Responsibilities
- 1. Team Leadership & Operations
- Inbound Management: Lead a team of subordinates focused on unloading activities. Ensure safe, quick, and accurate offloading of raw materials.
- Outbound Management: Lead a team of subordinates dedicated to loading activities. Verify that the right products are loaded securely to prevent transit damage.
- Manpower Planning: Manage shift schedules and productivity KPIs for the loading/unloading teams.
- Inventory & Warehouse Management: Monitor inventory levels, oversee stock movements, and optimize warehouse storage space to ensure raw materials are available for production and finished goods are ready for dispatch.
- Stock Accuracy: Maintain real-time inventory records for both Raw Materials (RM) and Finished Goods (FG).
- Space Optimization: Manage warehouse layout to ensure easy accessibility and FIFO (First-In, First-Out) movement.
- Audits: Conduct regular physical stock verification and reconcile discrepancies with the ERP system.
- Transportation & Distribution: Coordinate incoming raw material shipments and outgoing finished product logistics, including selecting carriers and scheduling deliveries.
- Vendor & Carrier Relations: Negotiate contracts, rates, and service agreements with transporters and suppliers to ensure cost-effective shipping.
- Operational Optimization: Analyze supply chain data and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to improve efficiency, reduce transportation costs, and minimize delivery delays.
- Documentation & Compliance: Ensure compliance with all safety protocols, customs regulations, and environmental regulations, especially regarding hazardous materials.
- Problem Solving: Resolve issues related to supply chain disruptions, such as damaged goods, shipping delays, or shortages.
- 4. Safety & Compliance
- Operational Safety: Enforce strict adherence to safety protocols during all dock activities (e.g., wheel chocking, trailer stand usage, and proper forklift operation).
- PPE Compliance: Ensure all 5 direct reports and any external loaders wear required gear (high-vis vests, steel-toe boots, gloves).
- Hazard Identification: Conduct daily Toolbox Talks to identify potential risks like slippery floors, unstable stacking, or faulty equipment.
- Incident Reporting: Act as the primary point of contact for any near-misses or accidents in the bay area, ensuring root-cause analysis and corrective action.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with procurement, production, sales, and quality teams to align logistics with manufacturing schedules.
Profile/Competencies
Total Expereince:5 -7 year experience in manufacturing, warehousing, or logistics operations.
Educational Background:Any Graduate/Diploma in Material Management
Mandatory Skill Set
Proficiency in logistics software, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle), and Microsoft Office (specifically Excel).
Soft Skills: Strong negotiation, analytical, communication, and organizational skills.
Calderys Group
Calderys is a leading global solution provider for industries operating in high temperature conditions . The Group specializes in thermal protection for industrial equipment with a wide range of refractory products, and advanced solutions to enhance steel casting, metallurgical fluxes and molding processes.
As an international business with a presence in more than 30 countries and a strong footprint in the Americas through the brand HWI, a member of Calderys, we offer our employees a world of opportunity.
With a legacy of over 150 years, and an unwavering commitment to excellence, we continue to shape our future through teamwork, customer-centricity and a proactive mindset. We are the vital partner of all high temperature industries and our purpose places sustainability and innovation at the heart of our business. It reflects our reason for existing: to support our customers building a better world through sustainable solutions.
Our values are a driving force in this purpose: We are tenacious, accountable, multicultural and authentic..
In our company, performance is recognized and learning is promoted. Our services and solutions depend upon the expertise and commitment of our employees. So we ensure that they have the scope and opportunities to develop their potential within a diverse, inclusive and collaborative setting. It is an environment for people to grow, where every day is a new day and more exciting than the last.
Calderys - Forged in legacy. Fueled by excellence.
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