Warehouse Supervisor - Fliteboard EMEA

Are you ready for what’s next?  

Come explore opportunities within Brunswick, a global marine leader committed to challenging conventions and innovating next-generation technologies that transform experiences on the water and beyond.  Brunswick believes “Next Never Rests™,” and we offer a variety of exciting careers and growth opportunities within united teams defining the future of marine recreation. 

Leads the  Warehouse team and ensures operations excellence, measured through clearly defined objectives and targets regarding HSE, quality, service, costs and asset utilization. Develops a performance-driven culture by implementing Continuous Improvement principles and ensures the highest level of cross-functional efficiency with other operations departments and enablers:

Health & Safety & Ethics

• Ensures a safe place of work for all at all time driving towards 0 incidents.
• Ensures risk assessments are conducted for all routine activities and SOPs aligned with these risk assessments are in place and refreshed at regular intervals.
• Supports timely and effective resolution/report closure of HSE and quality incidents/non-conformances
• Promotes the Company ethics and HSE programs ensuring that all employees clearly understand and adhere to the ethics code & HSE procedures, refreshing as necessary and driving the ethical behavior required on a daily basis and in cooperation with HSE Advisors.

Operations activities:

• Maintains Receiving, Warehousing and Distribution and Quality operations by initiating, coordinating and enforcing programs via continuous improvement, operational and personnel policies and procedures.
• First point of contact for inventory specialist and stock count and stock reconciliation work. Stock accuracy is a shared responsibility between the Warehouse manager, Inventory Specialist and Senior Operations Manager.
• Ensures that orders are delivered on time and in full.
• Dangerous Goods compliance for Lithium-Ion battery shipments.
• Responsible for dispatch, import, stock optimization,quality assessment, light assembly work planning and prioritization of daily tasks.
• Proactively drives a supportive and efficient operation.
• Maintains physical condition of the Warehouse in an excellent state by planning and implementing new design layouts in coordination with IT infrastructure and Facilities; and by having strong inspecting equipment policies.
• Ensures that is department is adequately resourced, equipped, focused and trained to accomplish their mission in the most effective and efficient manner.
• Ensures optimized use of space and equipment.
• Develops appropriate controls, performance measures and generates reports to assist in the accomplishment of those objectives.

People Management & Leadership

• Works towards improving operating efficiencies by coaching, counselling, and appraising job results but also disciplining employees, if required.
• Builds a high-performance team culture that recognizes and reward excellence and encourages individuals to strive for performance improvement and excellent product and packaging requirement knowledge.
• Communicates the business objectives, plans, performance targets and results to all employees.
• Looks for the development of individual and collective contribution to gain commitment to continuous performance improvement.
• Attends recruiting and ensures that necessary training for employees are organized.
• Manages and optimizes the resources, sets the objectives and does follow-up on individual performance.
• Builds a strong relationship with fellow operational heads to deeply understand the business sales, after-sales and marketing targets and requirements, develops jointly solutions to meet those requirements and works jointly on issue resolutions.
• Performs procurement activities related to Distribution Operations in coordination with Senior Warehouse Leas (GIO?)

•   Responsible for the facility management, office, machines, Flite Van.

Knowledge:

• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending workshops reading professional publications, establishing personal networks and by participating in professional fairs related to Logistics and Distribution activities.

Performance Measures

Financial:

• Expense control
• Inventory control and variance analysis
• Cycle count performance
• Manpower control
• Project management leading to savings and enhanced efficiencies
• Operating profit contribution

Customer:

• Same day Dispatch in full on time
• Accurate order picking and packaging.

Internal:

• On time put away and delivery
• Co-develop and manage productivity measurement dashboards
• Safety and security targets

Employee learning and growth:

• Employee satisfaction

Skills & Knowledge

Education

• Vocational training logistics and inventory management

Experience

• 5+ years’ experience working in warehouse and logistics with a proven track record to manage people, implement cost savings, optimize space utilization and determine appropriate picking/storage and packing methods.
• Experience stock management and WMS systems.
• Experience implementing and monitoring health and safety programs.
• Forklift certified and experienced

IT Skills

• Able to use Personal Computers including MS/Windows, MS/Excel, MS/Word and warehouse/inventory management systems.

Language Ability

-Mandatory fluency, verbal and written, in English.  Dutch is an advantage

Communication Skills

• Strong communication and relationship management skills with the ability to interact and communicate at different levels, both within and outside the organization
• An ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and written

Customer Orientation

• QMS awareness

Policies & Procedures

• Knowledge of all the company Policies and Procedures defined in the BC One database relevant to the Brunswick division

Ethics & Work Rules

• A high sense of Ethics
• Lead by example

Specific Job Skills

• Excellent project management, planning and organizational skills, process minded.
• Flexibility to work shifts and occasionally at weekend.
• An ability to lead, motivate and mentor entry personnel.
• An ability to think clearly, take initiative, and work independently.
• A Dutch driver’s license is required for this role.

This exciting position is a Global Grade 10 and offers a salary of between EUR 53,000 and EUR 64,000 (payable in 12.96 instalments). Please be aware that this range represents the pay range for all positions within the job grade in which the post falls. The actual salary offer will take into account a wide range of factors, including skills, experience, and location (country). We also offer the following benefits:  

• Pension Allowance
• Free access to LinkedIn Learning for your personal development.
• A unique, fun and rewarding work environment that fosters individual growth and rewards performance in the Marine segment of the recreational.

Next is Now!  
We value growth and development, recognizing that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please still consider applying. Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is a key to innovation and inspiration. Therefore, we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply to our positions. Please let us know if you require accommodations during the interview process. 
 

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