Warehouse Operations Leader: Lean, Safety & Inventory Excellence

Abbott Laboratories Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott Laboratories Pte Ltd in Singapore is seeking a Warehouse Leader to guide a team of Warehouse Specialists and Front-Line leaders, setting short- and long-term strategies, establishing KPIs, and driving results across an in-plant and external 3rd party warehouse network.

You will ensure asset life-cycle management, safe operations, budget discipline, and inventory control under SOX requirements, while driving Lean/Sigma improvements and collaborating across functions to support Abbott's

Qualifications

• Lean Sigma concepts will be an added advantage.
• Good communication skills for effective interaction within the plant and with customers throughout the worldwide Abbott organization.
• Knowledge in Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to work effectively in a cross-functional business team environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide Leadership and direction to a team of Warehouse Specialist and Associate Front-Line leaders. Define/Align short- and long-term strategies for warehouse. Set KPI, Goals & Objectives and lead the team to deliver results
• Responsible for management of both the in-plant warehouse and external 3rd party managed warehouse. Ensure clean, pest-free storage and secured warehouse to safeguard product integrity
• Ensure People, Process and Systems in place to support the business needs. Plan resources, equip people with the right skills, provide safe workplace with right tools and approved procedures
• Responsible for asset life-cycle management. Ensure preventive maintenance completed as scheduled. implement operator care programs to promote responsible use of warehouse equipment
• Responsible for warehouse policies and procedures. Ensure compliance with policies and procedure, business code of conduct and statutory requirements
• Responsible for work-place safety of all employees and contractors working in the warehouse by ensuring strict compliance to EHS policies and procedures
• Lead investigations for warehouse material control events, ensure timely closure of reports, timely implementation of CAPA and evaluate CAPA effectiveness
• Lead investigations for product damage related customer complaints, drive improvement in material handling to reduce shipper damages
• Track and manage warehouse budget and expenses
• Manage warehouse capacity, ensure optimal utilization, raise request for additional storage capacity in timely manner to support Plan volumes or ad-hoc expansion needs
• Manage performance of outsourced service providers, ensure services are delivered in a timely manner, meeting the company's quality and performance standards within budgeted cost
• Manage inventory for both in-plant and external warehouse. Implement robust inventory control systems, perform periodic physical counts, reconcile, and investigate variances. Ensure compliance with SOX inventory requirement
• Drive warehouse excellence through Lean / Sigma continuous improvement projects

Skills

Leadership

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in supply chain / operations management / engineering / material management

Diploma with 6+ years experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Abbott Laboratories Pte Ltd in Singapore is seeking a Warehouse Leader to guide a team of Warehouse Specialists and Front-Line leaders, setting short- and long-term strategies, establishing KPIs, and driving results across an in-plant and external 3rd party warehouse network.

You will ensure asset life-cycle management, safe operations, budget discipline, and inventory control under SOX requirements, while driving Lean/Sigma improvements and collaborating across functions to support Abbott's