Inventory Control Coordinator (2025-1116)

Overview

Job Title : Inventory Control Coordinator (2025-1116) – Valley Medical Center

Location : VMC Main Campus, Renton, WA. Department : Distribution. Shift : Days. Type : Full Time. FTE : 1. Hours : 8am - 4 : 30pm.

Category : Professional. Salary Range : Min $62,371 - Max $90,439 / annual DOE.

Business Context : The IC Coordinator manages inventories, conducts counts, requisitions replenishments, and ensures proper inventory control across clinical and non-clinical areas, aiming to support patient care and operational efficiency.

Job Description

Distribution – This position oversees perpetual and par inventory locations, supplies received, stored and issued at VMC, and may serve in clinical areas (OR, Cath Lab) to implement inventory control policies and procedures. The IC Coordinator works under the Inventory Manager and serves as a role model for the Service Culture Guidelines and mission of the organization.

Hours of Work : Typically Days with some variable shifts. Responsible to : Manager, OR & General Stores Inventory.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day accountability for supply inventories, monitor volumes, flow, and sourcing; oversee inventory-related projects and assignments; lead work as directed by management.
• Apply cycle counting and standard operating procedures; analyze product usage and adjust inventory levels to optimize stock levels.
• Avoid stockouts by anticipating supply needs and communicating potential interruptions to managers, supervisors, and customers.
• Monitor additions, deletions, and changes to main stores and unit PAR locations; coordinate product conversions with departments.
• Maintain current Materials Management Information System (MMIS) database; act as liaison for training users in the electronic requisition system.
• Generate and submit distribution statistics and monthly reports as requested.
• Make independent decisions regarding supply shortages and communicate with management; perform causative research and reconciliation for reports.
• Support patient supply product evaluations and development of departmental policies in coordination with Supervisors / Managers.
• Lead product recalls and returns; represent Distribution on committees as directed.
• Maintain and operate automated point-of-use (POU) systems (e.g., ParX); manage inventory control projects with leadership.

Qualifications

Physical / Mental Demands & Environment

Requires repetitive lifting, pushing, carrying (up to 40 lbs), bending, twisting, standing / walking up to 50% of shift, and working in varied temperatures and noise levels. May require pickups / deliveries outside the Medical Center.

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