Abbott
Healthcare
Freight&DistributionManager
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“Freight & Distribution Manager at Abbott. Skills: Distribution management, Supply chain. Manage 3PL distribution center activities. Supervise Abbott F&D employees”
What You'll Achieve.
Improve productivity; Reduce expense; Improve margins; Support efficiencies; Ensure quality system compliance; Ensure timely outbound of products; Minimize expenses; Maintain a high level of customer service; Maintain a safe and professional work environment
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
4 year college degree or equivalent, 5- years of experience in warehousing, 5- years of supervisory experience, Equivalent Continuous Improvement knowledge, 3PL / Vendor / Service Provider Management experience, ERP usage experience / ERP-WMS interfacing experience, Business level English communication skills
Nice to Have
Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, An advanced credential, such as an MBA, MA, or MS
What You'll Do.
Manage 3PL distribution center activities
Supervise Abbott F&D employees
Supervise 3PL employees
Achieve financial objectives by preparing an annual budget
Schedule expenditures
Initiate corrective actions
Evaluate warehousing processes and systems
Make recommendations for improvements
Manage implementation of approved process and systems changes
Manage daily distribution center/warehouse process
Manage system stability
Manage all transportation and delivery programs
Maintain a high level of customer service
Maintain physical facilities
Create and maintain departmental reports
Control inventory levels
Conduct physical counts
Reconcile with data storage system
Hire and retain a diverse
highly qualified staff
Provide ongoing performance feedback
Maintain a safe and professional work environment
Facilitate or join Cross-functional and Global-APAC Projects
Support Commercial Team
Support all Company initiatives
Support Financial SOX related Audit
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional Projects; Global-APAC Projects
Communication Scope
Business level English
Process & Methodology
Project planning
Full Job Description
## **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 will have access to: * Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of. * 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. Our medical devices help more than 10,000 people have healthier hearts, improve quality of life for thousands of people living with chronic pain and movement disorders, and liberate more than 500,000 people with diabetes from routine fingersticks. **Job Summary/****職務概要****:** Reporting to Head of Supply Chain Japan, this individual will manage 3PL distribution center activities, manage & supervise Abbott F&D employee, 3PL employees to accomplish following: shipping, receiving, inventory control and delivery for finished goods and hardware(fixed assets) in an efficient and cost effective manner following all levels of compliance. Addition to above common Logistics Role, experience of budget planning, project planning, ERP(SAP) or Implementation with WMS, highly recommended. **Job Duties/****職務内容****:** * Achieves financial objectives by preparing an annual budget, scheduling expenditures, analyzing variances, and initiating corrective actions. * Evaluates warehousing processes and systems, makes recommendations for improvements, and manages the implementation of approved process and systems changes with a goal of improving productivity, reducing e
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