Sr. Inventory Management Specialist
Thermo Fisher
Summary
Through Unity Lab Services, we offer integrated lab services, support, and supply management with customized service offerings and world-class experts to address our customers' unique laboratory business needs. Our inventory management specialists use our intuitive electronic systems and mobile scanning tools to ensure orders move efficiently from dock to desk.
Job description
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Through Unity Lab Services, we offer integrated lab services, support, and supply management with customized service offerings and world-class experts to address our customers' unique laboratory business needs. Our inventory management specialists use our intuitive electronic systems and mobile scanning tools to ensure orders move efficiently from dock to desk.
A day in the Life
- Use handheld RF scanners and our mobile app to perform replenishments, stock rotation, cycle counts, order entry, returns, and backorder processing
- Receive and inspect shipments, scan and store items, and maintain cycle counts to guarantee up-to-date inventory records
- Own customer interactions—respond via email (our primary channel), follow up by phone, and assist internal partners to resolve questions and build trust
- Collaborate with supervisors and teammates to propose and implement improvements that streamline daily workflows
- Uphold safety and organization standards in every work area by following site guidelines and wearing required PPE
- Proactively monitor stock levels and flag gaps or issues to prevent operational impacts
- May perform other duties as assigned by the Supervisor
Keys to Success
Education: High school diploma or equivalent required.
Experience: 2–3 years of customer-facing, retail stocking, warehouse, or inventory-control experience.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities: Confident using RF handheld scanners or mobile scanning apps and basic Microsoft Office tools. Excellent verbal and written English communication skills—especially via email—and a friendly, solution-focused approach. A self-starter who thrives with detail, accountability, and teamwork.
Physical Requirements / Work Environment
The role primarily involves working independently at customer sites, which may include areas with chemical-based allergens like penicillin and tetracycline. Personal protective equipment, such as lab coats, coveralls, facemasks, and steel-toe shoes, is often required. The position requires regular lifting of 30-40 lbs (up to 50 lbs occasionally) and using equipment like pushcarts and forklifts to move up to 100 lbs. Standing, walking, and manual material handling are frequent activities, sometimes in varied temperature environments. Overtime work may also be necessary.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent required
- 2–3 years of customer-facing, retail stocking, warehouse, or inventory-control experience
- Confident using RF handheld scanners or mobile scanning apps
- Basic Microsoft Office tools
- Excellent verbal and written English communication skills
- Friendly, solution-focused approach
- Self-starter with detail, accountability, and teamwork
- Ability to lift 30-40 lbs regularly (up to 50 lbs occasionally)
- Adherence to safety and GMP standards
- Willingness to wear required PPE
Benefits
- Comprehensive Healthcare
- Paid Holidays
- Tuition Reimbursement
Company overview
Thermo Fisher Scientific is a global leader in serving science, with annual revenue of approximately $40 billion. The company provides a comprehensive portfolio of analytical instruments, equipment, reagents and consumables, software, and services for research, analysis, discovery, and diagnostics. Their mission is to enable customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer by accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, improving patient diagnostics and therapies, and increasing laboratory productivity. Thermo Fisher serves pharmaceutical and biotech companies, hospitals and clinical diagnostic labs, universities, research institutions, and government agencies worldwide. The company operates through four business segments: Life Sciences Solutions, Analytical Instruments, Specialty Diagnostics, and Laboratory Products and Services.