Senior Manager, Warehouse & Inventory Control

Werfen - Bedford - 180 Hartwell Road Bedford, Massachusetts 01730 United States

Country

United States

Shift

1st

Werfen is a growing, family-owned, innovative company founded in 1966 in Barcelona, Spain. We are a worldwide leader in specialized diagnostics in the areas of Hemostasis, Acute Care Diagnostics, Transfusion, Autoimmunity, and Transplant. Through our Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) business line, we research, develop, and manufacture customized assays and biomaterials. We operate directly in 30 countries, and in more than 100 territories through distributors.

Our Headquarters and Technology Centers are located in the US and Europe, and our workforce is more than 7,000 strong.

Our success comes from a specific focus in these rapidly evolving diagnostic areas, our commitment to customers, and our dedication to innovation and quality. We’re passionate about providing healthcare professionals the most valuable and complete solutions to improve hospital efficiency and enhance patient care.

Job Summary

The Senior Manager, Warehouse & Inventory Control manages staff performing warehouse and distribution activities as well as inventory analysis, cycle count programs and associated key performance indicators (KPI) such as, but not limited to, receiving, handling, storing, and distributing material within a regulated manufacturing environment.

Key Accountabilities

• Establish operational procedures for warehouse activities such as verification of incoming and outgoing shipments, handling and storage of materials, maintaining inventory location control, adhering to first in first out (FIFO) methods for storing and shipping product.
• Maintain appropriate inventory levels of all packaging supplies (ex. corrugated boxes, shrink wrap, labels, cushioning).
• Maintain housekeeping standards for storage of materials according to the Surgical & Medical Manufacturing Industry.
• Ensure warehouses accommodate proper storage and protection for materials with special storage requirements.
• Prepare and approve work orders for repairs and purchase order requisitions for replacement of equipment.
• Consult with cross-functional department heads to ensure warehouse activities are appropriately supported and that all internal and external customer requirements are met.
• Ensure proper disposal of used or damaged products according to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations.
• Manage warehouse safety according to all relevant regulating agencies’ requirements.
• Participate in planning personnel safety and plant protection activities.
• Develop project plans and standard operating procedures; effectively communicate plans and procedures to personnel.
• Evaluate and promote work efficiencies in order to gain productivity opportunities.
• Manage expenses to remain within the department budget.
• Identify and negotiate transportation carrier and outside storage opportunities as needed.
• Identify and set measurements in place for continuous improvements.
• Inventory analysis and cycle counting.
• KPI’s related to daily warehouse operations, inventory accuracy, scrap dollars, product mix, receipts, kanban replenishment, refrigeration space analysis, order accuracy, completion rates, etc.

Networking/Key Relationships

• Manufacturing Production Departments
  • Daily interactions with all departments
• Managing flow of material.
• Planning
  • Daily interactions.
• Managing flow of material to production.
• Buyers
  • Daily interactions
• Managing flow of incoming material.
• R & D
  • Occasional interactions
• Managing flow of material.
• Finance
  • Daily interactions
• Review NC material
• Ensuring proper G/L codes are utilized
• Review with VP of Ops possible scrap and proivde monthly figures of scrap.
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