Purchasing and Inventory Coordinator

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic, and labelling is accurate.

Eurofins is dedicated to delivering testing services that contribute to the health and safety of society and the planet, and to its corporate responsibility to protect the environment and ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion across the entire network of Eurofins companies.

The Purchasing and Inventory Coordinator is responsible for processing and placing supply orders in Coupa, and stocking Kanban shelving within each laboratory department within Environment Testing in Lancaster, PA. This involves constant interaction with the laboratories and vendors. Excellent customer service and telephone etiquette are essential skills for this position. Strong problem solving skills are also necessary to audit, track, and confirm all issues relating to requisitions and purchase orders.

Responsibilities: 

• Generates all orders for laboratory consumables in Coupa.
• Receives orders electronically in Coupa and restocks inventory in warehouse.
• Works with lab to source alternative supplies when primary vendor cannot fulfill.
• Identifies cost saving opportunities and acts like an owner of the warehouse.
• Audits account codes to ensure proper billings. 
• Communicates with laboratories on issues relating to orders including shortages, shipment delays and discontinued products. 
• Tracks, traces, and updates the status of shipments.
• Successfully conducts and completes all assigned trainings.
• Participates in continuous improvement training and trains others.
• Maintains all stocking areas clean and organized
• Assists in other areas as needed or assigned

This is a full-time position, and is open on 1st shift, 7am-3:30pm OR 2nd Shift, 2pm -10:30pm. The days of the week can be M-F, or potentially flexible to either Tues-Sat or Sun-Thursday if preferred.  

Basic Minimum Qualifications: 

• High school diploma or GED equivalent 
• 6+ months of inventory or purchasing experience
• Basic computer skills 
• Ability to stand and walk frequently, estimated about 3+ hours/day
• Ability to lift 10 lbs. frequently and 25+ lbs. occasionally
• Authorization to work in the United States indefinitely without restriction or sponsorship

Ideal Candidates will have: 

• Forklift experience 
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Previous purchasing experience
• Experience with Coupa or other equivalent purchasing system 
• Experience with paperless inventory system, Coupa is a plus 
• 1+ year of inventory and purchasing experience 
• Previous warehouse and/or laboratory experience  
• Ability to recognize cost saving opportunities
• Experience negotiating pricing with vendors 
• Experience adhering to safety protocols 
• Proven analytical math skills 

Pay range: $19-25/hour + 10% shift differential if on 2nd shift 

Please note - Eurofins Environment Testing (USA) provides a compensation range for informational purposes, the actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience and skill set, base salary of internal peers, business sector, and geographic location.

As a Eurofins employee, you will become part of a company that has received national recognition as a great place to work.  We offer excellent full-time benefits including comprehensive medical coverage, life and disability insurance, 401(k) with company match, paid holidays, paid time off, and dental and vision options.

*The benefits package offered will vary based on the employee’s full-time or part-time regular status.

We support your development! Do you feel you don’t match 100% of the requirements? Don’t hesitate to apply anyway! Eurofins companies are committed to supporting your career development.

We embrace diversity! Eurofins network of companies believe in strength and innovation through diversity, being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.

Sustainability matters to us! At Eurofins, we believe sustainability is at the heart of everything we do. Guided by our vision to be the Global Leader in “Testing for Life,” our mission to contribute to a healthier and safer world, and our core values, we are building a strong foundation for Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives. Eurofins’ commitment to sustainability begins within our own companies through a shared responsibility to people and the planet. With climate change posing an imminent threat, Eurofins and its many companies recognize their duty to proactively reduce or offset the environmental impact of essential operations while also helping our clients do the same—serving as a true ESG Enabler.

Find out more in our career page: https://careers.eurofins.com/ 

The Eurofins network of companies is the global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and Eurofins Scientific  agroscience contract research services. It is one of the market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies, as well as having an emerging global presence in Contract Development and Manufacturing Organizations. It also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialized and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products.

In over 35 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to 61,000 staff across a decentralized and entrepreneurial network of ca. 900 laboratories in 61 countries. Eurofins companies offer a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products.

In 2025, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 7.296 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Eurofins USA Environment Testing is a Disabled and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity employer.