Warehousing and Material Handling Senior Specialist

About the role

The Warehousing and Material Handling Senior Specialist leads all material handling and warehouse activities across the plant, ensuring safe, efficient, and on‑time delivery of parts from inbound receiving to lineside supply. The role is responsible for maintaining inventory accuracy, supporting lean operations, and achieving OTIF targets.

Key responsibilities

• Manage daily warehouse functions including unloading, receiving, labeling, storage, picking, kitting, loading and lineside delivery while enforcing FIFO.
• Define, implement and continuously improve warehousing standards, processes, tools and work instructions.
• Lead operations to resolve short‑term material and schedule issues and report performance scores.
• Supervise and develop warehouse personnel, set objectives, monitor performance and ensure safety compliance.
• Define, track and analyse KPIs related to warehouse and material handling performance.
• Maintain accurate material records through regular counts and support variance analysis.
• Implement and maintain SAP/MES/WMS processes for real‑time inventory visibility.
• Ensure proper utilization, maintenance and safety compliance of handling equipment.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial Engineering or a related field.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in warehousing, supply chain or transportation within automotive or manufacturing environments.
• Strong communication, leadership and analytical abilities.
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities and work under pressure.
• Negotiation, situational management and team‑player mindset.

Required skills

• SAP
• Warehouse Management System (WMS)
• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) concepts
• Manufacturing Execution System (MES)
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Access