What are the responsibilities and job description for the Inventory Coordinator position at Cardinal Health?
What Inventory Management contributes to Cardinal Health
Operations is responsible for materials handling and product distribution in a distribution or manufacturing environment. Includes warehousing and fulfillment of materials and products, transportation, inventory management as well as demand, supply and manufacturing planning.
Inventory Management is accountable for the design and execution of demand planning and customer forecasting systems, supply planning, product deployment and expediting processes, and the development and implementation of a stocking optimization model to minimize costs and inventory while delivering on service requirements.
Job Summary
The Coordinator Inventory Management is responsible for tracking and managing inventory accuracy of products. This job processes returns and recalls related to distributed products and fills out necessary paperwork as needed. The Coordinator, Inventory Management plays a critical role in ensuring customer orders are filled on time and accurately. This job tracks the financial impact of inventory levels and frequently communicates cross functionally with internal teams. Inventory Coordinator will be assisting the lead inventory coordinator and assisting in pharmacy scanning and FedEx exceptions as needed.
Responsibilities
- Researches and resolves count variances to ensure accurate inventory records and identify potential areas of improvement in the process.
- Moves inventory locations as needed to maintain efficient and compliant operations.
- Manages the daily returns process both physically in the warehouse and in CRM.
- Reviews, processes and intervenes on all recall notices for products.
- Transfers products to Emergency Drug Response Program (EDRP) sites in Distrack.
- Tracks and reports variance reports and inventory control reports to clients. Provides Finance a final report.
- Identifies needs and ships proper return packaging to customers in order for a successful return of product.
- Handles expired product return from vendors and creates Debit Memos.
- Assist in scanning and labelling prescriptions.
- Assist in tracking returns and quarantine cage.
- Keeps detailed log of returns, inventory balances, and orders.
- Coordinate with FedEx on missing packages, tracking packages, and recalling packages.
Qualifications
- 1-2 years of experience, preferred
- High school degree or GED, preferred
- Licensed pharmacy technician preferred
What is expected of you and others at this level
- Applies acquired knowledge and skills to complete standard tasks
- Readily learns and applies new information and methods to work in assigned area
- Maintains appropriate licenses, training and certifications
- Works on routine assignments that require some problem resolution
- Works within clearly defined standard operating procedures and/or scientific methods
- Adheres to all quality guidelines
- Works under moderate degree of supervision
- Work typically involves regular review of output by work lead or supervisor
- Refers complex unusual problems to supervisor
Candidates who are back-to-work, people with disabilities, without a college degree, and Veterans are encouraged to apply.
Cardinal Health supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. Cardinal Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.
