This position is responsible for supporting the supply chain manager with the planning process for new production lines and warehouse coordination. The ideal candidate must have broad experience in Kanban tools to ensure proper planning, and workflow control. The role will also manage the full cycle of the warehouse process flow from the imports, exports, receiving organizing and delivering the orders to the different lines to ensure the most effective workflow. Ensures impecable inventory control, managing all key performance indicators, ensuring optimal conditions of order, cleanliness, security of the warehouse and the team.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Leads some planning processes for critical new projects, utilizing the Kanban tools to ensure efficient and effective cycle
- Responsible for all aspects of daily warehouse operations, from the coordination with planning to ensuring proper relations with internal and external stakeholders.
- Responsible for ensuring the accuracy of inventories, traceability, correct cycle management on a daily and monthly basis.
- Safely handle, storage, and counting integrity of all inventories, including materials, work-in-progress, and finished goods. Leads the team to fulfill the following functions, among others: Identify and store inventory following quality, FIFO standards and ISO standards.
- Work with production, scheduling, purchasing, quality and finance teams when needed.
- Directly responsible for training and developing associates to understand and perform multiple tasks that contribute to consistent and efficient inventory management processes.
- Manage the timely shipment of all outgoing orders in accordance with the shipping requirements of the company/customer, including packaging and carrier specifications.
- Collaborate with the team in counting cycles and perform periodic inventory accuracy checks, as well as the preparation and receipt of materials as appropriate.
- Handle customs issues.
- Handle cargo damage complaints received.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in logistics, international trade or alike and the experience managing planning, logistics and warehouse
- Over 5 years of experience in logistics and warehouse leading roles, managing staff, shifts, cycle counting and reporting.
- Ample management of inventory control
- 2 years of experience in medical device industry or any other highly regulated industry.
- Bilingual English/ Spanish, capable of clearly communicating at all levels.
- Expected to have experience in Free Zones, exports and imports
- Advanced knowledge in Kanban Software
Benefits
Competitive compensation package