Logistics: Warehouse Specialist

The Warehouse Specialist is a highly analytical, detail-oriented, and process-driven role that will oversee and optimize our daily warehouse activities. This role will specialize in maximizing warehouse storage and equipment utilization and process, enforcing strict supplier compliance standards, managing third-party logistics and carrier invoicing, and BPS implementation. The ideal candidate will leverage data and modern warehouse management systems (WMS) to streamline workflows, mitigate risks, and control operational costs.

Key Tracking metrics:

• Supplier optimization and compliance with powered industrial equipment
• Ensuring accuracy and maintenance of material master data and third-party invoicing
• Maintaining 75% - 85% Warehouse utilization
• BPS implantation and work instruction maintenance

Primary Duties and Accountabilities

Warehouse Utilization: 40% of Time

• Analyze and optimize physical warehouse layout, rack configurations, and pallet storage locations.
• Calculate and monitor pallet handling capacity and adjust warehouse zoning for fluctuating inventory volumes by material type.
• Track and design optimal material movement flows to reduce picker travel time and process bottlenecks.

Supplier Compliance: 25% of Time

• Monitor and coordinate equipment utilization (e.g., forklifts, fleet rentals) to align with daily capacity needs.
• Work closely with the transportation coordinator to monitor, document, and address receiving discrepancies, packaging integrity issues, damaged cargo, or late arrivals.
• Partner with procurement to execute chargebacks, vendor RMAs, and supplier scorecard evaluations.

System Maintenance: 15% of Time

• Conduct detailed three-way matching of Purchase Orders (POs), Bills of Lading (BOLs), and invoices.
• Investigate invoice discrepancies and determine root cause.
• Maintain material master data updates to ensure system accuracy and compliance

BPS Implementor: 10% of Time

• Review and update work instructions quarterly.
• 5S Audits to ensure compliance with Bosch Production System standards

Other: 10% of Time

• Assist operations when short staffed and during high-volume periods.
• Other duties as defined to maintain operations

Required Knowledge, Skills, Ability, Training, Experience, etc.

Experience with SAP-ERP systems: Proficiency: Intermediate

Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, Forms, PowerPoint, etc.): Proficiency: Intermediate

Communication Skills (Ability to collaborate with multiple levels of leadership effectively) Proficiency: Intermediate

Environment

• Fast-Paced & Process-Driven: We operate in a highly synchronized manufacturing and warehousing ecosystem utilizing Lean, 5S, and Continuous Improvement Projects (CIP) to eliminate waste and optimize space.

• Technology-Forward: Our operations are driven by SAP, leveraging modern logistics tools and automated dashboards to keep material flows highly visible.

• Safety-First Culture: We maintain a world-class safety culture through proactive risk management, robust safety protocols, and a clean, visually organized workspace.

Benefits

• Cross-Functional Exposure: You will work directly with operations, production, and external logistics providers, rapidly building a diverse professional network.

• Direct Operational Impact: We actively fund and implement associate-led ideas; if you find a way to optimize warehouse space or improve a process, you’ll have the resources to build it.

• Continuous Skill Development: Gain access to specialized training in advanced WMS/SAP architectures, Lean Logistics methodologies, and safety leadership.