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We are seeking an Inventory & Distribution Coordinator who will follow established protocols to ensure that all receiving, delivery and shipments for the Johns Hopkins community are processed and completed accurately daily. Ensures all customers receive the correct items in a timely fashion.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Handle all aspects of inventory and distribution.
• Train new delivery staff and students. Set student assignments and monitor progress and deficiencies.
• Open delivery areas at the start of workday.
• Unpack deliveries from suppliers.
• Ensure deliveries are covered and completed accurately and timely.
• Monitor the alarm system and respond to freezer alarms.
• Deliver inventory products to individual research labs.
• Coordinate delivery routes by building and campus and operate delivery vehicle to deliver inventory to various campuses.
• Defrost freezers and maintain equipment.
• Generate and organize the quarterly inventory report.
• Maintain the stability and integrity of inventory items.
• Process all orders within the database to create daily invoices for delivery.
• Responsible for weekly reporting and removal of chemical waste and drop off.
• Responsible for inventory and space management for over 700 stocked items and hundreds of special-order chemicals.
• Establish and upgrade delivery protocols for all delivery routes and staff and ensure adherence to established protocols.
• Communicate directly with Biotech companies to monitor outstanding orders.
• Adapt to changes in protocol as inventory and distribution needs arise.
• Other duties as assigned.

• High school diploma or graduation equivalent.
• One year of related retail or customer service experience.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

• HIPAA
• DOT/IATA Dangerous Goods Shipping
• Chemical Waste Management (obtained after employment)

Technical Skills & Expected Level of Proficiency

Analytical Skills - Awareness

Inventory Control - Awareness

Inventory Document Control and Reporting - Awareness

Logistics Distribution Coordination - Awareness

Staff Training and Development - Awareness

Classified Title: Inventory & Distribution Coordinator  
Role/Level/Range: ATO 37.5/03/OD  
Starting Salary Range: $16.20 - $28.80 HRLY ($42,000 targeted; Commensurate w/exp.) 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: M-F, 8:30 to 5pm 
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt 
Location: School of Medicine Campus  
Department name: SOM Genetic Resources Core Facility GRCF  
Personnel area: School of Medicine 

About Johns Hopkins University

The Johns Hopkins University (JHU) was founded in 1876 as the nation's first research university, dedicated to bringing the benefits of discovery to the world. JHU is the largest private employer in Baltimore and Maryland, making a large economic impact in the city and state. We enroll more than 30,000 full- and part-time students across nine academic divisions, offering in-person and remote learning in over 400 programs. Not only are we located in Baltimore, but we also have a presence in Washington, D.C.

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