Sr. Supervisor, Distribution

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Diversity - Innovation - Caring - Global Collaboration - Winning Spirit - High Performance

At Boston Scientific, we’ll give you the opportunity to harness all that’s within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we’ll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you’ll be supported in progressing – whatever your ambitions.           

About the Role:

The Materials Supervisor is responsible for the daily supervision of distribution and incoming acceptance activities. Including the following: Supervise, lead, and coach Materials Associates and Receiving Inspectors, while spending time in the related areas. Meet daily operational activities (receive, returns, inspection, storage, pick, pack, and ship), proactively identify and resolve issues. Meet quality objectives by ensuring compliance to quality systems and partner with Quality function as necessary.  Meet facility and department cost, budget objectives and business group goals. Support development and communication of departmental goals in order to achieve effective core metric performance. Promote, monitor and ensure a safe work environment and adhere to all safety policies. Participation, and in some cases lead, strategic and business improvement activities. Facilitate and manage cross department communications and initiatives. Work with global supply chain managers and planning groups to resolve issues and work to improve business processes. Acts as logistics facilitator to ensure all elements of the distribution process are coordinated in such a way that customer requirements and time constraints are met. Responsible for administering some human resources processes.  Provide insight and support in department budgeting. Oversee the management of the department mechanical equipment fleet and other equipment.  Oversees the processing, packaging, and storage of supplies, materials, and equipment. Supervises employees who maintain records update records as needed. Ensure integrity of data systems (i.e. Kronos, SAP, etc.).

This role will initially be based at the Arden Hills Distribution Center with possible offsite work at our Brooklyn Park facility as needed. Incumbent will perform supervisory duties of a team of direct labor material handlers performing receipt, put away and pick, pack and ship operations in support of Boston Scientific Single-Use Device and Capital Equipment Distribution.

Your Responsibilities Will Include: 

• Drive departments to meet metrics while maintaining compliance with all regulations and procedures.  Provide day-to-day direction concerning work assignments, overtime requirements and priorities. Primary driver for project related work and implementation phases.
• Perform administrative duties, such as monthly employee meetings, Kronos/attendance, performance appraisals (input w/ mgr.), disciplinary actions, job descriptions, interviewing, rewards & recognition, and training/development.
• Control of warehouse operations through various performance measurements.  May include turnaround time, error rates, stock turns, inventory variance, A/B/C analysis, slow-moving inventory items, non-moving inventory items, shortages, and cycle counting. Ensuring compliance to functional operating instructions
• Provide short-range planning concerning staffing requirements, OT requirements, schedules, budget, and space requirements.
• Develop/Maintain procedures within department or functional area
• Participates/Leads tiered meetings to ensure proactively on performance targets: Daily pass-down within the Material/IQA team, Daily Materials Management Department pass-down, weekly Material/IQA team, etc.  
• Analyze the process for training (and continuously improve) while assigning the appropriate lead trainer(s) within the team to develop new inspectors and material handlers while hitting cross-training goals  
• Coordinate with Supplier Quality Engineers & Buyers to develop impro