Position Overview & Specifications
Responsibilities:
- Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of Material Handlers working in a Distribution environment. Lead warehouse, personnel and drive the metrics to improve the OTD and fill rates.
- Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
- Managing one's own time and the time of others.
- Knowledge of classifying hazardous materials for shipment. Knowledge of the IATA (International Air Transport Association) is required and as part of that requires the individual is trained/certified.
- Maintain Hazardous shipping manuals.
- Responsible for tracking and tracing shipments and providing proof of delivery. Use the SAP, freight system, and internet to determine the current location/status of a shipment/order.
- Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, and coordination of people and resources.
- Knowledge of “Class A” performance (operational) metrics required
- Knowledge and Site management of CAA Known Consignor program. Trained to KC Level 8.
- Knowledge of SAP Transport Management System (TMS).
- Full knowledge and understanding of SAP for warehouse management
- Management of Site inventory control and active participation in annual inventory counts.
- Active communication and management with Freight Forwarders
- Support and active cross-functional interaction with other departments to meet Site goals and business needs.
Basic Qualifications:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; requires interaction with managers, supervisors, engineers, and hourly associates in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience of being in a Logistics Leadership role and strong team management skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access).
- Strong knowledge of SAP is a must, for all transactions and various interfaces as it relates to shipping consumable, instrument and service orders.
- Background in Hazardous materials shipping, IATA.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; requires interaction with managers, supervisors, engineers, and hourly associates in a fast-paced environment.
- Certified in Continuous Improvement/DMAIC process is required.
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