Warehouse Supervisor Distribution/Dispatching

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 who has created breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking toward the future and 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 your 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.
• Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
• An excellent retirement savings plan with a 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 worldwide and named one of the most admired companies by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for and a best place to work for diverse, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

We have an opportunity for the role of Supervisor Distribution/ Dispatching within our Toxicology division located in Portsmouth, VA.

Abbott Toxicology is part of our Rapid Diagnostics division. Abbott's rapid diagnostic tests allow healthcare professionals and their patients to get same-day results. For healthcare workers, this means they can diagnose and advise their patients in a single office visit. For patients, quicker results mean earlier treatment, less anxiety, less time, and money spent on repeat doctor visits, and a faster return to good health.

In this role, you are responsible for personnel and managing warehouse activities including inbound material movement from vendors, receipt, storage, inventory management, order picking, packing, and distribution to end customers.  The role directly impacts the effective use of transportation, warehousing, and distribution budget. The Senior Warehouse Supervisor manages a multi-functional organization to deliver superior service to multiple business verticals across the US. Senior Warehouse Supervisor.

WHAT YOU DO

• Responsible for order fulfillment, chain of custody form printing, inbound, and inventory control.
• Leading a cross-functional team, the position will also be responsible for establishing a work environment that emphasizes personnel safety, especially in light of operating heavy material handling equipment, company vehicles and handling potentially hazardous materials.
• Establish a work environment that emphasizes inventory accuracy.
• Supervise cycle count activities and physical inventory counts.
• Ensure timely and accurate receipts of purchased materials and returned goods.
• Coordinate material transactions between the warehouses and other departments.
• Manage transitions, as needed, with minimal disruption to customer needs.
• Ensure timely and accurate shipments of finished goods to domestic destinations.
• Responsible for the management of Third-Party transportation partners.
• Facilitate and coordinate multifunctional team meetings to ensure initiatives are accomplished.
• Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional policies and procedures.
• Work with cross-functional teams within the division and across divisions at the regional level.
• Work in compliance with the Distribution Center Quality Management System and Quality Policy requirements.
• Oversee implementation of new procedures, safety improvement programs, and cost reductions.
• Establish written procedures relevant to the related functions.
• Coordinate with organizati