Warehouse Supervisor

Bioriginal is a global leader in manufacturing natural nutritional foods, ingredients and supplements for food and beverage companies. For more than 25 years, Bioriginal has carved out a niche by scientifically combining ingredients from all over the world, directly from the source, to create innovative and efficacious solutions.

We are currently searching for a Warehouse Supervisor to provide support to our Saskatoon, SK warehouse.

**Core Responsibilities**:

- Safety_
- Emphasize the importance of safety and well-being of every individual who enters the warehouse areas.
- Collaborate with all members of the team to create and maintain a safe working environment.
- Identify potential hazards, prevent accidents, and proactively address any shortcomings in our safety protocols.
- Inventory Management_
- Run all inventory counts, reconciliations and close outs.
- Work in Coordination with the Quality, Customer Service and Supply Chain on all inventory audit requirements.
- Review, investigate and approve any inventory variances.
- Ensure that warehouse staff is trained in all issuances, receipts, transfers, and that they are completed accurately and in a timely manner.
- Work with strategic purchasing initiatives on committed and consigned inventory setup and management
- Coordinate on supply chain initiatives for developing and implementing inventory management plans.
- Review and establish a warehouse layout and flow of materials.
- Ensure all safety stock levels are reviewed in conjunction with the materials planner on a reoccurring basis.
- Work closely with the Quality Department and Logistics on inbound and outbound quality inspections
- Work closely with the Quality Department to obtain timely disposition of inventory On Hold.
- Work closely with the Quality Department on environmental requirements of materials onsite.
- Production Material Handling_
- Coordinates all on-site production materials; production material movement, in-transit flow, inventory adjustments, production material inspection, and reporting the same to finance.
- Coordinate with Logistics, production material movement, inbound and outbound flow of materials
- Accountable for reporting accurate and timely inventory data to finance.
- Liaison with Internal Stakeholders_
- Work closely with internal stakeholders on developing material staging programs.
- Work in conjunction with supply chain and material planner on identifying material standardization.
- Leadership_
- Responsible for the selection, training and safety of all people working in the warehousing role.
- Provides performance expectations and KPI’s and utilizes performance management processes to ensure expectations are being met.
- Responsible to develop and provide relevant training programs for the site warehouse personnel.
- Work closely with warehouse personnel on developing efficient warehouses.

**Qualifications**:

- Demonstrated skills and knowledge in Warehousing and shipping/receiving.
- Minimum of 5 years of warehouse experience required, with a preference for previous leadership experience within a food production or manufacturing environment.
- Post-secondary education in related field is preferred, with a preference for training/designation within supply chain, operations management or business administration.
- Strong knowledge of ERP system, inventory control, purchasing, scheduling, and planning in a manufacturing environment.
- Strong problem-solving skills and decision making.
- Strong communication skills required, with ability to communicate effectively with multiple types of stakeholders.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office required, especially with Excel.