Administrative Assistant

Avantor is looking for a dedicated and experienced Administrative Assistant.
Under moderate supervision, perform planning and scheduling functions involved with coordinating products and materials through various production phases. Implement planned production schedules, labor loading and capacity requirements. Review schedules to determine materials and parts requirements to ensure materials are available according to schedules.

This role will be a full-time position base out of Aurora, OH.
Fulltime / Benefits day one! / 401K / PTO / Paid Holidays

What we’re looking for

• Education: High School education or GED or 2-year degree preferred.

• Experience: 1-2 years of similar supply-chain/logistics experience preferred.
• 1-2 years SAP Experience.

Who you are:

• Ability to read a bill of materials and assembly pick sheet.
• Familiarity with warehouse and inventory management systems required.
• Accuracy and thoroughness required, with great attention to detail.
• Working knowledge of procurement techniques, procedures and policies.
• Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods
  Must possess strong interpersonal, oral and written communication.
• Skills in mathematics, personal computers (Excel) and spreadsheets are vital (pivot tables, lookups, formulas).
• Ability to work independently to prioritize multiple competing tasks.

How you will thrive and create an impact

• In collaboration with purchasing and manufacturing, coordinate the delivery, assembly, and distribution of components and sub-assemblies to support production flow and adherence to Master Production Schedule (MPS).
• Revise SAP in stock dates when required, collaborating with management, marketing, sales, customer service and production.
• Provide estimated in stock dates based on component availability for make-to-order (MTO) manufactured items.
• Responsible for coordination and procurement of purchase on demand print components.
• Review documents, such as production schedules, work orders and Bills of Material, to determine materials requirements or material priorities.
• Identifies overdue material and communicates with purchasing to expedite.
• Collaborates with Forecasting & Inventory Planning and Purchasing on root cause analysis of perpetually past due material shortages.
• Assist in trouble shooting of inventory control issues as they pertain to component availability for production.
• Where necessary contact suppliers to verify shipment details.
  Performs other duties as assigned.

ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING CONDITIONS & PHYSICAL EFFORT (Under Typical Positions)

Typically works in an office environment with adequate lighting and ventilation and a normal range of temperature and noise level.

Although the associate performs clerical duties, while performing the duties of this job, the associate is exposed to an industrial warehouse environment. The associate may work near moving mechanical machinery and noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Work assignments are diversified. Examples of past precedent are used to resolve work problems. New alternatives may be developed to resolve problems.

A frequent volume of work and deadlines impose strain on routine basis.

Minimal physical effort is required. Work is mostly sedentary but does require walking, standing, bending, reaching, lifting or carrying objects that typically weigh less than 75 lbs.

Disclaimer:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Avantor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Why Avantor?

Dare to go further in your career. Join our global team of 14,000 associates whose passion for discovery and determination to overcome challenges relentlessly advances life-changing science.

The work we do changes people's lives for the better. It brings new patient treatments and therapies to market, giving a cancer survivor the chance to walk his daughter down the aisle. It enables medical devices that help a little boy hear his mom's voice for the first time. Outcomes such as these create unlimited opportunities for you to contribute your talents, learn new skills and grow your career at Avantor.

We are committed to helping you on this journey through our diverse, equitable and inclusive culture which includes learning experiences to support your career growth and success. At Avantor, dare to go further and see how the impact of your contributions set science in motion to create a better world. Apply today!

EEO Statement:

We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer and VEVRAA Federal Contractor. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state/province, or local law.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at recruiting@avantorsciences.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

For more information about equal employment opportunity protections, please view the Equal Employment Opportunity is THE LAW Poster, EEO is the Law Poster Supplement, and Pay Transparency Non-Discrimination Provision.

3rd Party Non-Solicitation Policy:

By submitting candidates without having been formally assigned on and contracted for a specific job requisition by Avantor, or by failing to comply with the Avantor recruitment process, you forfeit any fee on the submitted candidates, regardless of your usual terms and conditions. Avantor works with a preferred supplier list and will take the initiative to engage with recruitment agencies based on its needs and will not be accepting any form of solicitation.