Associate Director-Warehouse Operations

Jubilant HollisterStier LLC, Spokane's Largest Manufacturing Company, and well-established member of the business community, provides a complete range of services to support the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries. Jubilant HollisterStier is a nationally recognized contract manufacturer of sterile injectable vials, and lyophilized products. The Allergy business is a worldwide leader in the manufacture of allergenic extracts, targeted primarily at treating allergies and asthma. Jubilant HollisterStier is a proud member of the Jubilant Pharma family.

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Job Description:

The Associate Director-Warehouse operations is responsible for the Management and effective execution of Transportation, Inventory Control, Receiving, Warehousing and Distribution Operations by implementing best practices and enforcing operational and personnel policies and procedures. Critical resource in the Supply Chain Leadership team and provide direction and process improvement in above mentioned functions. Ensuring all role functions are efficient and effective and meeting the production needs of manufacturing for the JHS facility in Spokane.

Reporting to the Sr Director Supply Chain, the Sr Warehouse Operations Manager oversees and provides the leadership to the operations of the onsite and offsite warehouses: Transportation, Receiving, Warehouse, Material staging, Material discard, Shipping, and Cycle counts.

• Manage and lead the warehouse team across onsite and the offsite warehouses

• Provides leadership for Transportation, Receiving, Warehouse, Shipping, and Inventory Control Specialist personnel.

• Lead the hiring, selection, onboarding and training of the new employees

• Coach, counsel and discipline staff, monitor performance and appraise results

• Ensure the warehouse team stays in compliance of the current process, process changes and newly implemented changes

• Provides for safe working conditions and practices in all areas of departmental control

• Promote and educate a safe environment by educating staff on Health and Safety standards

• Act as a prime liaison between the warehouse team and other departments

• Approve invoices via APP system (invoices management system)

• Lead and mentor continues process improvement initiatives

• Ensure compliance with federal, state and local regulations related to warehousing, material handling and shipping

• Ensure the inventory accuracy

• Develops and reports Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Budgets and controls expenditures, including proposals for the capital equipment requests.

• Contributes to inventory control by ensuring receiving, warehouse, and shipping activities are performed per procedure and inventory levels reconcile with SAP.

• Responsible for department SOP writing, modification, and adherence.

• Collaborate with Supply Chain leadership on carrier contracts and relevant services contract management as well as relevant vendor performance evaluations

• Responsible for providing both regulatory and client tours during audits and for being relied upon as the area expert in dealing with questions during client or regulatory audits.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Bachelor of Science degree required.
• Minimum 5 years of related experience required with a minimum of 2 years in a leadership role. Minimum 10 years of related experience required in lieu of a degree.
• Pharmaceutical and FDA Regulated Industry experience desired.
• Vocational/specialized knowledge required
• Microsoft Word and Excel experience required
• ERP operating system/concept understanding, SAP experience desired.
• Extensive analysis and planning required.
• 20/30 Corrected Near-Point required
• Ability to lift 50 pounds unassisted required
• Pushing, Pulling and Prolonged Standing required
• Minimum travel