Team Lead

About Teleflex Incorporated 

Teleflex is a global provider of clinically effective medical technologies designed to improve the health and quality of people’s lives. We apply purpose driven innovation – a relentless pursuit of identifying unmet clinical needs – to benefit patients and healthcare providers. Our portfolio is diverse, with solutions in the fields of vascular and interventional access, interventional cardiology, surgical, anesthesia, cardiac care, interventional urology, urology, emergency medicine and respiratory care. Teleflex employees worldwide are united in the understanding that what we do every day makes a difference. For more information, please visit teleflex.com. 

Position Summary

Lead team in day-to-day shipping, receiving, or inventory control activities

Principal Responsibilities

• Lead a team in day-to-day shipping, receiving, or inventory control activities within a medical device distribution center.
• Ensure that all daily requirements are being met by staff and any projects meet the deadlines given.
• Effectively plan and communicate daily volume and assign work to team members. Adjust manpower throughout the day, in conjunction with other leads, to ensure customer orders are processed in a timely manner.
• Provide on the job training and direction to team members.
• Assist in determining reasons for system inaccuracies as they occur and recommend methods to prevent future inventory corruption.
• Troubleshoot areas where regular counts cannot be made in a timely manner. Make recommendations to improve the management and control of inventory
• Reconcile each count, performing root cause analysis and trending. Track errors and report information to the responsible parties.
• Investigate inventory discrepancies (wrong quantity, wrong product, and wrong location).
• Analyze weekly inventory adjustments and report findings to upper management.
• Analyze productivity and quality reports to achieve established goals.
• Report all cycle count data to management for review and publication. Determine accuracy percentages based on lines counted, units counted, and variance cost
• Enforce company rules and regulations in the supervisor’s absence.
• Motivate and provide feedback to subordinates in the absence of the supervisor.
• Focus on continuous improvement opportunities within the operation.
• Maintain compliance with company policies, safety standards, good housekeeping practices, ISO, OSHA, and other government regulations.
• Assist with special projects and other duties, as assigned.

Education / Experience Requirements

High School Diploma or GED required. Associates / Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience, preferred

Specialized Skills / Other Requirements

• Strong MS Excel, MS Word, and Outlook experience.
• Strong SAP knowledge and understanding of distribution processes.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills. Ability to multi-task and work within deadlines

Teleflex is an equal opportunity employer.  Applicants will be considered without regard to age, gender, race, nationality, ethnicity, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, disability, religion and/or membership of the traveller community.   
If you require accommodation and support to apply for a position, please contact us at talent.emea@teleflex.com.
Diversity fosters innovative thinking and entrepreneurship and that’s what we are about at Teleflex. We trust and value our people and their diversity and we make it fun to work here. We are on a journey to ensure our workplaces mirror the patients we serve and the communities we operate in. Our approach is simple, we embrace everyone and want them to feel they belong here. We are building a culture where all employees can bring their best and unique selves to work. If that appeals to you, we would love to hear from you. Come join a company where diversity is sought out and inclusivity is how we progress.