Veterinary Inventory Coordinator at VCA Mueller

Compensation: $23-25/hr

VCA Mueller Pet Medical Center is a well-established, AAHA-accredited, 24-hour emergency & general practice veterinary hospital in Sacramento, California. We are seeking a highly motivated full-time experienced and energetic Inventory Coordinator to join our Rock Star team! 

The successful candidate must be a team player with a can-do attitude, great attention to detail with excellent communication skills. This is a full-time position working Monday – Friday and requires at least 3 years’ experience managing veterinary supplies, pharmaceuticals and pet foods. Veterinary Technician experience preferred.

The Inventory Coordinator has a number of responsibilities many of which require daily monitoring and evaluation to make sure that the medical items are on hand when the doctors and support team need them.  Minimizing expenses by maintaining adequate stock levels without over purchasing by utilizing the VCA ordering system and guidelines as delegated by the Assistant Hospital Manager. Hospital Administrator and Medical Director. 

Duties specific to the position are:

• Maintaining an adequate stock of all products used, dispensed and sold. 
• Organizing inventory so items are easy to locate. 
• Identifying products that need to be reordered, managing back order items by finding adequate replacement products as deemed appropriate by the Medical Director.
• Maintaining accurate purchasing and inventory records. 
• Ordering, receiving, and inspecting shipments. 
• Rotating stock and monitoring expiration dates.
• Maintain a good working relationship with hospital staff by professionally communicating and dealing with concerns or problems, such as delay in and order being processed. 
• Maintain a professional relationship with the available suppliers, vendors and delivery truck drivers who provide us the materials and support to market their products from pet food to veterinary pharmaceuticals. 
• Conduct quarterly and annual inventory audits and monthly food log reporting. 
• Maintain inventory records, inventory count spreadsheets, vendor files and track orders. 
• Identify hospital use of various drugs and products on a regular basis to ensure adequate stock but not overstocking of items.

This full-time position pays $23 - $25/hour depending on experience along with a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical/dental/vision and paid vacation (for F/T employees only), 401(k), generous personal pet care discounts, and more!  We value all our employees and we want you to stick around! Career growth and professional development is important, so we want to provide you with opportunities to take on new and exciting roles within VCA!

If you are a current associate, you need to apply through our internal career site. Please log into Workday and click on the Jobs Hub app or search for Browse Jobs.

Benefits: We offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and paid vacation/sick days, 401(k), generous employee pet discounts and more!

The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development).

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com.