Supervisor, Shipping & Warehouse / PK5071

Position Description:

Saint-Gobain Corporation is the holding company for the U.S. and Canadian-based businesses of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain (Paris, France), a leading worldwide producer of abrasives, building materials, high-performance plastics, insulation, flat glass, glass containers, piping, reinforcements and industrial ceramics. The company is also a major distributor of building materials in Europe. One of the top 100 industrial companies in the world, Saint-Gobain had worldwide sales of $39.8 billion in 2004. In the United States and Canada, Saint-Gobain employs approximately 25,400 people, and has approximately 180 manufacturing locations. Its total, U.S. and Canada net sales in 2004 were $7.1 billion.Saint-Gobain is the world's largest glass bottle manufacturer. The company's Packaging Branch includes Saint-Gobain Calmar, Saint-Gobain Containers and Saint-Gobain Desjonqueres. Products include fluid dispensing devices; Glass bottles and jars for perfumes and cosmetics; glass bottles and jars for beer, liquor, wine, other beverages and food products; glass vials for pharmaceutical products; light bulbs for special applications; candle jars, candleholders and floral vases; caps and stoppers for cosmetics and hygiene products.

Qualifications:

Job Description:Work with customers, suppliers, employees - both internal and external, to meet requirements of on-time deliveries, without error or damage on every shipment. Ensure warehouse inventories are accurate and properly stored to meet customer requirements.• Perform daily production counts. • Determine best location for storing product to maximize space and convenience. Responsible for pallet inventories. • Maintain and update the Warehouse Management System inventories and compare to the AS400. • Assign shipping and warehousing locations, coordinate shipping releases with customers and plant shipping employees, and adjust shipping schedule as needed. Responsible for ware shipments to outside warehouses and customers. Locate cleanouts for customers and shuttle shipments.• Design and implement solutions for future warehouse storage issues.• Inspect and review warehouse and grounds for adherence to stacking standards and housekeeping.• Direct plant warehouse employees while establishing and maintaining positive team relations with employees, other departments, suppliers, and customers.Minimum Qualifications:• Ideal candidate will possess Associate's or Bachelor's degree; Distribution Management is a plus. Will consider expanded related equivalent experience in place of degree.• Ideal candidate will possess a minimum of two years supervisory experience in a warehouse and distribution environment; experience in manufacturing environment is preferable.• Strong communication and organizational skills required.