Lab Inventory Specialist

Job Summary:

Coordinate the activities involved in procuring and maintaining records of material, equipment, merchandise, or supplies.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Assemble and maintain records of quantity, type, and value of material, equipment, merchandise, or supplies
• stocked in inventory
• Count material, equipment, merchandise and/or in-stock supplies and post totals to inventory records
• Compare inventories to records to obtain current inventory
• Verify clerical computations against physical count of stock and adjust errors in computation or count; investigate
• and report reasons for discrepancies
• Compile information on receipt or disbursement of material, equipment, merchandise or supplies and compute
• inventory balance, price, and cost
• Prepare reports, such as inventory balance, price lists and shortages
• Inspect unacceptable goods or supplies to determine source of problem and recommend corrective action
• Review all purchase documents to ensure they are reflective of the quoted price and quality of the requisition
• with the vendor and handle discrepancies within limitations and scope of authority
• Maintain effective communication with all internal customers
• Perform all administrative and other accounting duties as assigned
• Research and compare costs for new items and make suggestions of most suitable items to lab and/or corporate
• management
• Maintain the organization and cleanliness of all inventory areas.
• Assisting with managing priorities and schedule such that individual goals as well as team goals are achieved with
• encouraged participation in the Food Safety Net Services Team
• Responsible for the safety of oneself and others working within their area
• Responsible for the completion of required training

Education & Experience:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required
• 1 or more years of inventory management and control experience required

Physical Demands/Work Environment:

• Strong organizational skills and ability to execute manual detailed tasks
• Flexible schedules
• Work under stress with interruptions and deadlines
• Ability to think logically
• Required to wear appropriate protective clothing
• Required to use appropriate protective equipment