- Initiates activities that provide for cost effective use of all supplies used in the business of the Laboratory.
- Acts as a resource person to the laboratory staff and clients regarding procurement of supplies.
- Ensures that the laboratory staff and clients are aware of procedures that provide for efficient ordering, receiving, storage and distribution of all laboratory supplies on a daily basis.
- Through professional and commercial publications, and meetings with sales representatives, maintains an awareness of current trends in product development and the impact on direct and indirect laboratory activities and the laboratory budget.
- Maintains adequate stocks of inventory while allowing for no wastage of inventory, reagent or product due to shelf storage expiration.
- Maintains an efficient system of inventory control as to ensure proper levels of supplies in the laboratory available for distribution.
- Is responsible, under the direction of the Manager- Projects for the ordering, receiving, storage and distribution of all laboratory supplies.
- Communicates routinely with the Manager- Projects and staff the current status of all orders.
- Responsible for ordering, receiving, storage and distribution of all reagents, supplies, consumables, equipment, parts of the Laboratory.
