Coordinator Warehouse

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan ( HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

Our Diagnostics business currently has an opportunity for a Warehouse Coordinator in our North Chicago, IL Office. The primary function of this job is to oversee and coordinate daily activities within Distribution Operations for both Abbott nonexempt and contract personnel to ensure compliance with Quality, Regulatory, Corporate and Departmental Guidelines, Training and Performance objectives. Distribution Operations is responsible for processing approximately 2500 orders for Diagnostic products daily both domestically and internationally. Warehousing Operations is responsible for receiving, storage and handling of commodities at the K2 warehouse. Ability to work through/ trouble shot through internal and external problems that can arise.

What You’ll Work On

• Individual assists shift supervisor/manager with work assignments, movement of personnel and ensuring customer orders are processed appropriately to meet transportation regulations, carrier deadlines and customer receipt expectations.
• Individual ensures manufacturing needs are met in a timely manner.
• Coordinates training activities and assists shift supervisor with HR issues including performance appraisals, development plans and corrective counseling.
• Follows up with freight forwarders, logistics and customer service to ensure commodities are shipped and received in a timely manner.
• Performs analysis for complaints and performance data trending.
• Responsible for implementing and maintaining quality systems.
• Failure to meet deadlines for completing orders or providing necessary commodities to manufacturing or shipping operations could result in work stoppage, backorders, customer complaints as well as loss of business profits.
• Failure to ensure proper labeling and packaging could result in fines or damage to product.
• Failure to ensure proper training of employees could result violation of procedures, poor quality and failure to meet customer expectations.
• Flexibility to work the on-call program / working periodic weekends.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU’LL BRING

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or an equivalent of education and work experience.
• Minimum 2 years of work experience in Logistics, Transportation, Distribution or Warehousing or Planning.

Preferred Qualifications

• Able to read and understand English, perform math calculations, interpret data from tracking and trending metrics analysis.
• Knowledge of warehousing/shipping transportation/logistics/planning needed to understand workflows, critical needs and to provide adequate direction to floor personnel.  
• Possess an in-department knowledge of