Warehouse Supervisor at Intuitive — Sunnyvale, CA

Primary Function of Position:

Achieve given team performance goals for Warehouse operations. The goals will include inventory management, receiving, and materials movement-related metrics. This position is responsible for overseeing personnel, administration of the warehouse operations, and inventory management functions related to receiving, warehouse, WIP, and pack-out activities.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Ensure 3PL provider has appropriate staffing levels of warehouse personnel to support ISI business requirements, follows ISI handling procedures, meets high-quality standards, production schedules, operations dept goals, and productivity requirements
• Maintain documented procedures to define Receiving, Material Movement and Storage, Kitting, and Shipping roles and responsibilities
• Maintain data compliant with SOX and regulatory controls, including records for timeliness and accuracy of Inventory, Receiving, and Shipping.
• Analyze and correct issues related to FG and NPI storage quantities and shipped material.
• Optimize operational efficiencies through the application of Lean practices, which include (but are not limited to):
• Capacity management and analysis of workloads
• Identification and elimination of waste in all Warehouse operations
• Development of carrier and supplier community activities that support internal flow improvements
• Provide vision and direction to the workgroup and drive training to Lean Material flow practices.
• Ensure optimal inventory levels of commodities are maintained to meet production requirements. Drive Planning and Purchasing to reduce both backorder and overstock situations.
• Ensure that company procedures, including SOX and FDA requirements, are understood and adhered to.
• Responsible for managing employee training record completion and status
• Evaluate and provide annual performance feedback to direct reports and interim counseling to ensure performance criteria are met.
• Implement Short-Term Problem Containment and Long-Term Corrective Action for Shortages and Missed Shipments
• Drive continuous improvement of current systems and processes and work closely with production planning and management to optimize the value stream opportunities.
• Responsible and accountable for Cycle Counts of required locations per published schedules.
• Performance to Budget
• Interface with and support: manufacturing, quality control, finance, planning, field service, and order management

Skills, Experience, Education, & Training:

• Bachelor's degree and /or equivalent applicable work experience. Minimum of 5-7 years experience in Manufacturing and/or RMA operations, preferably in large capital equipment or medical device industry.
• Proficient in the use of personal computers and SAP to perform daily work. Familiar with the Microsoft Office suite of programs and MRP systems. QAD and Agile experience preferred.
• Proven track record of being an effective Supervisor in a fast-paced manufacturing company
• Demonstrated knowledge of Kanban systems, kitting, and other Lean material flow practices.
• Demonstrates concern for precision and thoroughness.
• Proven ability to consistently lead a team to achieve stretch goals and objectives.
• Ability to provide positive direction by encouraging peers to commit to high quality and performance standards.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and projects successfully.
• Superb communication skills, including written and verbal instruction
• Effectively manages task breakdown, helps keep individual contributors on task, player-coach, and can step in and perform complex tasks.
• In-depth knowledge of inventory control systems and processes and root cause analysis.
• Expert knowledge of safety requirements and material handling equipment operation.
• Knowledge of WMS systems is a plus.
• Ability to be flexible in job duties as new facility ramps up into full production

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