Warehouse Supervisor

AMETEK; George Town; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Malaysia is seeking a Warehouse Supervisor to manage and coordinate warehouse activities. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of related experience, a Bachelor's degree, and strong skills in inventory management. Responsibilities include supervising staff, monitoring inventory, and ensuring operational efficiency. This role offers an opportunity to implement new processes in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Excellent working knowledge of supply chain management.
• At least 3 years of supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and train warehouse keepers & material handlers.
• Monitor inventory control function.
• Coordinate inventory movement and production order kitting.

Skills

Supervisory skills

Inventory management

Microsoft Excel

Conflict resolution

Lean manufacturing principles

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Navision

Job description

Overview

The Warehouse Supervisor is responsible for supervising and coordinating the activities of warehouse keeper. He/She will be controlling, and processing inventory related to the receiving, storing, issuing, shipping goods, supplies parts in the stockroom and stocking locations.

What You Will Do

• Responsible for supervising and training warehouse keepers & material handlers
• Monitoring inventory control function
• Process and handle inventory posting, transaction and coordinate inventory movement
• Coordinate production order kitting to the floor before start date
• Oversees and develop strategies that improve cycle count process for efficiency and first-pass accuracy
• Recommend and improve upon inventory accuracy
• Advise warehouse keeper on care and preservation of items receive, storage, and shipping goods
• Ensure warehouse keepers 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 examine work for neatness, and compliance to policies and 5S procedures
• Other duties as required and assigned by supervisor

Organizational Relationships

• Supervise the Shipping, Receiving, and Stockroom departments
• Work closely with Production Supervisors and Group Leaders on material availability
• Interact with Purchasing and Planning, Engineering, Quality Control, and Sales

What We Are Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• At least 5 years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook
• Experience MRP operating environment, experience in Microsoft Navision is a plus
• At least 3 years of supervisory experience; ability to handle conflict issues
• Excellent working knowledge of supply chain management, and inventory management with Lean manufacturing management principles