Logistics Coordinator - Tracking

Job Summary

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies. With clinical trials conducted in 100+ countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future.

Location/Division Specific Information

Our PPD® Laboratory Services team has a direct impact on improving patient health through the expertise of scientists, industry thought-leaders and therapeutic experts. As the world leader in serving science, our laboratory professionals bring their commitment to accuracy and quality to deliver groundbreaking innovations.

Discover Impactful Work

The Logistics Coordinator plays a meaningful role in supporting our mission to improve health, safety, and the environment. This is an outstanding opportunity to be part of a world-class team that values innovation and collaboration!

A Day in the Life

• Maintains min and max inventory levels
• Orders materials to ensure adequate stock levels are maintained.
• Direct point of contact for the outsource kit vendor in the coordination of inventory materials.
• Maintains temperature sensitive materials
• Manages Inter and Intra Company Transfers
• Prepares local purchase requisitions
• Manages receipt of material
• Actively solves problem supply related issues
• Works with AP to resolve any receipt issues
• Monitors expired stock and replenishes as necessary
• Ensuring PPD part numbers are maintained
• Acts as a point of contact for all materials related functions

Keys to Success

Education

• High / Secondary school diploma or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification

Experience

• Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to at least 2 years) or equivalent combination of education, training, & experience. In some cases an equivalency, consisting of a combination of appropriate education, training and/or directly related experience, will be considered sufficient for an individual to meet the requirements of the role.
• 1+ years in freight forwarding, shipping, or logistics preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Excellent client and phone service skills
• Knowledge of Good Clinical Practices and laboratory principal's pre-analytical, analytic and post-analytic influences on specimens and results
• Intermediate level of computer literacy
• Accurate data entry skills
• Superior analytical, interpersonal and time management skills
• Excellent verbal communications and customer service skills in the English language - additional languages are an advantage
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills to support quality decision making

Physical Requirements / Work Environment

Thermo Fisher Scientific values the health and wellbeing of our employees. We support and encourage individuals to create a healthy and balanced environment where they can thrive. Below is listed the working environment/requirements for this role:

• Able to communicate, receive, and understand information and ideas with diverse groups of people in a comprehensible and reasonable manner.
• Able to work upright and stationary for typical working hours.
• Ability to use and learn standard office equipment and technology with proficiency.
• Able to perform successfully under pressure while prioritizing and handling multiple projects or activities.
• May require travel.