The Logistics Specialist assists with the lifecycle of a P23's products, from acquisition to the location and timing of delivery. The Logistics Specialist assists with the loading of trucks, setting up delivery routes and unloading of material. Proactively supports efforts that ensure delivery of safe services and promote a safe environment at P23 laboratory.
Duties and responsibilities including, but not limited to:
The Logistics Specialist is responsible for assisting with the transportation of products from one location to another. To do so, they will arrange product pickups and deliveries with transportation companies and route drivers accordingly.
P23 Labs staff is expected to serve and protect patients by adhering to professional standards, all established policies, and procedures, and applicable federal, state, and/or accrediting requirements. Responsibilities listed below should be escalated to department and/or P23 Labs’ Chief Executive Officer.
Including, but not limited to:
- Adhere to clinical practices and protocol
- Attend to tasks to ensure that goods are shipped and delivered in a timely manner and that inventory levels are sufficiently maintained
- Communicate with trucking companies, warehouse supervisors, customs brokers, sales forces, and customers
- Ensure that all parties are working together to guarantee that shipments are packed, sent, and delivered in a timely manner
- Contacting various transportation companies to get shipping quotes and deciding on the best carriers based on cost, availability, and reliability
- Observe customer needs and manage inventory based on these needs
- Analyzing product orders to research the need for keeping certain items in stock
- Re-order product as needed to maintain sufficient inventory levels
- Maintains policies and procedures for storage areas, fire regulations, and handling bio-hazard materials
- Maintain departmental quality assurance and quality control programs, taking corrective action when indicated
- Resolve issues with inventory, shipping, receiving and transportation of services
- Submit weekly and monthly reports to Facilities Director or Logistics Team Lead with updates on inventory and shipping correspondents
- Follows and enforces all safety, infection control, and OSHA Blood borne Pathogen guidelines
- Support team members to help them meet departmental goals
- Oversees management of stocking and inventorying supplies
- Maintain a working knowledge of general operations of P23 laboratory services
- Communicate, engage, and interact with laboratory team and operations team
- Maintain effective communication by checking and responding to P23 email correspondents and interoffice communication
- Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading technical publications, and participating in professional societies, as applicable
- Demonstrate sound judgment and reasoning when investigating and solving problems
- Ability to comply with confidentiality of patient and employees
- Other duties as delegated
Qualifications:
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills including written, verbal, and listening skills
- Analytical, organizational and customer service skills
- Must demonstrate strong analytical thinking skills
- Superior time management
- Must demonstrate ability to effectively multitask
- Must be able to meet deadlines
- Maintain a positive and professional attitude that promotes teamwork
- Ability to work independently
- Must be able to pass background screening and random drug testing
- Able to follow instructions and protocols precisely and consistently
- Must be able to perform work with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
- Work effectively in fast paced high volume environment
Working conditions:
- May be exposed to noise, dirt, dust, fumes, loud noises, and blood borne pathogens
- Emergent situations could extend working hours or require infrequent week-end work
- Inside and sedentary, requires sitting and standing for long periods of time.
- Work is performed in an office environment and at outside locations.
- Occasional stress in dealing with multiple tasks
Physical requirements:
- Must be able to work under conditions that require sitting, standing, walking, lifting, bending, reaching, pulling, and grasping, talking, hearing, and seeing
- Ability to lift 40 lbs. independently and greater than 40 lbs. with assistance
- Climbing - Occasionally (activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of time)
- Hearing/Speaking - Effective communication with employees, supervisors/managers, and staff.
- Effective communications with patients and visitors, as required.
- Lift 30 pounds
- Reasonable accommodation may be made to accommodate a qualified individual with a disability