Inventory Coordinator

Join Cleveland Clinic Akron General's Bath Health and Wellness Center and become part of a top healthcare system in Akron. This patient-friendly facility offers a variety of primary care, emergency care and specialty services along with Lifestyles, a medically based fitness program and facility.  

As an Inventory Coordinator, you will act as a liaison between the department and Supply Chain Management to ensure that inventory levels reflect the department’s needs and are managed by established policies and procedures. In this role, you will exhibit the organization’s mission and values and strive to achieve and sustain the Cleveland Clinic Experience.

A caregiver in this position works days from 7:00AM – 3:30PM. 

A caregiver who excels in this role will: 

• Maintain inventory integrity. 

• Resolve shipping and receiving issues directly with the vendor or carriers.

• Monitor,reportand resolve discrepancies.

• Provide technical set up and maintenance of automated ordering systems.

• Monitor, troubleshoot and resolve any automated ordering system issues.

• Proactively monitor the system to prevent ordering issues.

• Verify accuracy of receipts and orders filled.

• Participate in consignment audits.

• Adjust par levels based upon usage within the ERP system.

• Provide technical set up and maintenance of automated ordering system.

• Develop and implement new systems or manage changes of existing systems when necessary.

• Respond to recalls as directed by the FDA or other agencies.

• Assure that the facility meets regulatory requirements in the handling of biohazardous waste.

• Coordinate backorder process to supply inventory.

• Notify users of back orders and work to identify alternate products.

• Prepare broken or returned equipment for shipment and maintain documentation of returns.

• Manage consignment inventory items.

• Rotate stock within defined areas and perform routine expiration management to meet KPIs.

• Receive storeroom stock items from shipping and receiving area, unpack and inspect items for damage, verify accuracy of shipment and input information in the warehouse management system.

• Possibly, handle returns by completing technical documentation and other required communication.

• Deliver supplies and materials to appropriate floors and health care facilities.

• Monitor the flow of traffic into dock areas, prioritizing deliveries ensuring the safe receipt of goods and supplies.

• Verify accuracy of shipments, check for damage to goods and document variances of orders.

• Prepare goods and supplies for distribution, prioritize deliveries, and sort and label loads ensuring the safe, correct and timely delivery of orders.

• Stock picking locations using warehouse management system.

• Perform regular cycle counts and physical counts of stock for inventory control verification.

• Survey, fill and stock Nursing floors and clinical areas to maintain inventory levels.

• Complete six months of on-the-job training. 

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

• High School Diploma or GED 

• Valid driver’s license (VDL) and meet all of Cleveland Clinic insurance requirements 

• Two years of experience in inventory control functions with responsibility for par levels, purchasing functions, inventory analysis and usage trends OR an Associate’s Degree in Supply Chain Management or a related field

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

• Experience in healthcare supply chain functions 

• Computer systems experience that includes bar code readers, handheld computers and printers

• Microsoft 365 (Word/Excel) experience

• Strong customer service skills

Our caregivers continue to create the best outcomes for our patients across each of our facilities. Click the link and see how we’re dedicated to providing what matters most to you: https://jobs.clevelandclinic.org/benefits-2/