Warehouse Manager

Purpose of the Job -

• Be in charge of a Logistics operators' team (Alstom employees or external provider), take care of the execution, physically and in the information system, of the counts & movements of materials for a dedicated warehouse area.
• Align physical flow & system flow.

Organisation structure (job belongs to...)

Supply Chain / Logistic

Reports directly to:

Warehouse Manager

Other reporting to:

Direct reports:

Logistics Operators

NETWORK & LINKS:

INTERNAL

• Material Planning
• Sourcing
• Planning
• Finance
• Quality & Warranty
• Strong links with Operations
• Industrialization & Supply Chain teams on Rolling Stock Maintenance sites
• PME
• APSYS

EXTERNAL

• Suppliers/ Logistic Partner
• Sub-contractors
• Auditors

OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE ROLE:

You are In-charge of all the Logistic teams: warehouse, logistic engineering and transport teams (Alstom employees or external - provider) for your site - Manage and optimize the logistic flows to always keep the physical and system flows aligned -

Main responsibilities:

• Ensure that employees operate in an environment that complies with company Health, Safety and Environmental policies:
• Know and follow all safety, environmental and emergency procedures
• Respect the safety conditions to handle goods, trolleys etc.
• Actively participate in all aspects of safety including reporting of near misses and meetings
• Notify SCM Manager of all safety, site keeping or maintenance issues that are found during inspection that require assistance
• Ensure the storage of materials, guarantee the quantities stored and the correct storage conditions
• Ensure the material availability, integrity & delivery on time on production/ Maintenance line
• Manage the physical material flows of his area (reception, put away, kitting, mirror area, shipping) to always keep physical and system flows aligned
• Ensure the ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) solution is implemented and correctly used by Logistics / Warehouse EPU/ operators
• Monitor & challenge the performance of his area activity through Key Performance Indicators
• Actively contributes to the Continuous Improvement activities & APSYS roadmap (APSYS=Alstom Transport Production System) on his own area
• Ensure implementation of all standard processes & golden rules in compliance with Logistic Handbook
• Ensure optimization of warehousing, packaging, and physical flow according to Lean Manufacturing and QCDE (Quality Cost Delivery Environment Health & Safety) principles
• Monitor and report Key Performance Indicators (inventory accuracy, cycle counting performance)
• Ensure the inventory process is in compliance with Alstom standard rules (, instruction)
• Ensure the deployment of APSYS (Alstom Transport Production System) roadmap by each Team

Management:

• Manage Jobs & Skills, Training & Qualification, Workforce, Staffing & organization, World Class Manufacturing network
• Monitor and report Key Performance Indicators and continuous improvement activity for Warehouse & Logistic

Operational activities:

• Ensure that Environment Health & Safety (EHS) rules are respected and promote EHS culture
• Responsible for Smooth Operation as per Golden rule - Manage at operations level his area: material receipt, inbound transportation, stock entry, picking and kitting, line feeding, packing, shipping, outbound transportation, inventory accuracy, scrap process
• Responsible for SOP readiness and implementation for each activity for WH operation and Logistic Operation
• Responsible for Detailed SOP and Process mapping for Import - Export Process - Procurement & NCR Flow
• Responsible to meet the legal obligation requirement for WH & Logistic - EHS- AZDP, QMS etc
• Ensure alignment between physical and system flows: no physical movement without system update
• Warehousing & Logistics: implement and run Logistics standards for physical material flow (goods reception, warehousing, picking, line feeding, inventory, and shipping)
• Optimize warehouse layouts, its internal flows and storage policy
• Ensure optimization of transportation flow & cost
• Manage C-Class* activity according to Alstom standard rules (C-Class is the outsourcing of the small parts management)
• Promote recycling activities: bin management and returnable packaging
• Respect any specific storage regulations (chemicals, battery, )
• Scrap yard Incharge & Scrap Disposal management.

*C Class is the outsourcing of the management of the small parts

Finance:

• Manage Budget for his department - CM /PM Bifurcation - Logistic , FPR Data Readiness , Budget Consumption monitoring
• Respect the Delegation of Authority (DOA) rules regarding inventory reconciliations

Qualifications & Skills:

EDUCATION

• BE or B Tech in Engg / Master in SCM

BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES:

• Agile
• Proactive
• Assertive
• Problem Solver

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES & EXPERIENCE

1. Warehouse and Logistic Management 8-12 years experinece in Warehouse and Logistic Operation
2. SAP- MM Module & IM Module- Inventory
3. Supplier Management/ External Parties Management - Transportation
4. Crisis Management
5. Sourcing & finanace Basic
6. Rigor, Communication, knowledge of different tools ,ways of working & methods used in Warehouse operation & Logistic Operation.
7. Experience in WH operational activities and in documentation management.
8. Collaboration and team working
9. Language Skills: Proficient in English language, Hindi
10. Skills: MS office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint),SAP (MM/IM Module)

EXPERIENCE / SKILL SET

• Warehouse and Logistic Management 8-12 years experinece in Warehouse and Logistic Operation
• Language Skills: Proficient in English language, Hindi,
• IT Skills: MS office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), SAP (MM Module), Ascot.

LEADERSHIP SKILL

AGILE

• Dealing with uncertainty
• Business Acumen
• Innovative
• Learning on the fly

INCLUSIVE

• Building effective (virtual) teams
• Listening and informing
• Managing diversity
• Understanding others with empathy

RESPONSIBLE

• Customer focus (internal and external)
• Integrity and ethics
• Managerial courage
• Managing with vision and purpose.