As a member of our Supply Chain team, you will make a daily impact on the lives of others. Apply today and you will get a chance to work with high-functioning, driven people who all have the same mission of making healthcare better. Plus, we have an award-winning culture and were recently named one of the World's Best Workplace by Fortune!
Shift Hours:
Monday – Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Come join Stryker, Fortune Magazine’s #1 Best Workplace in Manufacturing 6 years in a row!
At Stryker, our teams work with products that are improving and saving people’s lives. Our diverse array of innovative medical technologies, including reconstructive, medical and surgical, and neurotechnology and spine products help people lead more active and satisfying lives.
Who We Want:
Dedicated achievers. People who thrive in a fast-paced environment and are driven to complete projects that meet regulations and expectations.
Meticulous documenters. Detail-oriented people who enjoy maintaining meticulous documentation of reports, metrics, proposals, and presentations.
Collaborative partners. People who build and leverage cross-functional relationships to bring together ideas, data, and insights to drive continuous improvements across the business.
What You Will Do:
As a Distribution Inventory Specialist , your responsibilities include managing all inventory accuracy and data maintenance activities within the ERP, including administering the cycle/physical count program, maintaining distribution-related item and location master data, troubleshooting inventory discrepancies, as well as supporting all distribution activities during peak activity periods.
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Coordinate daily cycle counting activities and manual/scheduled inventory counts with oversight from Distribution Leadership
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Investigate and resolve inventory discrepancies resulting from cycle counts, picking exceptions, outbound shipping variances and inbound receiving variances through recounts, historical transaction investigation and UOM/Pack content verification. Gather additional information from Customer Service, Logistics, and Supply Planning, and Quality Assurance when applicable.
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Report any discrepancies for drugs and natural health products to Quality Assurance
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Review and initiate corrective action for inventory transactions/verification identified in the weekly inventory monitoring reports issued by Inventory Control, including mixed lot/locator reports, in a timely manner
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Remove expiring inventory from stock and non-stock locations monthly.
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Collaborate with RAQA to complete product incident (PI) / product hold (PH) requests and ensure inventory transferred into and out of the Quarantine area (Q-Cage) is adequately controlled and recorded accurately in the ERP with urgency
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Support Distribution Associates when they encounter transaction obstacles in the ERP by investigating and resolving data issues.
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Maintain distribution-related item master data (e.g., dimensions and weights, barcodes/GTINs).
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Maintain locator design and set-up in the ERP, including barcode labelling. Assist with the expansion of inventories as needed to ensure product is properly stored
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Work with Distribution Leadership to collect, report, and monitor departmental volume and accuracy KPI’s on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.
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Support all areas of the Distribution Centre during peak volume periods, including receiving, restocking, picking, and packing/shipping in accordance with Good Manufacturing Practices and company policies
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Maintain up-to-date training on departmental and company SOPs
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Identify and communicate any required procedural updates based on day-to-day operations
What You Need:
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Combination of post-secondary education (focus in supply-chain, business or technology preferred) and 1 year experience required (3 years preferred), OR high-school diploma and 3 years’ experience (5 years preferred) performing distribution functions within an ERP/WMS
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Intermediate knowledge of/experience with operating within an ERP and/or WMS system (e.g., Oracle)
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Intermediate skills/experience using Office 365 suite of applications including Outlook, MS Teams, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and PowerBI
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Ability to problem solve complex issues that include receiving and shipping discrepancies. Demonstrates a proactive mindset and collaborative approach to problem solving.
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Basic knowledge of/experience with distribution, supply chain & inventory management industry best practices gained through specialized education, training, or experience
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High competency operating and troubleshooting using RF Scanners
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Strong Analytical skills and data mining/organization skills.
Internal applicants with an equivalent combination of education, experience and performance over time at Stryker will be considered
Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies and, together with our customers, is driven to make healthcare better.
The company offers innovative products and services in Medical and Surgical, Neurotechnology, Orthopedics, and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 100 million patients annually.
More information is available at stryker.com
