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Inventory Specialist
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What they do
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.
$41,798 / year median in Kentucky
+11% projected growth
Job Description
•Job Summary and Responsibilities
•As an Inventory Professional, you will efficiently and accurately manage supplies and equipment, ensuring optimal stock levels. Every day you will receive, stock, issue, and track inventory, performing counts, reconciling discrepancies, processing orders, and utilizing management systems. To be successful, you will demonstrate meticulous attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and proficiency in inventory software, crucial for operational efficiency and cost control.
+ Restocks supplies daily and rotates inventory supporting accurate inventory levels, generating orders/requisitions as needed
+ Distributes medical supplies and equipment to patient care areas
+ Monitors par levels for specific products to assure that appropriate levels are established in order not to affect patient care
+ Identifies excess inventory, returning stock and processing credits
+ Notifies supervisor of outdates or slow moving inventory
+ Participates in the put away and validation process of perpetual inventory items
•Job Requirements
•Required
+ High School Graduate General Studies, upon hire or
+ High School GED General Studies, upon hire
+ None, upon hire Where You'll Work Welcome to Saint Joseph East, a 217-bed, full-service, community hospital located in a convenient setting in Lexington, Kentucky. Saint Joseph East also includes the Women's Hospital at Saint Joseph East which is dedicated to supporting the well-being of women in Central and Eastern Kentucky and serves a 16-bed Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). CHI Saint Joseph Health is part of CommonSpirit Health, a non-profit, Catholic health system dedicated to advancing health for all people. With approximately 175,000 team members and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians. Our commitment to serve the common good is delivered through the dedicated work of thousands of physicians, advanced practice clinicians, nurses, and staff; through clinical excellence delivered across a system of 140 hospitals and more than 2,200 care centers serving 24 states.
•Pay Range
•$15.61 - $22.34 /hourWe are an equal opportunity employer.