Inventory Control Specialist

Schedule: 7:00am- 3:30pm; Monday- Friday with flexibility on day shift hours and potential weekend coverage

Location: Fort Wayne, IN

Responsibilities:

• Maintains accurate inventory levels and ensures inventory is available and ready for use.
• Coordinates disposal, return, and reallocation of obsolete items in the inventory.
• Files claims with manufacturers when defective goods are found in inventory.
• Audits inventory on a regular basis and provides reports to management.
• Coordinates with buyers to keep up to date status of shipments and tracking information.
• Serves as a liaison with shipping companies to ensure the most timely and cost effective shipping methods are utilized.
• Maintains replenishment of logistics and distribution office supplies.
• This position may require weekend coverage.

Qualifications:

• Associate's Degree or equivalent years of experience is preferred.
• Requires 3-5 years of relevant experience.
• Requires proven experience in Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Requires Enterprise Resource Management or Warehouse Management System experience.
• Previous inventory audit experience is preferred.
• Some assignments may require the ability to operate manual and motorized material handling equipment. May be required to obtain Material Handling Safety Training certification within 30-days of hire.
• Requires long periods of standing and walking (as much as 2-4 hours per day).
• Requires the occasional ability to: lift up to 50 lbs from floor to waist; lift up to 20 lbs from waist to over-the-head; carry up to 25 lbs.

• Indiana University Health has nearly 40,000 team members, including more than 3,600 physicians and 1,200 advanced practice providers, and we’re home to the largest nursing network in Indiana with more than 9,000 nursing team members at over 800 sites of care.
• IU Health is ranked No. 1 in Indiana by U.S. News & World Report, Riley Children's Health is ranked among the top children's hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report.
• A unique partnership with the Indiana University School of Medicine – one of the nation’s largest medical schools – gives patients access to groundbreaking research and innovative treatments, and it offers team members access to the latest science and the very best training – advancing healthcare for all.
• With 15 hospitals, including seven with Magnet designation and eight with Pathways to Excellence designation, our team members are leading the way through excellence.
• At Indiana University Health, your personal and professional growth is a top priority. You will have access to many diverse opportunities to learn and develop in meaningful ways that matter most to you, such as advanced clinical training, leadership development, promotion opportunities and cross training development.
• Indiana University Health is invested in the lives of Hoosiers, leading the transformation of healthcare to make Indiana one of the nation’s healthiest states.