Warehouse Manager, Off-Shift

About this role

Job title : Warehouse Manager, Off-Shift Location: Swiftwater    About the job

 We at Sanofi are chasing the miracles of science to improve people’s lives, ensuring life-changing medicines reach patients reliably and on time. The Warehouse & Logistics Operations team at the Swiftwater site plays a key role in this mission. As a part of the site Supply Chain function within the Vaccines US Manufacturing & Supply organization, it is our responsibility to ensure our internal and external customers have the required materials and products, on-time and in-full, to support 24x7 site operations. We are hyper-focused on team and site Safety, while also vigilant regarding the Quality nature of our materials, products, facilities and processes.

 We deliver 4.3 billion healthcare solutions to people every year, thanks to the flawless planning and meticulous eye for detail of our Manufacturing & Supply teams. With your talent and ambition, we can do even more to protect people from infectious diseases and bring hope to patients and their families.

About Sanofi:

We’re an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system and innovative pipeline – enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve lives.

Main Responsibilities

The 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

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