Job description
The Warehouse Supervisor is responsible for supervising and coordinating activities of warehouse. He/She will be controlling, and processing inventory related to the receiving, storing, issuing, shipping goods, supplies parts in the stockroom and stocking locations.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Inventory Management
- Responsible for supervising and training warehouse assistants & material handler.
- Monitoring inventory control function and raise PR/PO through system for In-Direct Material / Parts based on the inventory level status.
- Supervise receiving activities to ensure accurate receipt of materials (NAV and Ariba system).
- Process and handle inventory posting, job card transaction (to comply with FIFO) and coordinate inventory movement.
- Coordinate production order kitting activities to ensure all required materials are staged and available on the production floor prior to the production start date.
- Oversee and develop strategies that improve cycle count process for efficiency and first pass accuracy.
- Recommend and improve inventory accuracy.
- Monitor slow-moving, excess, obsolete inventory.
- Conduct cycle counts (monthly basis) and annual stock takes.
- Advise warehouse assistant on care and preservation of items receive, storage, and shipping goods.
- Advise warehouse assistant to use of equipment with safety as a priority.
- Trace, identify and rectify discrepancies between physical inventory and stocking records.
- Adjusts and tracks errors for all operations with the mindset to identify root cause and error proof method.
- Anticipate & implement new processes to improve efficiency of operations.
- Plan layout of stockroom, warehouse, and other storage areas, considering turnover, size, weight, and related factors of items stored.
- Assign duties and examines work for neatness, and compliance to policies and 5S procedures.
- Other duties as required and assigned by superior.
- Shipping & Logistics
- Supervise packing and shipping activities (shipment booking).
- Ensure on-time delivery of customer orders.
- Coordinate with forwarders and logistics providers.
- Verify shipping documentation accuracy.
- Ensure compliance with import/export and customs requirements.
- Organizational Relationships:
- Supervise the Shipping, Receiving, Stockroom departments.
- Work closely with Production Supervisors and Group leaders on material availability.
- Interact with Purchasing and Planning, Engineering, Quality Control, and Sales.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
- 5 years related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook.
- Experience MRP operating environment, experience in Microsoft Navision, SAP Ariba is a plus.
- 3 years of Supervisory experience. Ability to handle conflict issues.
- Excellent working knowledge of supply chain management, inventory management with Lean manufacturing management principles.