Material Handler (Biotechnology)

We are hiring a contract Material Handler to manage receipts and shipments of laboratory supplies and business materials. The position will work directly with the Purchasing, Lab, and Finance departments to store, track and reconcile all materials.
 
Responsibilities

• Processing accurate PO receipts in ERP system.
• Support Sample Receiving process(s).
• Kan-Ban distribution of Stock to Point of Use locations throughout labs.
• Tagging & labeling incoming stock items and put-away.
• Managing item disposition per QC status in stockroom.
• Maintaining incoming/outgoing shipment log.
• Interact with purchasing department to reconcile shipping discrepancies.
• Perform cycle count of stock materials.
• Maintain supply item records and manage inventory within an ERP system .
• Prepare and process outbound shipments, domestic & international.
• Interact with freight and logistics carriers to schedule pick-up and deliveries.
• Work with finance to reconcile PO and packing slips.
• Author and refine written SOPs for work responsibilities.
• Initiate purchase requisitions as required.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of experience in Material Management in the biotechnology or pharmaceuticals industry.
• Must be familiar and comfortable with working in a small start-up environment and adaptable to working with all levels of the organization.
• The successful candidate will be a customer focused proven self-starter, energetic, timely and organized team player with excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Candidate should have experience working with temperature-sensitive (refrigerated, frozen) materials and demonstrate understanding of the importance of maintaining the chain of custody for cold-chain items.
• Experience with domestic and international shipping and associated packaging and documentation requirements.
• Candidates should have experience working with integrated ERP & LIMS systems with NetSuite knowledge being a definite plus.
• Other Warehouse Duties as Assigned by Management
• Work Environment: On-site resource, Moderate lifting, Occasional work with items that are frozen and refrigerated, Occasional work with Blood Samples.