International Team Lead, Distribution Center - 2nd Shift

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. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of .
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year
• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.

The primary function of this job is to oversee and coordinate daily activities within Distribution Operations for both Abbott non exempt and contract personnel to ensure compliance with Quality, Regulatory, Corporate and Departmental Guidelines, Training and Performance objectives. Distribution Operations is responsible for processing orders for products daily both domestically and Internationally. Warehousing Operations is responsible for receiving, storage and handling of commodities.

• Individual assists shift supervisor/manager with work assignments, movement of personnel and ensuring customer orders are processed appropriately to meet transportation regulations, carrier deadlines and customer receipt expectations.
• Individual ensures manufacturing needs are met in a timely manner.
• Coordinates training activities and assists shift supervisor with HR issues including performance appraisals, development plans and corrective counseling.
• Follows up with freight forwarders, logistics and customer service to ensure commodities are shipped and received in a timely manner.
• Performs analysis for complaints and performance data trending.
• Responsible for implementing and maintaining quality systems.
• Failure to meet deadlines for completing orders or providing necessary commodities to manufacturing or shipping operations could result in work stoppage, backorders, customer complaints as well as loss of business profits.
• Failure to ensure proper labeling and packaging could result in fines or damage to product.
• Failure to ensure proper training of employees could result violation of procedures, poor quality and failure to meet customer expectations.

Bachelors Degree (± 16 years) or an equivalent combination of education and work experience

• 2-3 years equivalent work experience in Logistics, Transportation, Distribution, Warehousing or Planning
• Able to read and understand English, perform math calculations, interpret data from tracking and trending metrics analysis
• Knowledge of warehousing/shipping transportation/logistics/planning needed to understand work flows, critical needs and to provide adequate direction to floor personnel
• Must possess an in department knowledge of warehousing/distribution functions which include receiving, storage and retrieval of commodities.  Must have good working knowledge of AMM system and warehouse floor control systems. 
• Must have good written and oral communication skills. 
• Must have good interpersonal skills as well as the ability to analyze and problem solve to resolve floor issues in a timely manner. 
• Must be able to handle multiple tasks and work under pressure. 
• Must have knowledge of GMP, FDA and ISO regulations as well as IATA and DOT regulations. 
• Must have good working knowledge of quality systems and metrics.