At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your 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 a 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 worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.

• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our NEW Altavista, VA location in the Abbott Nutrition division. Our Nutrition business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands – including Similac®, PediaSure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure®, and Glucerna® – to help them get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest lives.

We are launching a new regional distribution center – Highview, a critical hub supporting inbound shipments from multiple manufacturing sites and outbound deliveries across diverse channels, including Retail and Institutional customers. This is an exciting opportunity to lead the start-up of a state-of-the-art facility, build a high-performing team from the ground up, and establish best-in-class processes that will shape the future of our logistics network.

As Distribution Center Supervisor you will supervise 2nd shift team members and will be an intgral part in delivering superior service to U.S. and global customers while providing real-time operational support to sales and service teams.

What You’ll Work On

• Responsible for implementing and maintaining the effectiveness of the quality system, warehouse management system, and other applicable systems.

• Deploy over $150,000,000 of Abbott finished products to Abbott customers and other distribution centers.

• Provide support to all manufacturing centers in the Altavista plant including but not limited to the 8oz and 13oz can filling lines, Tetra, RPB, Pedialyte, RTH, and CAM.

• Monitor and regulate the operations of both the onsite and offsite distribution centers.

• Ensure that all inbound finished product loads are received in a timely and accurate manner.

• Develop and implement department procedures to comply with all Abbott, FDA, OSHA, and any other governing body, guidelines.

• Effectively utilize the resources of non-exempt employees.

• Develop an atmosphere that encourages the open exchange of ideas and knowledge with a focus on continuous improvement and root cause analysis.

• Effectively utilize all capital resources.

• Provide customer service to both internal and external customers through accurate order processing, customized packaging, and timely delivery and receipt of finished products and services.

• Speed allocations and deployment decisions through implementation and effective utilization of technology support systems.

• Create, promote, and maintain a safe work environment.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree - Business Materials Management, Business Management, Industrial Engineering preferred or equivalent work experience.

• Knowledge of Distribution

• 2 years Inventory Management Warehouse Management Purchasing Planning

Preferred Qualifications

• APICS certification desired

• Prior Supervisory experience desirable.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. Pre-Employment Inquiries and Citizenship | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (eeoc.gov)

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