Warehouse and Shipping Manager in Bitterfeld-Wolfen bei Guardian Industries

The Warehouse and Shipping manager is responsible for the overall operation of the Warehouse (Inventory Management and Internal Logistics) and the Shipping areas of the plant. He will report into the Operations Manager. He will be supervising the activities of the warehouse & shipping rotational shift supervisors and working closely with production scheduling and the customer services departments to ensure customer satisfaction.

Our Team

We are a principled based company that relies heavily on teamwork and initiative. We pride ourselves on being the partner of choice for our internal and external customers.

What You Will Do

• Ensure and maintain safe working environment & people complying with procedures, rules, and regulations
• Continuous monitoring, assessment of risks & implementing measures to mitigate those risk while adopting Koch safety vision and risk philosophy.
• Implementation of plant guidance and procedures and consistent monitored
• Directly coaching and supervising shift supervisors and operators across different departments
• Monitor employee performance, coach and provide performance reviews as per PBM guidelines
• Enforces Implementation of plant rules consistently with our company Principles, develops methods for lowering plant costs
• Manage daily warehouse activities, inventory control, space management, logistics, floor productivity, shipping, and customer service
• Coordinate with Customer Service and Scheduling to optimize Warehouse space
• Monitor and improve warehouse stocking program.
• Ensures loading of material in accordance Guardian Proven Practices
• Monitor and improve finish products appointment dates and increase Warehouse and shipping efficiency

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor's degrees in engineering, Logistics or equivalent
• Proven leadership and supervisory skills
• Excellent communication, organizational, and time-management skills
• Fluent German language skill is a must as well as good English

What Will Put You Ahead

• Warehouse and Shipping background in a similar work environment is preferred
• Previous continuous manufacturing experience unit is a plus

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Who We Are

Guardian is a diversified global manufacturing company headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, with leading positions in float glass and fabricated glass products for commercial, residential and transportation applications; automotive trim; and the distribution of building products. Through its research and development centres (Science & Technology Centre for glass and Advanced Development Centre for automotive), Guardian is at the forefront of innovation. Its automotive trim group, SRG Global, is one of the world's largest manufacturers of chrome-plated plastic parts for the automotive, commercial truck and consumer goods industries. Guardian, its subsidiaries and affiliates employ 18,000 people and operate facilities throughout North America, Europe, South America, Africa, the Middle East and Asia.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

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