For 75 years, Charles River employees have worked together to assist in the discovery, development and safe manufacture of new drug therapies. When you join our family, you will have a significant impact on the health and well-being of people across the globe. Whether your background is in life sciences, finance, IT, sales or another area, your skills will play an important role in the work we perform. In return, we’ll help you build a career that you can feel passionate about.

JOB SUMMARY

As a Senior Supply Chain Coordinator for Charles River, your role involves efficiently managing materials to support testing and meet client demands. Responsible for updating the Supply Chain Database or any other Warehouse Management System, documenting raw material movements and contributing to the completion of raw material request and submission of purchase requisitions. Your attention to detail and analytical skills contribute to Charles River’s operational efficiency and success in delivering high-quality products. This position reports onsite to the facility director.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Minimum 3 to 4 years of experience performing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) inventory transactions.
• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) or Warehouse Management System (WMS) experience required; SAP preferred
• 4+ years working around manufacturing and warehousing environments including logistics, materials handling, inventory control, and shipping/receiving in a lead or senior position.
• 3 years working in a GMP environment including transacting inventory in ERP system preferred
• Demonstrated attention to detail and accuracy
• Experience with ERP cycle counting
• Familiarity with inventory batch management
• Experience with Quality System/Standard (ISO, TQM, Six Sigma) Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) preferred.
• Experience with Scheduling International shipments and drafting of Pro Forma Invoices
• Experience with revising or creating Standard Operating Procedures
• Proficiency with office technology including Microsoft Office Applications (Outlook, Excel, Word)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to lift 35 pounds without assistance.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret documentation.
• Ability to work independently, with a team, and different departments to improve processes for improved performance.
• Adaptable and able to work within a fast-paced, changing environment.
  The pay range for this position is $64,700 - $71,500. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, certifications, and location.

• Support Receiving, Shipping & Purchasing operations as needed.
• Analyze and manage current inventory needs and levels, replenishment schedules, and order quantities.
• Maintain accurate records of inventory levels, track material consumption and generate reports to provide insights into material usage patterns and identify areas for improvement.
• Contribute to Raw Material Request completion and Purchase requisition submission.
• Coordinate physical material movements for the picking of material and supply to testing.
• Issue materials to testing by completing goods issue to material requisitions in inventory database.
• Coordinate physical material movements for the picking of material and supply to testing
• Maintain accurate daily records of good receipts and shipments made.
• Manages and maintains inventory system; facilities upgrade to related database and/or software under the direction of the purchasing or inventory manager.
• Conduct cycle counts as needed.
• Execute timely inventory adjustments.
• Reconcile and conduct root cause analysis to determine reasons for needed inventory adjustments and transactions.
• Ensure materials meet specifications, standards, cost-efficient, with adequate supply for testing.
• Document inventory properly and communicate any issues with upper management immediately
• Ensures adherence to Approved Supplier List for all cGMP purchases.
• Manage, log, assign lot numbers (as applicable) and appropriately document all Receipt (incoming) and Shipment (outgoing) of materials, documents, testing samples and product for the facility.
• Create and process purchase requisitions.
• Process invoices for payment in ERP SAP for the facility.
• Create and assign material part numbers.
• Develops/updates facility specific standard operating procedures and internal policies for material movement and delivery flow activities and documentation requirements.
• Establishes inventory categorization and storage locations within facility.
• Support negotiations and problem resolution with internal and external customers to ensure all issues are addressed and countermeasures are implemented and tracked.
• Optimize inbound freight routes and timing to achieve company/client expectations.Monitor and report performance metrics including (but not limited to) misses associated with on-time deliveries, quality metrics, and cost (including overtime).