Sr Material Flow Manager (Internal Warehouse)

The LEGO Group; Monterrey; On-site; MXN 1,200,000 - 1,900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family Care Leave

Life and disability insurance

Headspace wellbeing app

Colleague discount

Bonus scheme

Hybrid Working

Job summary

LEGO Group in Monterrey, Mexico, seeks a Sr Material Flow Manager to lead a 450+-strong Logistics Operations team spanning packing and processing facilities. You will drive material flow from receiving through storage to production supply and finished goods handling, champion safety, cost optimization, and digitalization initiatives.

You will guide front-line leaders, implement strategic initiatives, and ensure KPI performance across safety, quality, delivery, costs, and people metrics, with

Qualifications

• Experience in Warehouse and Material Flow Processes within a Manufacturing environment.
• People Leader experience.
• Leadership, analytical skills, results orientation, strategic thinking, decision-making, problem solving, teamwork, collaboration, stakeholder management, proactivity, dynamism, open-mindedness.

Responsibilities

• Lead front-line leaders (Supervisors, Group Leaders, Team Coordinators) in 3+ Packing Buildings and Processing Buildings.
• Drive implementation and sustainability of Logistics strategic initiatives.
• Be a safety role model in Logistics and Packing.
• Be a 5S role model in Logistics and Packing.
• Ensure inventory accuracy and cycle count execution.
• Ensure uninterrupted material supply to production.
• Drive WMS, ERP and automation projects.
• Manage internal resources: racks, forklifts, AGVs, LGVs, scanners, wrapping machine, battery exchanger.
• Develop Annual budget and adhere to it.

Skills

People leadership

Lean manufacturing

Operational excellence

WMS/ERP systems

Inventory management

Problem solving

Team development

Safety & compliance

Tools

SAP Galaxy

COMBI WMS

ERP SAP

AGVs

Job description

Job Description

• The Sr Material Flow Manager leads a team of +450 employees with theresponsibility of Logistics Operations in Packing and Processing buildings (Internal Warehousing and Material Supply), ensuring the efficient flow of materials from receiving through storage, production supply, and finished goods handling. This role drives operational excellence, safety, inventory accuracy, cost optimization, digitalization, and continuous improvement initiatives while supporting production requirements and business growth.

Core Responsibilities

• Support and manage front-line leaders (Supervisors, Group Leaders, Team Coordinators) in3+ Packing Buildings and Processing Buildings.
• Support and drive the correct implementation and sustainability of Logisticsstrategic initiatives.
• Be a safety role model in Logistics and Packing.
• Be a 5S role model in Logistics and Packing.
• Ensure inventory accuracy and cycle count execution.
• Ensure uninterrupted material supply to production.
• Know and ensure the right execution of FSC (Forest Stewardship Council)
• Know and ensure the right execution of OEA & CTPAT
• Ensure the right accomplishment of OHSAS 18001, ISO 14001 & ISO 9001
• Responsible for Logistics operation performance management: safety, quality,delivery, costs, and people KPIs.
• Responsible for people development (Supervisors).
• Responsible for PULSE (motivation & Satisfaction) operational results.
• Leads benchmark best practices in operational process activities across site & global(people management, D&I, shopfloor management, productivity)
• Collaborate with other departments such are: Training, HBW, Prepack, FinalPack, Processing, Planning, Procurement, Imports-Exports and external suppliers.
• Continuously strive to improve processes to reduce costs in the LogisticsOperations.
• Lead Lean, Kaizen and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Drive WMS, ERP and automation projects.
• Manage & ensure internal resources required to run Logistics Operation are available: racks,forklifts, AGVs, LGVs, handheld scanners, wrapping machine, battery exchanger.
• Proactive approach and responsibility in terms of solving critical problems related to Logistics Operations.
• Ensure RIT (Internal Work Regulation) is followed and applied.
• Provide feedback and supervision. Establish individual and group goals. Focus on results
• Develop of Annual budget and adhere to it.

Do you have what it takes?

• Demonstrated experience in Warehouse and Material Flow Processes within a Manufacturing environment.
• People Leader experience.
• High level of Leadership, analytical skills, results orientation, strategic thinking, decision-making, problem solving, teamwork, collaboration, stakeholder management, proactivity, dynamism, open-mindedness, high flexibility, change management, personnel administration.
• Operational Excellence, lean manufacturing Tools (5´s, JIT, TPM, Kanban, Gemba).
• Broad knowledge of forklift types, battery rooms, racking systems, and intralogistics.
• MS Office, SAP Galaxy knowledge, Warehouse management system (COMBI). Experience working in Warehouses and Material supply to production lines. Experience using AGV´s (Automated Guided Vehicles).
• CTPAT and/or OEA knowledge.
• Previous experience working with WMS, ERP (SAP) and automation solutions.
• Experience in Cost and Budget management.

• Note: This position is based at our LEGO Operaciones de Mexico manufacturing factory located in Cienega de Flores, NL This is not a remote position

What’s in it for you?

Here are some of what to expect:

FamilyCareLeave –We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.

Insurances –All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.

Wellbeing– We want you to be your best self, so you’ll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programs run by local teams where you are based

ColleagueDiscount– We know you'll love to build so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.

Bonus– We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme

Your workplace: Your workplace will be the office, store or factory specified in this advert.

Hybrid Working: Our hybrid work model, Best of Both offers you the option of flexibility to work from home up to two days per week. Your People Leader will discuss the principles of the model, including how this option applies to your role and team.

We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong.
The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex, gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion and Veteran status) to apply for roles in our team.

We support our employees in being there for the moments that matter in life and celebrate families of all kinds, the loved ones that make us who we are. Being part of the LEGO Group also means taking part in our annual Play Day, playing a part in building a sustainable future and continuing our mission to “inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow.”
The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children’s Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer.

Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children’s Rights.

We conduct drug screening as a part of our drug free workplace policy and in support of our commitment to the health and safety of our employees.

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