Inventory and Receiving Coordinator I
Tempus · Chicago, IL
About this role
Tempus is hiring a junior-level Logistics Coordinator in the operations function based in Chicago, IL. The posting calls out experience with Agile.
- Role
- Logistics Coordinator
- Function
- operations
- Level
- junior
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Posted
- May 19, 2026
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Job description
from Tempus careersPassionate about precision medicine and advancing the healthcare industry?
Recent advancements in underlying technology have finally made it possible for AI to impact clinical care in a meaningful way. Tempus' proprietary platform connects an entire ecosystem of real-world evidence to deliver real-time, actionable insights to physicians, providing critical information about the right treatments for the right patients, at the right time.
What you’ll do:
Act as first point of contact for Tempus deliveries
Receive shipments and sign paperwork upon receipt
Scan and enter packing lists into ERP database
Notify end-users of packages addressed to them
Receives, unpacks, and delivers goods; re-stocks items as necessary within labs
Assist in development and maintaining of kanban inventory system
Unload shipments and packages from incoming trucks
Inspect cartons and contents to ensure they are undamaged
Verify received quantities matching the physical count, packing lists & purchase orders
Immediately contact purchasing (or supplier or shipper) if a discrepancy is identified (wrong product, damaged, wrong quantity, etc)
Collaborate with lab end users to modify inventory locations as necessary
Work with suppliers as necessary to maintain certificates of insurance for dock
Collect Certificates of Quality from suppliers as necessary
Responsible for shipment of outgoing supplies, including returns
Proper disposal of cardboard, dry ice and other shipment packing materials
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