Warehouse Manager

Leading, directing, maintaining & controlling Warehouse activities for shipping/receiving, intra logistics & material support (policies & procedures). Responsible for coordination & optimization of the flow of raw materials & critical components for manufacturing from ordering through release.

Duties:

• Drive the creation & revisions of policies & procedures within site to guarantee world class delivery to external customers as well as ensuring internal customers have required materials while continuously improving quality & cost.
• Drive & support an innovative team mindset to develop employee competencies & capabilities to ensure expectations from all customers/stakeholders (internal & external) are met & exceeded.
• Develop & provide expert support for all site users of all MRP & planning systems (e.g., Client-X, SAP, NNTZW, Fleet management systems).
• Develop supply chain strategies, including identifying & driving supply chain related initiatives, costs & process improvements to ensure long-term success.
• Responsible for supplier management process including handling Internal Complaints (ICs).
• Responsible for Procurement for Manufacturing process.
• Develop (with BS Management Team) options for site/PS strategies to address challenges related to demand, capacity, inventories & utilization.
• Facilitate stakeholder management with external stakeholders (DMS, TMD, NMS, StSo, DMD, SoOP & Logistics & Distribution) to align site strategies to meet customer demand.
• Support Product transfers, new Product entries & Product launches to support market demand.
• Lead the full application of PS Production System across all areas of responsibility & in collaboration with all Site stakeholders.
• Maintain, develop & enforce department procedures/SOP's according to cGMP's.
• Develop, implement & maintain strategy for training & development within the warehouse teams.
• Continuously improve supply chain work processes through implementation of PS Production System elements.
• Prepare (with line of business) annual strategic warehouse improvement plan & drive implementation.
• Own, manage, execute & support site material flow from receiving to release, to include management of offsite warehouses.
• Ensure continuous improvement of customer satisfaction through frequent feedback & collaboration with all stakeholders within site & external to site, including IFP sites, IFP, Product Supply, NNI & all other customers & suppliers.
• Manage internal & external inventory to ensure production delivery timeliness.
• Develop & manage the operational budget for all Warehouse & Logistics operations. • Adhere to all plant safety & environmental requirements in the performance of duties.

Qualifications:

• 10 years of experience in logistics required, preferably in a pharmaceutical or another regulated environment.
• Minimum of 7 years of direct supervisory experience required.
• Experience in Supply Chain processes and strong LEAN & Flow skills.
• Demonstrated systems project leadership capabilities and proven process improvement & problem-solving skills.
• Ability to develop & manage action plans to achieve targets.
• Knowledge of cGMP & FDA regulations preferred.