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Thrive Pet Healthcare
Veterinary Inventory Specialist
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An Inventory or Supply Specialist specializes in tracking and managing inventory and supplies to improve production or distribution at a company or organization. Manages purchase orders, or distribution of materials between different centers of a large company.
$49,567 / year median in California
+4% projected growth
Job Description
Description ACCESS Specialty Animal Hospital Los Angeles is seeking an Inventory Specialist to join our growing team! As our Inventory Specialist, you'll be in charge of ensuring our shelves are stocked, our supplies are plentiful and our inventory is in tip-top shape. You'll play a critical role in keeping our operations running smoothly and efficiently.
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