About the Role
The 3PL Warehouse Supervisor plays a critical role in ensuring safe, compliant, and efficient warehouse operations through daily oversight of third‑party logistics (3PL) partners. This role is accountable for execution excellence across inbound, outbound, inventory, and returns activities while maintaining strong compliance with quality, safety, and regulatory requirements. This is an exciting opportunity to influence performance at the intersection of operations, quality, and vendor management while supporting the reliable delivery of products that help improve patient outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Provide day‑to‑day operational oversight of 3PL warehouse activities, including receiving, put‑away, picking, packing, shipping, and returns processing.
- Act as the primary point of contact between DePuy Synthes and the 3PL site leadership, ensuring service level agreements (SLAs) and key performance indicators (KPIs) are consistently met.
- Monitor inventory accuracy and warehouse execution, supporting cycle counts, root‑cause investigations, and corrective actions.
- Ensure compliance with all applicable quality, regulatory, and safety requirements, including GDP, GMP (as applicable), and internal procedures.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on productivity, cost, quality, and service performance within the 3PL operation.
- Review operational reports and metrics, identify trends or gaps, and escalate risks or issues in a timely manner.
- Collaborate cross‑functionally with Supply Chain, Quality, Customer Service, and Planning teams to resolve operational issues and support business needs.
- Reinforce a culture of safety, accountability, and compliance across all warehouse activities.
Requirements
- Minimum 5–7 years of progressive experience in warehouse, distribution, or logistics operations, including experience working with or supervising a 3PL partner.
- Demonstrated experience in supervising daily warehouse operations and enforcing standard operating procedures.
- Strong understanding of inventory control, order fulfillment, and warehouse performance metrics.
- Experience working in a regulated environment with quality and compliance requirements.
- Ability to analyze operational data, identify issues, and drive corrective actions.
- Ability to work in a warehouse environment, including standing, walking, and occasional lifting of materials as required.
- Prior experience supporting medical device, pharmaceutical, or healthcare supply chains is preferred.
- Experience with warehouse management systems (WMS) and performance reporting tools is preferred.
- Exposure to continuous improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen) is preferred.
- Experience participating in audits or inspections at distribution facilities is preferred.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to influence internal stakeholders and external partners.
- English required; French is an asset.
- Limited travel; up to 10% (local or regional, as required).
- Lean, Six Sigma, or supply chain certifications are preferred but not required.
Skills
- Collaborating
- Compliance Management
- Cost Management
- Demand Forecasting
- Detail-Oriented
- Developing Others
- Distribution Management
- Distribution Resource Planning (DRP)
- Inclusive Leadership
- Inventory Optimization
- Leadership
- Operations Management
- Order Management
- Organizing
- Performance Measurement
- Strategic Supply Chain Management
- Team Management
- Transportation Management
- Warehouse Management
Location
- Markham, Ontario, Canada
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 5-7 years
Education Level
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Post-secondary education in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, or a related field is preferred
Salary/Compensations
- $87,000.00 - $140,300.00
- $90,300 - $140,300
Benefits
- Discretionary performance bonus
About the Company
- At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at jnj.com
- Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopedics business to establish a standalone orthopedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes.
Equal Opportunity
- Diversity and inclusion are central elements of the shared culture across the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies. Attracting, developing, and retaining a workforce that reflects the diversity of our customers and communities is essential to our success. We are committed to providing a respectful, inclusive, and accessible work environment where all employees can achieve their potential.
