Warehouse Manager - Altavista, Va Distribution Center

Abbott Laboratories • Altavista, VA

22h • Onsite

About The Position

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.
Warehouse Manager
Working at Abbott
At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:
Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
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 a 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.
A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
The Opportunity
This position works out of our Altavista, VA location in the Abbott Nutrition division. Our Nutrition business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands – including Similac®, PediaSure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure®, and Glucerna® – to help them get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest lives.
Altavista, Va., is one of Abbott’s largest nutrition manufacturing plants equipped with advanced technology to ensure efficient production. Working here will make you feel like you’re part of a family that works together to make a difference and help nourish millions of families around the world.

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree in Business, Marketing, Supply Chain Management, or a related field or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Minimum 7 years experience in Warehouse Operations, Logistics, and Supply Chain Management
• Familiarity with all Logistics and Distribution requirements, terms, Customs Rules/Regulations, FTZ Rules/Regulation.

Nice To Haves

• People management experience strongly preferred.
• Background in business analysis with direct customer contact experience is desired.
• Experience and knowledge with warehouse operations is very important to this position as this is the key contact for the warehouse activities for the entire division.
• Knowledge and experience in managing operations impacted by Quality Systems, cGMP requirements, and a high level of FDA and third-party scrutiny is desired.
• Strong analytical, communication, and project management skills are essential and the ability to interact effectively at all levels of management and with customers inside and outside of Abbott.

Responsibilities

• Order fulfillment out of our Altavista, VA Distribution Center. Includes order placement, shipping and logistics coordination, product allocation, prioritization, account management, handling of customer inquiries/complaint resolution and trending and tracking of customer ordering history.
• This position is responsible for all Logistics and Distribution activities for the Warehouse.
• Ensuring orders are packaged per DOT, IATA rules, reviewing and processing documents to ensure products conform to regulatory requirements; and ensure that all employees are properly trained per OP's, CAPA, GMP, ISO, FDA regulations.
• Responsibilities include, but are not limited to ensuring all shipping and receiving deadlines are met.
• Communicating with purchasing, planning, Quality, Marketing, Clinical Affairs, etc. to ensure all logistics and distribution requirements and needs are satisfied.
• Responsible for ensuring all Customs and FTZ regulations, requirements, and paperwork are in order at all times, for shipments out of the warehouses
• Responsible for addressing employee related issues to include coaching and development, training, performance assessments and reviews, corrective counseling, and hiring of exempt and non-exempt personnel.
• Oversee implementation of new procedures, safety improvement programs and cost reductions.

Benefits

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• 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 a 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.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees