Distribution Supervisor

Abbott Laboratories; Avon (IN); On-site; USD 61,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Abbott Laboratories in Avon, Indiana is seeking a Warehouse Supervisor for the CRM Cardiac Rhythm Management division. The role focuses on shipping, receiving, stocking, and inventory control, guiding a team to meet distribution goals.

The position emphasizes leadership in a medical device manufacturing environment and requires a technical diploma with at least one year of relevant experience. The 2nd shift runs 2:00pm–10:30pm, Monday through Friday.

Qualifications

• Technical Diploma (± 12 years) Minimum 1 year of relevant experience.
• Experience leading teams in a medical device manufacturing warehouse or supply chain is preferred.
• Strong organizational and data entry skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee shipping, receiving, stocking, and order filling.
• Supervise distribution activities to meet internal and external needs within budget.
• Verify space and storage needs and propose improvements to distribution.
• Mentor, coach, and coordinate team members.
• Ensure inventory availability and manage stock levels.
• Enter data into database to maintain stock records and respond to inquiries.
• Monitor warehouse activities for safe storage and space efficiency.
• Prioritize tasks to meet schedules and targets.
• Train new workers on procedures and standards.
• 2nd Shift Hours: 2:00pm to 10:30pm Monday-Friday.

Skills

Leadership

Logistics coordination

Education

Technical Diploma

Job description

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Main Purpose of the Role

This position works out of our Avon IN, location in the CRM Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) division. As a global leader in Cardiac Rhythm Technologies, we focus on innovative technologies that can improve the way doctors treat people with heart arrhythmias or irregular heartbeats.

Main Responsibilities

• Responsible for overseeing shipping, receiving, stocking, and order filling.
• Responsible for supervision of activities of distribution, involving the reception, delivery and control of inventory, with the objective of satisfying internal and external client needs within compatible terms and costs.
• Verifies space and storage needs, evaluates the efficiency of means of transportation and proposes improvements in order to optimize the distribution process.
• Typically without budget or hire/fire authority.
• Focuses on mentoring, coaching, and coordination.
• Ensure that that there is sufficient inventory to meet the organization’s needs by ordering products and managing out-of-stock over-stocked products.
• Enter data into a database or other computerized system to maintain up-to-date stock records, retrieve stored information, place orders, or respond to inquiries (for example on inventory levels or delivery schedules.).
• Monitor warehouse activities to ensure that goods are stored correctly and safely and warehouse space is used efficiently.
• Monitor the effectiveness of operating procedures, space utilization, and protection of equipment and make recommendations for improvements.
• Prioritize and assign tasks to ensure that the team’s resources are used effectively and that work schedules and targets are met.
• Supervise staff to ensure that all warehouse activities, and all machines and equipment operated, safely.
• Train new workers in the organization’s operating procedures and standards.

2nd Shift Hours: 2:00pm to 10:30pm Monday-Friday

You’ll also have access to:

• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year
• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree

Required Qualifications

Technical Diploma (± 12 years) Minimum 1 year of relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

3 to 5 years of experience in a leadership role in a medical device manufacturing operations warehouse or supply chain environment.

The base pay for this position is $61,300.00 - $122,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

• Awkward/forceful/repetitive (arms above shoulder, bent wrists), Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf

EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf

Abbott welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

JOB FAMILY: Supply Chain

DIVISION: CRM Cardiac Rhythm Management

LOCATION: United States > Avon : 10223 Veterans Drive

WORK SHIFT: Standard

TRAVEL: No

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE: Not Applicable

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

Abbott is about the power of health. For more than 135 years, Abbott has been helping people reach their potential - because better health allows people and communities to achieve more. With a diverse, global network serving customers in more than 160 countries, we create new solutions - across the spectrum of health, around the world, for all stages of life. Whether it is next-generation diagnostics, life-changing devices, science-based nutrition, or novel reformulations, we are advancing some of the most innovative and revolutionary technologies in healthcare, helping people live their best lives through better health. The people of Abbott come to work each day with relentless energy, enthusiasm and a promise to enhance the health and well-being of millions of people. They push the boundaries to help manage and treat some of life's greatest health challenges.