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Customers globally rely on our extensive range of products and services—
from life-saving medicines to lab essentials to next-generation instruments. Our Operations team leverages our PPI (Practical Process Improvement Business System) to manufacture and produce these products and continuously improve productivity and quality all while contributing to our Mission - to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

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JOB DESCRIPTION

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

Support new business wins in designated region from implementation phase to maturity
Provide reporting and customer insights to the commercial team for key areas of customer usage, service levels, and inventory
Review and process stock requests for customers in region. Provide performance metrics for stock request utilization
Manage products at risk for expiration and obsolescence
Monitor days of supply for critical items in region and take appropriate actions to expedite product
Work closely with Demand and Inventory planners to determine ideal stocking strategies
Schedule and facilitate monthly reviews with commercial and distribution teams on supply chain and customer information
Provide information to Distribution Centers to support short and long-term capacity planning
Supports an environment that promotes positive communication and interaction between departments.
Drive continuous improvement through PPI project participation and leadership.
May be required to perform other related duties as the need arises and/or assigned
Ability to travel to distribution centers and customers in assigned region on an as needed basis - domestically 0-10%.
Exhibit a passion for process improvement

How will you get here?

0-2 years of experience concentrating in distribution operations, inventory management, forecasting or transportation or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Bachelor’s degree in logistics/supply chain or related field
Strong data management skills (Excel, Access/SQL, Data Warehouse)
Strong analytical and problem solving abilities.
Excellent interpersonal skills to apply in communications with business partners, the field, and corporate personnel.

Preferred qualification

Experience in a multi-location distribution environment.
APICS certification.
Exposure to sophisticated planning systems (Logility, Oracle, JDA, SAP)
Understanding of relationships between the planning systems and the effects on the inventory and service levels.
Ability to interact with all functional areas and all organizational levels.
Demonstrated ability to independently take ownership of initiatives and drive execution.