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.
• To be in charge of an area of the warehouse (incoming, shipping, kitting & mirror area)

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 Warehouse 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 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 operators
• Work closely with Warehouse Key User to manage the stock in the ERP system according to the core model and to train Logistics 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

Management:

• Provide a long-term vision to the team, set yearly objectives and targets, support and coach in achieving these targets and objectives, perform performance appraisals, reward and recognize merits, set and follow up team members development plans and induction program for newcomers
• Ensure Logistics Operators follow ALSTOM each warehouse processes
• Manage Logistics Operators & aligned team members activities to the warehouse workload

Operational activities:

• Participate to the warehouse layout and optimize the storage space
• Contribute to the implementation of mirror area in the warehouse to optimize line feeding activities (Kanban flow, sequence …)
• 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
• Respect any specific storage regulations (chemicals, battery, …)
• Ensure the continually improvement of the warehouse organisation & processes

In case of 3PL (logistic activities totally or partially outsourced):

Main responsibilities (towards 3PL):

• Ensure that the 3PL and his employees operates in an environment that complies with Alstom’s Health, Safety and Environmental policies.
• If the 3PL works in Alstom’s ERP, ensure that is correctly implemented and used by the 3PL
• Participate in all monthly, weekly and daily meetings with the 3PL

Management (towards 3PL):

• Manage 3PLs that are in charge of the external stock (KPIs review, steering committee, monitor activities, …)

Operational activities (towards 3PL):

• Guarantee follow-up and performance of 3PL activities through KPIs
• Analyse the Root Causes of any logistic issues and agree with the internal stakeholders and the Management of the 3PL on corrective actions. Follow up on these actions and participate in their realization