product organization.
• Completion of all admin level SmartFlow University training.

Responsibilities

• Create a complete list of all vendors used by ACCESS hospitals for inventory purposes and all items purchased by these vendors.
• Make recommendations for reorder points for regularly utilized items at the home hospital location.
• Use Just In Time ordering to determine safe stock levels based on historic and projected usage.
• Order inventory for a single ACCESS hospital to maximize purchasing power.
• Receive, unpack, and distribute inventory within the hospital; manage deliveries.
• Verify packing slips match ordered items and received quantities, and relay to accounting promptly.
• Perform regular inventory audits and compare to sales to identify waste, loss or theft.
• Calculate turnover ratio for common items and compare to industry averages.
• Review year-over-year purchasing history to forecast trends and adjust plans.
• Enforce FIFO to reduce inventory waste and prevent over-ordering; review expired meds for trends.
• Maintain controlled drug stocking and drug logs via Cubex or other tools as needed.
• Understand EzyVet and SmartFlow relationships to troubleshoot inventory and product codes on site.
• Uphold ACCESS spirit in all inventory-related tasks.

Education

EzyVet webinars for inventory management

SmartFlow University training (admin level)

Job description

ACCESS Specialty Animal Hospital Los Angeles is seeking an Inventory Specialist to join our growing team!

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Create a complete list of all vendors utilized by ACCESS hospitals for inventory purposes, and all corresponding items purchased by these vendors
• Make recommendations for ROP (reorder points) for all regularly utilized items within the home hospital location
• Utilizing JIT (Just In Time / pull system) method of ordering, make recommendations for amount of safety stock required for each hospital based upon both historic and projected usage
• Order inventory for single ACCESS hospital to maximize purchasing power
• Responsible for receipt, unpacking, distribution throughout hospital, of all deliveries related to inventory
• Ensure that all items listed on packing slips, correspond correctly to ordered items, and received items
• Responsible for ensuring that packing slips and order information is sent to accounting department in a timely manner
• Perform regular inventory audits of each category of item and compare to inventory sales when applicable to ascertain waste / loss / theft concerns
• Calculate turnover ratio for commonly used items and compare to industry average (5.5 turns annually)
• Review year over year comparisons of purchasing history through primary distributor to assess trends and begin forecasting projections
• Reduce waste of inventory drugs due to expiration by ensuring FIFO (First In First Out) protocol in place and ensuring over ordering is prevented. Regularly review expired medications to determine any trend changes or ROP recommendations
• Controlled drug stocking and drug log maintenance, via Cubex or other tools as necessary
• Understand all nuances of relationship between EzyVet and Smartflow to be able to troubleshoot issues, handle all updates with respect to inventory and product codes between programs, and address on site questions
• Responsible for upholding the spirit of ACCESS by handling all necessary tasks that require attention

Qualifications:

• Completion of EzyVet webinars with respect to inventory management and product organization
• Completion of all admin level SmartFlow University training

Compensation:

$25-$28/hour dependent upon experience.

We invest heavily in our employees with many opportunities for growth and development! We offer outstanding benefits including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, paid parental leave, matching 401(k), paid time off, continuing education, generous pet discounts, and much more!

At Thrive Pet Healthcare, we celebrate and embrace the uniqueness and diversity of all of our team members, pet parents, and pets. We strive to create a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture where all team members belong and feel empowered.