Coverage Specialist - Northeast

This is not a work-from-home career. The ideal employee should reside in the Great Boston area and will be responsible for traveling between multiple locations in Massachusetts. You must also be willing and able to travel outside of Massachusetts if needed.

Location: Cambridge, MA

Shift: 1st shift Monday-Friday

Hourly Rate: $27/hr. - $29/hr. plus mileage, parking and toll reimbursement

Must have reliable transportation and a valid driver's license/CDL

Mileage reimbursement for miles driven from your door to the client location. Overnight travel assignment bonus program.

Benefits:

• Health and Wellness: Medical, Dental, Vision and Wellness programs

• Time Off: Paid Time Off (PTO), Company paid holidays, Choice holidays etc.

• Financial Well Being: Spending Accounts: Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Health Savings Accounts (HSA), commuter benefits, 401(k), tuition assistance, employee stock purchase plan discount

• Added Protection Coverage: To include critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident, legal, identity theft protection, pet, auto and home insurance

• Recognition: Celebrate your peers and earn points to redeem on gifts and products

What we're looking for

Education:

• High school diploma or GED required; Associate degree or undergraduate degree in a business or science related field is a plus.

Experience:

• 3 -5+ years of experience in Inventory control/procurement/shipping and receiving/Inside Sales,

Preferred Qualification/Certification:

• IATA, DOT, HAZWOPER, OSHA Right to Know, IMDG

• Forklift Certification

• Valid driver's license required; Valid Commercial Driver's License required

• Reliable transportation required

• Prior experience with VWR/Avantor products and services, a plus.

How you will thrive and create an impact

Avantor's Lab and Production Services team is a crucial part of the Avantor Services group serving over 500 customers in biopharma, pharmaceutical, educational, industrial, and high-tech industries with customizable, flexible solutions and end-to-end laboratory operations support.

In this role you will:

Support multiple facilities and/or customers primarily in the Greater Albany, NY area in which they are based to perform the job functions listed below during associate scheduled vacations, associate leave, open positions, and/or emergency situations occur.

Coordinators, Technicians, Team Leads, Glass Washers, Lab Support Technicians, Site-specific Project Managers

• Requires traveling to customer sites.

• Coordinates and leads team efforts and performs work related to customer requirements.

• Works closely with management to complete projects such as Standard Operating Procedures, Scopes of Work, Standard Work, On-The-Job Training, and other assorted tasks along with direct customer interfacing relative to job functions.

• Interfaces directly with customer Point-of-Contact, purchasing directors, facility directors and plant managers etc. to procure lab supplies and material.

• Utilizes Avantor and customer computer systems: SAP, Inventory Manager, Chemical Manager and/or other customer specific applications.

• Trains Avantor Lab and Production Services associates on all service offerings.

• Provides SAP Support (Full customer services, credit rebills, invoice scrubbing).

• Modifies and maintains quality metrics and key performance indicators.

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.comand 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.