Assistant Manager; Inventory & Distribution Operations

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The Assistant Manager, Inventory & Distribution is responsible for overseeing inventory planning, product distribution, customer fulfillment, and operational performance to ensure the safe, compliant, and efficient management of blood components and related products. This position provides leadership to Inventory Supervisors, Inventory Team Leads, and Distribution personnel while supporting demand planning, product allocation, imports and exports, customer service, and continuous improvement initiatives.

The Assistant Manager collaborates closely with Hospital Services, Component Production, Quality, Logistics, Donor Collections, and external blood centers to optimize inventory utilization, maintain service levels, and support organizational objectives.

• Direct and oversee daily inventory and distribution operations to ensure appropriate product availability, inventory accuracy, and customer service performance.
• Review inventory dashboards, production reports, release projections, and operational metrics to assess current inventory status and anticipated demand.
• Evaluate inventory levels and distribution requirements and adjust product allocation strategies to support customer commitments and minimize product waste.
• Manage fulfillment of hospital and specialty product requests while balancing inventory constraints and organizational priorities.
• Oversee imports, exports, resource‑sharing activities, and inter‑center product transfers to optimize inventory availability and utilization.
• Ensure operational readiness by monitoring workflow, staffing levels, supply availability, documentation completion, and departmental organization.
• Resolve operational issues impacting inventory availability, distribution performance, and customer service.
• Serve as a key operational resource and escalation point for inventory and distribution‑related concerns.

• Lead daily inventory forecasting activities through analysis of inventory dashboards, production projections, utilization trends, standing orders, and customer demand patterns.
• Collaborate with Component Production, QC Laboratory, Hospital Services, Logistics, Donor Collections, and external blood centers to align supply with anticipated demand.
• Monitor anticipated platelet, RBC, plasma, and specialty product releases to support inventory planning and distribution decisions.
• Review historical utilization and forecasted demand to identify inventory risks, shortages, excess inventory, and potential outdates.
• Develop and implement inventory allocation strategies that maximize product utilization and customer service levels.
• Coordinate resource‑sharing opportunities and product acquisition strategies to support customer needs and organizational goals.

• Oversee inventory planning activities to maintain adequate levels of whole blood, red blood cells, platelets, plasma products, and specialty components.
• Manage imports, exports, product transfers, and specialty product distribution activities.
• Coordinate fulfillment of customer orders, standing orders, and emergency product requests.
• Ensure inventory management practices support proper stock rotation, product integrity, and waste reduction.
• Monitor and report inventory utilization, product availability, outdates, and distribution trends.
• Oversee distribution logistics for customer shipments, special research programs, and external laboratory partnerships.

• Ensure compliance with FDA, AABB, cGMP, organizational policies, and applicable regulatory requirements.
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