Warehouse and Logistics Supervisor

Job Overview

TE Connectivity's Shipping & Receiving Teams perform a combination of manual and clerical shipping and receiving duties. They use computer systems for tracking, logging, verifying and reporting incoming and outgoing shipments. They follow shipping practices and procedures, transportation routing, schedules and requirements. The Shipping & Receiving Teams receive incoming materials and prepare materials for shipment. They process freight bills, packing sheets, and other documents. They also route merchandise to destinations.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and maintain delivery schedules / due dates in MRP system based on Customer Demand (Planning Solutions and Discrete Sales Orders) as well as forecasting techniques where applicable.
• Analyze and provide feedback to appropriate departments on material status / requirements for fulfilling customer demand.
• Provide lead times to the Customer Service team regarding Laird Promise Date for customer demand fulfillment.
• Communicate with sales personnel and customers for forecast and Master Production Schedule maintenance.
• Schedule production using a variety of inputs such as sales orders, historical data, sales forecasts, and inputs from product managers or sales management.
• Check availability of inventory prior to firming / releasing work orders using system queries and reports.
• Manage Supplier Schedules and Supplier Demand Visibility application as required.  Support training activity for Suppliers as required.
• Maintain discrete purchase orders & Supplier Schedules based on MRP Action Messages and new engineering change orders.
• Monitor / measure material cost savings plans and targets; collaborate with Materials Management and Category Management teams in supplier negotiation initiatives as required.
• Collaborate with multiple Laird factories and suppliers to ensure proper inventory levels for finished goods and components.
• Oversees the management of inventory levels to meet customer orders, including safety & distribution stock, utilizing proven Supply Chain systems.
• Develop, improve, and monitor reporting processes & systems to control the supply chain functions.
• Collaborate with Materials Management team to optimize supply chain and logistics solutions in order to maximize On Time Delivery to Customer request and Laird promise, while minimizing inventory investment.
• Make recommendations to management regarding improvements in the supply chain processes to better enable the company to be efficient, cut costs, and improve delivery performance to customers.
• Adheres to TE quality and safety systems / safety standards.

What your background should look like:

• Minimum Diploma/ degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management or related discipline..
• Five years of scheduling & planning experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.
• Demonstrated leading experience of a warehouse that includes successfully driving a site warehouse’s physical inventory, cycle counts and companywide stock take.
• Experience in leading warehouse in supporting production e.g. like receiving, kitting, outgoing and material handling.
• Experience in leading operational teams involved receiving, warehousing/inventory management, and distribution of materials, supplies, components, equipment, and finished goods.
• Understand warehouse and material handling operational discipline principles and techniques involving warehouse layout, picking, inventory counting, variance resolution and discrepant receipt management.
• Strong leadership and people management.
• Knowledge in WMS, ERP and Microsoft office (especially excel). 
• Ability to manage individual contributors (internal and external) performing site logistics operations.
• Fluent in English language and primary local language (written and verbal).

Competencies