Charlottetown Veterinary Clinic
Job Summary:
Job Description:
The Inventory Officer is involved in performing procedures and activities concerned with the management of clinic inventory, for both the small and large animal departments.
The inventory officer will be responsible for preparing purchase orders using the clinic’s practice Management software, placing regular and time sensitive orders, updating pricing, receiving and reconciling purchase orders to vendor invoices and managing inventory levels.
The inventory officer will also be tasked with staying up to date with time sensitive returns and placing special orders. They will be available to research the availability of products for Veterinarians and to meet with pharmaceutical/Food representatives. In addition, the inventory officer is responsible for keeping a close eye on the movement of inventory and its availability to ensure adequate levels will be or are available. Managing the reconciliation of physical inventory with the clinic system by completing periodic product counts is required.
The officer will develop, maintain, and adopt the best operational procedures and practices for inventory control. It is the inventory officers responsibility to discover any discrepancies, determine the root cause, and come up with solutions to prevent future discrepancies.
The Inventory Officer is involved in performing procedures and activities concerned with the management of clinic inventory, for both the small and large animal departments, and works directly with senior management.
The inventory officer will be responsible for preparing purchase orders using the clinic’s practice Management software, placing regular and time sensitive orders, updating pricing, receiving and reconciling purchase orders to vendor invoices and managing inventory levels.
The inventory officer will also be tasked with staying up to date with time sensitive returns and placing special orders. They will be available to research the availability of products for Veterinarians and to meet with pharmaceutical/Food representatives. In addition, the inventory officer is responsible for keeping a close eye on the movement of inventory and its availability to ensure adequate levels will be or are available. Managing the reconciliation of physical inventory with the clinic system by completing periodic product counts is required.
The officer will develop, maintain, and adopt the best operational procedures and practices for inventory control. It is the inventory managers responsibility discover any discrepancies and whenever possible determine the root cause for the issue(s) found.
Product knowledge is imperative to this role so experience working in a Veterinary Clinic is a definite asset.