Advanced Inventory Control Specialist, 3rd Shift, Hoxworth Product Management

Advanced Inventory Control Specialist, 3rd Shift, Hoxworth Product Management

Hoxworth Blood Center (HBC), University of Cincinnati, was founded in 1938 and serves more than 30 hospitals in 18 counties in Southwestern Ohio, Northern Kentucky, and Southeastern Indiana. Annually, Hoxworth collects more than 100,000 units of blood from local donors to help save the lives of patients in area hospitals. Hoxworth Blood Center : Saving Lives Close to Home. HBC is located within the College of Medicine and is the only Regional Blood Center owned and operated by a University in the United States.

The Hoxworth Blood Center is recruiting a full-time (100% FTE) Advanced Inventory Control Specialist in the Division of Product Management, to maintain extensive inventory and support management staff by performing administrative duties. The candidate will be trained on first shift, then assigned to work third shift, once training is completed.

Compensation and Schedule :

Starting pay : $23.18 / hr

Third Shift Available : 11 : 00 PM to 7 : 30 AM

Shift Differential Pay is available

Saving lives is no easy task, but at Hoxworth Blood Center, it's what we do every day and we're looking for positive, professional individuals to join our team and help advance our lifesaving mission. If you're a detail-oriented individual with experience in inventory control activity, then we invite you to apply for a position at Hoxworth Blood Center.

Essential Functions

• Coordinate work schedules for receiving, inspecting, distributing and maintaining inventory of materials, supplies and equipment. Control equipment and fixed assets inventory and coordinate annual inventory data gathering process.
• Implement policies and procedures on inventory control and salvage disposal, monitor receipt and disposition of surplus property and resolve problems involved with inventory of supplies.
• Coordinate with supervisor on disposal of useless equipment, evaluate distribution and inventory systems and make recommendations for improvements.
• Maintain computerized inventory record systems; update systems, prepare report and recommend database / system changes as needed.
• Write / edit standard operating procedures, policies, forms, and reference documents.
• Coordinate training of new staff and existing staff to new processes.
• Coordinate acquisition of additional inventory to meet demand of customers and / or selling excess inventory.
• Perform validations and projects as assigned by supervisory staff.
• Coordinate work of the department as well as interactions / projects with other departments. Provide technical and operational guidance within department and with other departments in related projects.
• Serve as department manager and technical resource in the absence of management.
• Perform related duties based on departmental need. This job description can be changed at any time.

Required Education

High School Diploma or GED.

Required Experience

Two (2) years of related inventory control experience.

Physical Requirements / Work Environment

UC offers an exceptional benefits package designed to support your well-being, financial security, and work-life balance. Highlights include :

Comprehensive Tuition Remission

UC provides tuition remission for you and your eligible dependents, covering tuition costs for nearly all undergraduate and graduate programs offered by the university.

Robust Retirement Plans

As a UC employee, you won't contribute to Social Security (except Medicare). Instead, you'll choose between state pension plans (OPERS, STRS) or an Alternative Retirement Plan (ARP), with UC contributing 1418% of your salary based on position.

Real Work-Life Balance

UC prioritizes work-life balance with a generous time-off policy, including :

Vacation and sick time

11 paid holidays and additional end-of-year paid time off (Winter Season Days)

6 weeks of paid parental leave for new parents

Additional Benefits Include :

To learn more about why UC is a great place to work, please visit our careers page at https : / / www.uc.edu / careers.html

UC is an E-Verify employer. If hired into this position, you will be required to provide satisfactory proof of employment eligibility by providing acceptable, original forms of identification for employment verification via the Federal I-9 employment verification process. A list of acceptable documents can be seen here : https : / / www.uscis.gov / i-9-central / form-i-9-acceptable-documents

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