Position Snapshot

Business areas: Purina Canada
Reporting to: Distribution Centre Manager
Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
 

Position Summary

The primary purpose of the Warehouse Coordinator is to coordinate the flow of information & documentation and provide support to the shift supervisors to ensure accurate shipping and receiving.

A day in the life of...

•    Defines priorities and resource allocation to execute at the start of each shift.  Adjusts priorities to ensure execution of dock schedule.                
•    Stages all work activity for operators and ensures consistent work flow to execute dock priorities.
•    Reconciles all completed work activity in SAP as deliveries are picked, staged, loaded, and delivered.
•    Coordinates and verifies shunting services to ensure consistency of work flow and execution of all customer drop orders.                
•    Organizes shunting services, and carrier driver instruction to ensure compliance with pickup, delivery, and placement of trailers in the drop lot.
•    Acts as a technical resource for SAP yard management activities which accurately reflects yard inventory.    
•    Verifies, prepares and identifies discrepancies for all shipping and receiving documentation in SAP, dock schedule execution, case fill compliance, quality of shipments, order integrity.        
•    Ensures appropriate standards are met when preparing pallet notes and entering the information into the pallet control system and checking the accuracy of documents.    
•    Prepares all picking transfer orders, and full unit load transfer orders.
•    Stages all deliveries in advance for Operators to execute.            
•    Provides administrative support to the warehouse by maintaining, preparing and processing sales orders accurately.            
•    Provides support to operators by resolving SAP issues and ensuring consistency of work flow.    
•    Takes initiative and exercises timely and good judgment in day-to-day business decisions.    
•    Collaborates closely with operation planning, transportation and customer service departments.    
•    Responsible for maintaining compliance of drivers, operators, PPE, GMP policies, and Nestlé’s quality systems.

What will make you successful

As the successful candidate, you will need to be passionate, tenacious, results focused and really enjoy working in a highly energetic and exciting environment. Pro-activity, tenacity and enthusiasm are essential, as is your ability to understand and work within our competitive market. You will also require:

•    Completion of College diploma in Business Administration or other related discipline 
•    1-3 years’ experience in a customer service role
•    Experience working in a warehouse in an Unionized environment would be a definite asset
•    Strong interpersonal and time management skills
•    Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail with strong initiative, customer service focused attributes
•    Excellent prioritization and communication skills
•    Intermediate knowledge of MS Word, Excel and Power point required
•    Good computer skills, experience in SAP preferred 
•    Ability to multi-task and thrive in a fast paced environment
•    Shift flexibility will be required for this role. Successful candidate may be required to cover night shifts or weekend shifts.
•    Off shift vacation coverage required.

We have a friendly, supportive team with a coaching and mentoring environment. There are real opportunities for future development and progression – this really could be a move towards the exciting career you’ve always wanted.