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Posted Apr 23Inventory Specialist (Tampa, FL)
United StatesOn-site
Responsibilities
- Manage inventory levels across the sales district, ensuring the right quantities are in the right place.
- Ensure all product recall activity is performed immediately to ensure compliance to all required.
- Coordinate with Quality and Regulatory to ensure verify and ensure all compliance procedures are followed.
- Ensure consignment locations have valid consignment agreements and/or custody cards as required.
- Perform Field Cycle Counts as required.
- Coordinate and participate in territory physical inventories ensure all preparation guidelines are performed, conduct counts, and perform required physical inventory reconciliation.
- Ensure minimal location/account variances and ensure adjustments (positive/negative) meet established company variance percentages and dollar amounts.
- Perform field location/account visits/reviews to ensure consigned inventory instruments and implants are verified with account and ensure after reviews that instrument sets and implant inventory levels are correct and adjusted accordingly.
- Perform IAP validations semi-annually and ensure all required adjustments are performed to maintain accurate IAP records.
- Analyze inventory asset levels to maximize utilization and to provide improved sales performance providing recommendations and executing appropriate strategies.
- Perform Instrument and implant utilization analysis to identify opportunities, inventory efficiencies with sales management and sales force.
- Ensure compliance of company asset utilization goals and objectives.
- Perform period, quarterly and annual product reporting to provide guidance for set and inventory deployments.
- Perform analysis/reporting affecting all P&L related territory and/or area operations (i.e.
- Perform MOVE system reviews with Field Logistics Specialist to ensure excellent sales product support for surgeries and assess Kit utilization to ensure maximum utilization.
- Perform daily/period freight activity reviews on all FedEx and courier usage to ensure costing is correct and most economical.
- Determine and ensure the least cost method of providing product to customer is performed.
Requirements
- Good working knowledge of company products, operating system, and procedures is critical.
- Required to perform on call support as required.
- Must be able to understand and perform the functions and procedures pertaining to the efficient operation of warehousing.
- Must be willing to learn our software Systems such as Move Medical and SAP used on a daily basis.
- What will you need to be successful? Education: High school Diploma or equivalency required Bachelor's Degree preferred
- experience in a related field, e.g.
Benefits
- Inclusion and Belonging - Committed to Welcoming, Celebrating and Thriving on Belonging, Learn more about Employee Inclusion Groups on our website ( https://www.smith-nephew.com/ Your Future: 401k Matching Program, 401k Plus Program, Discounted Stock Options, Tuition Reimbursement.
- Work/Life Balance: Flexible Personal/Vacation Time Off, Paid Holidays, Flex Holidays, Paid Community Service Day Your Wellbeing: Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account (Employer Contribution of $500+ annually), Employee Assistance Program, Parental Leave, Fertility and Adoption Assistance Program.
- Extra Perks: Discounts on fitness clubs, travel and more! Smith+Nephew provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability.
Additional details
- At Smith+Nephew we design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living.
- The Inventory Specialist function is a critical component of Smith+Nephew’s overall US Supply Chain strategy.
- We are the last mile and the difference between success and failure in thousands of hospitals and surgery centers each day, where our customers are helping their patients improve their lives.
- It can and will be stressful, but it is rewarding knowing that you played a critical part in the positive outcome for a patient whose life is being restored through our products.
- You are responsible for maintaining accurate inventory records of products as they flow through the territory.
- Accountability of products missing from sets is crucial to ensure proper billings.
- You will be responsible for case coverage, inventory management, and analyzing data.
- Inventory Specialist is an on-site member of the Logistics Team in a territory sales office(s).
- This role is responsible for managing and implementing company inventory and asset management policies and procedures for territory and/or area level.
- This includes maximizing asset utilization and minimizing inventory/instrument investment as well as maintaining accurate records of product placements.