Warehouse Manager

Company Description

At Intuitive, we are united behind our mission: we believe that minimally invasive care is life-enhancing care. Through ingenuity and intelligent technology, we expand the potential of physicians to heal without constraints.

As a pioneer and market leader in robotic-assisted surgery, we strive to foster an inclusive and diverse team, committed to making a difference. For more than 25 years, we have worked with hospitals and care teams around the world to help solve some of healthcare's hardest challenges and advance what is possible.

Intuitive has been built by the efforts of great people from diverse backgrounds. We believe great ideas can come from anywhere. We strive to foster an inclusive culture built around diversity of thought and mutual respect. We lead with inclusion and empower our team members to do their best work as their most authentic selves.

Passionate people who want to make a difference drive our culture. Our team members are grounded in integrity, have a strong capacity to learn, the energy to get things done, and bring diverse, real world experiences to help us think in new ways. We actively invest in our team members to support their long-term growth so they can continue to advance our mission and achieve their highest potential.

Join a team committed to taking big leaps forward for a global community of healthcare professionals and their patients. Together, let's advance the world of minimally invasive care.

Job Description

Primary Function of Position:
Provide functional expertise in distribution of finished goods operations to achieve corporate and departmental goals associated with Global Logistics functions. Build an operations strategy that promotes continuous improvement in productivity, on time delivery, quality, safety, and contributor engagement. Manage interdepartmental manufacturing and logistics supplier relationships to assure successful execution of corporate sales strategy.  Perform logistics functions using Lean principles, established company procedures, ISO, and SOX compliance in support of corporate guidelines. Collaborate with manufacturing, freight forwarders, third party logistics, and cross-functional intercompany functions to support Finished Goods Inventory shipments to customers and distribution locations both domestically and internationally. Directly manages and develops team of leaders responsible for receiving, warehousing, staging, and distribution of product.

Essential Job Duties 

• Ensure appropriate staffing levels of warehouse personnel to support ISI business requirements, follows ISI handling procedures, meets high-quality standards, production schedules, operations dept goals, and productivity requirements.
• Maintain documented procedures to define Receiving, Material Movement and Storage, Country Specific Labeling, Kitting, and Shipping roles and responsibilities.
• Analyze and correct issues related to Finished Goods and Cart Return storage quantities and shipped material.
• Optimize operational efficiencies through the application of Lean practices, which include (but are not limited to):
  • Capacity management and analysis of workloads
  • Identification and elimination of waste in all Warehouse operations
  • Provide vision and direction to the workgroup and drive training to Lean Material flow practices.
• Ensure that company procedures, including SOX and FDA requirements, are understood, and adhered to.
• Responsible for managing employee training record completion and status.
• Evaluate and provide annual performance feedback to direct reports and interim counseling to ensure performance criteria are met.
• Implement Short-Term Problem Containment and Long-Term Corrective Action for Shortages and Missed Shipments
• Drive continuous improvement of current systems and processes and work closely with production planning and management to optimize the value stream opportunities.
• Interface with and support: manufacturing, quality control, finance, planning, and order management
• Oversee and manage all activities and related systems information associated with the warehousing and distribution of finished goods instruments & accessories as well as raw material shipments to offshore manufacturing sites. 
• Assure the Global Logistics team completes all necessary elements as required by customs associated with shipping components to offshore manufacturing sites and the movement of completed devices from offshore manufacturing sites to the domestic distribution center.
• Ensure KPI reporting for all facets of operations with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Establish Global Logistics strategies and objectives. Review objectives with senior management to determine success monitoring of operation. Communicate