Warehouse Manager

• Location: Virginia, Brisbane

About the job

Are you a Manufacturing Warehouse Manager with proven leadership and people management experience?  As a Warehouse Manager within our Manufacturing & Supply team, you will be primarily responsible for the safe and efficient operation of the site’s warehousing job functions.  Major tasks include materials Receiving, Production Order Set Up, Label Stores, Sampling and Dispatch. This role also involves the expectation to challenge and improve current work processes to create savings in both time and cost for the department. You will be a member of the Warehouse HSE committee.

At Sanofi Consumer Healthcare, we build trusted and loved brands that connect with hundreds of millions of consumers worldwide. Our mission is to enable better self-care for individuals and communities, while also contributing to a healthier planet. We strive to act as a force for good by integrating sustainability along our business and employees’ mission and operate responsibly from both a social and environmental point of view. To achieve this, we need people who can shape the future of our business and help us on our journey to becoming the best fast-moving consumer healthcare company in and for the world.

Main responsibilities:

• Promote strong Warehouse team member engagement

• Ensure safe work practices are adhered to and Quality compliant activities are completed at all times

• Effective Training Plans are in place and competency assessments are completed

• Have positive and frequent interaction with peers from other Sanofi Virginia departments

• Drive process improvement benefits to provide growth opportunities for Warehouse staff

• Engage with key Warehouse suppliers to ensure equipment and service levels are running to a high standard

• Provide the information, instruction, training and supervision necessary to ensure the health and safety of Warehouse employees

• Organise the required Audits, Inspections and Training courses to remain compliant with regulatory and company policies

• Ensure Warehouse operations practices are Quality compliant, and look for areas of improvement and simplification to reduce workload

• Maintain a team Skills Matrix for coverage of Roles and Shifts, and release the monthly Roster for the Warehouse team

• Work with Crown for MHE servicing needs, and future equipment capabilities, and with Colby for all Racking enquiries, repairs & projects

• Work with Chep on good pallet supply and pallet quality

• Oversee the Waste Disposal process, procedural and physical dump runs

• Ensure all Cycle Counts are completed per the Quarterly and Annual targets

• Manage the incoming Truck Dock and Container Yard operations enabling a smooth delivery unload flow

• Pursue Sustainability improvement ideas for Warehouse materials

About you

Qualifications:

• Forklift License Required

Experience:

• Prior experience in a Manufacturing environment- FMCG or Consumer industry preferred

• Proven examples of success in managing and inspiring a diverse team and promoting teamwork

Soft/ Technical Skills:

• Continuous improvement mindset

• Strong Leadership and Coaching abilities

• Proactive and positive in nature, bring a sense of energy!

• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and foster strong internal and external relationships  

Why choose us?

• Discover endless future opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career through promotion at home or internationally.

• Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.

• Join a high performing, friendly and supportive team environment, where collaboration and teamwork is key to success and finding balance in your well-being

• Multi-national organisation of globally loved Consumer Healthcare brands, boasting a portfolio of local and global Wellness, OTC and VMS (multivitamin and supplement) products

• Beautiful Brisbane based Head office in sunny Queensland, alongside our manufacturing site, where you get to witness first hand all the magic coming to life!

• Highly innovative, Rewarding, purpose-driven organisation where we encourage thinking outside the box, and no day is the same.