About the Role
This individual will manage 3PL distribution center activities, including shipping, receiving, inventory control, and delivery for finished goods and hardware. The role involves managing and supervising both Abbott and 3PL employees to ensure efficient and cost-effective operations while maintaining compliance. Experience in budget planning, project planning, ERP (SAP), or WMS implementation is highly recommended.
Responsibilities
- 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.
- Manages daily distribution center/warehouse process including system stability to support efficiencies, quality system compliance and timely outbound of products.
- Manages all transportation and delivery programs including routing, courier selection, while minimizing expenses and maintaining a high level of customer service.
- Responsible for matters related to warehouse including BCP, maintaining physical facilities with 3PL support.
- Creates and maintains departmental reports and track Key KPI as required.
- Controls inventory levels by conducting physical counts and reconciling with data storage system.
- Hires and retains a diverse, highly qualified staff and provides ongoing performance feedback. Maintains a safe and professional work environment.
- Facilitate or join Cross-functional and Global-APAC Projects to support Commercial Team, customer.
- Support all Company initiatives as identified by management and in support of Quality Management Systems (QMS), Environmental Management Systems (EMS), and other regulatory requirements.
- Support Financial SOX related Audit related to Distribution.
Requirements
- 5- years of experience working in highly regulated warehousing environment
- 5- years of supervisory experience
- Equivalent Continuous Improvement knowledge
- 3PL / Vendor / Service Provider Management experience
- ERP usage experience / ERP-WMS interfacing experience
- Ability to work effectively within a team in a fast-paced changing environment
- Ability to work in a highly matrixed and geographically diverse business environment
Skills
- Business level English communication skills required. (TOEIC 750+)
Location
- Japan
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 5+ years of experience
- 5+ years of supervisory experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, a related field, or equivalent preferred
- An advanced credential, such as an MBA, MA, or MS in a relevant discipline preferred
About the Company
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Equal Opportunity
- Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.
