Warehouse Supervisor

Opportunity Overview

We are seeking a Warehouse Supervisor to lead our factory Stores and Logistics team. The ideal candidate thrives in a dynamic, fast-moving environment and works efficiently across departments to improve operational reliability, efficiency, and effectiveness to satisfy customer demand and achieve company goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Utilize experience from manufacturing or power industries to manage Stores and Logistics, developing innovative inventory management solutions.
• Optimize warehouse space utilization, inventory control, and oversee daily shipping and warehouse functions.
• Supervise receiving, storage, and issuing of raw materials, components, and finished products.
• Ensure packing, storage, replenishment, picking, loading, and dispatch are conducted safely and efficiently.
• Collaborate closely with production, procurement, and quality teams to guarantee timely material availability.
• Maintain precise inventory records using ERP and WMS systems and perform routine stock audits.
• Apply best practices for material storage to prevent damage or contamination and enforce safety standards including 5S and lean manufacturing principles.
• Lead, train, assign duties to warehouse personnel, monitor performance, and oversee timely dispatch logistics.
• Manage documentation for materials inward/outward movements and coordinate with logistics partners to streamline transportation.
• Expertly handle materials considering shelf life and preservation as per original equipment manufacturer guidelines.
• Manage material issuance, job work challan creation and closure, transfer postings, and consumption records in ERP systems.
• Ensure effective space utilization, logical and physical location mapping for optimal material storage and handling.
• Maintain smooth daily store operations and motivate team members to achieve goals.
• Conduct complete physical inventory verifications to maintain stock accuracy and accountability.
• Organize material placement post-quality clearance using FIFO principles for both storage and issuance processes.
• Understand waste storage and disposal complying with HSE guidelines and enforce adherence to company policies and environmental laws.
• Ensure compliance with both internal and external regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
• Uphold Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity by taking personal responsibility and caring for colleagues and the company.

Candidate Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering with 3-5 years’ experience, or Diploma in Mechanical/Electrical with 5-8 years’ experience in Stores and Logistics, preferably within the High Voltage Switchgear sector.
• Strong understanding of Stores & Logistics operations, inventory management, inventory ageing, taxation (GST, E-way bill), and SAP MM and PP modules.
• Knowledgeable in ISO standards 9001, 14001, 45001, and 50001.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
• Fluent in both spoken and written English.
• Self-driven, well-organized, open to new ideas, and possess excellent interpersonal, multitasking, communication, leadership, and management skills.