Job title: Warehouse Manager, Off-Shift
Location: Swiftwater
Main ResponsibilitiesThe Warehouse Operations team is responsible for the receipt, put away, storage and fulfilment of raw materials and consumables to our internal production (Drug Substance & Drug Product) and Quality customers within the site. All activities must be performed as per local procedure, and in accordance with cGMP and Sanofi Global Operating Procedures (GOP's).
The Warehouse Manager, Off-Shift, along with the Warehouse Manager and Logistics Manager, comprise the Warehouse & Logistics Operations Leadership Team - all of whom reporting to the Head of Warehousing & Logistics. This position provides daily shop-floor supervision of the 2nd and 3rd shift warehouse processes, with associated shift team operators reporting directly to this person.
Primary duties of the position include, but are not limited to:
- Oversight of daily end-to-end warehouse operations and material movement, in compliance with cGMP and SOPs.
- Provides direct supervision of internal team members (~ 8 ppl), including training and development, performance management, recognition and onboarding/offboarding.
- Promote, demonstrate and support a heightened Safety Culture within the team and the facility, ensuing all team members have the proper training, equipment, mindset and resources to sustain our safety performance at the site.
- Verification of inbound shipments against freight and packing documentation, identifying and resolving discrepancies (OS&D) and processing of all receipts and transactions in SAP S4 HANNA (batch, non-batch, quality-managed, and imported materials) in a timely manner.
- Management of accurate inventory control from end to end, including order fulfilments, goods issues, bin-to-bin transfers and cycle count activities, all of which while maintaining corporate and site inventory standards.
- Coordination of site order fulfilment, while maintaining a high level of communication with site customers, Material Planning and vendors when required.
- Supervision of material disposal activities (Material Disposal Orders - MDO's) and hazardous waste documentation and ensures safe handling and storage of regulated materials.
- Works in close collaboration with offsite 3PL storage service providers, for material transfers to/from external storage facilities.
- Supports internal and external inspections of facilities and processes, including remediation activities for observations or findings.
- Evaluate existing processes and ways of working, to identify process efficiencies and cost-savings initiatives.
- Oversight of department reporting and analytics as required.
- Obtain/maintain required medical screening, training and certification for department/role-specific curriculum, including the operation of material handling equipment.
About you:Basic Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, Business Administration, Operations Management, or a related field with 1+ years of experience in a warehouse, supply chain, or manufacturing operations environment with supervisory, senior operator, or management experience OR High School Diploma or GED equivalent with 5+ years of experience in a warehouse, supply chain, or manufacturing operations environment and 2+ years of supervisory, senior operator, or management experience.
- APICS certification is an asset.
Experience in a
regulated industry is required (pharmaceutical, biotech, medical devices, food & beverage, or comparable regulated environment) Experience in
pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical manufacturing is strongly preferred.
Technical Skills: - Strong background in Warehouse & Logistics Operations, preferably in the pharmaceutical industry, with proven track record of managing daily shop-floor operations.
- Proficient in Warehouse Management System (WMS) and/or Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) - i.e. SAP.
- High analytical capabilities and creativity to analyze data, collect insights and build mitigations.
- Synthetic mind to build recommendations and drive decision making.
Soft skills:
- Ability to engage and collaborate with multiple partners within site functions to gather information and assess feasibility.
- Change agent: ensure best practice implementation and system adoption / system evolution.
- Proactivity is a must, given the anticipation component of the position.
- Enterprise Leader: Can have the E2E vision of the business, prioritizing the common interest for the benefit of Sanofi and the patients, being able to connect the dots for their teams and keep them engaged with the vision.
- Transformation Leader: Acts as change management and culture role model to foster employee's engagement and build a psychologically safe and collaborative workplace.
- Decision Maker: Takes timely and data-based decisions in a fast moving and complex environment to drive performance and progress. Promotes an environment where decisions are taken at the right level.
- Performance Champion: Embrace digital innovation, AI, GenAI to democratize data and drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, quality, safety, and cost effectiveness.
- Business Ally: Understand business landscape Industry & business/client groups knowledge to translate the challenges & bring added value. Stay current with global external trends and integrate insights into strategies achieving sustainable competitive advantage.
- People Developer: Unleashes the potential of each one and prepares the leaders of the future. Takes bold decisions to ensure the right talents are at the right place.
Important Considerations- Ability to work 2nd and/or 3rd shift, Monday through Friday, with occasional weekend or holiday on-call oversight
- Must be able to work 100% on-site at the Swiftwater, PA facility.
The salary range for this position is:
$81.375,00 - $117.541,66
All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs. Additional benefits information can be found through the LINK.
