Warehouse Specialist

The Warehouse Specialist will be responsible for warehouse operations including receipt, incoming inspection, release and dispensing of materials required for clinical cell therapy drug product manufacturing and development activities at multiple facilities in the Los Angeles Area (Santa Monica, CA and Tarzana,CA). You will report to the Warehouse Associate Director.  

You Will:

• Receive all incoming shipments and act as a primary contact for deliveries to the warehouse.  

• Process incoming material receipt and collect certificates for material release. 

• Dispense raw materials to support GMP manufacturing and development operations, including monitoring Kanban area to ensure replenishment of materials. 

• Perform inventory cycle counts and inventory management transactions to ensure accuracy in ERP system. 

• Manage GMP warehouse and in-use material storage units/areas. 

• Manage assets through CMMS and EMS. 

• Work with lab manager(s) to ensure supply and availability of materials for development labs. 

• Support drug product and sample shipment pack-out. 

• Support processes for inventory management, master data management, kanban, materials flows, and other related capabilities. 

• Support new material qualification efforts, tech transfer projects, and process improvements. 

• Partner with key stakeholders to ensure materials meet our needs and incorporate continuous improvement. 

• Identify excess, obsolete and end of shelf-life inventories. 

• Support generation and data collection for metrics and reports. 

• Manage and escalate material supply risks to internal stakeholders.  Collaborate cross‑functionally to develop mitigation plans. 

• Promote a culture of collaboration, cooperation, cross-functional inclusion, execution excellence to become a high‑performing team. 

• Other responsibilities as needed. 

You Have:

• High school diploma with 3+ years of experience in Supply Chain/ Materials Management within the pharmaceutical or biotech industry. Equivalent experience will be considered. 

• Experience using inventory management, asset management and environmental monitoring systems such as ERP (Netsuite), CMMS (Blue Mountain) and EMS (Vaisala). 

• Experience in biotech/pharma industry, specifically cell therapy. 

• Develop solutions to a variety of complex problems. 

• Plan schedules and activities to accomplish objectives. 

• Direct experience in warehouse, and materials planning/procurement. 

• Experience working in a GMP manufacturing facility. 

• Must be on-site. 

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $61,119.20 to $91,678.80. However, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. In addition, our positions offer a short-term incentive bonus opportunity; eligibility to participate in our equity-based long-term incentive program (salaried roles), to receive a retirement contribution (hourly roles), and commission payment eligibility (sales roles).

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