AMRINDER KLAIR
Melbourne,VIC
Summary
Warehouse management expert focused on driving operational efficiency and boosting productivity in warehousing environments. Demonstrated success in optimizing inventory systems and streamlining processes to enhance overall performance. Recognized for promoting team collaboration and adaptability in fast-paced settings.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
WAREHOUSE MANAGER
LAVERTON COLD STORAGE (MELBOURNE)
04.2024 - Current
- Manage all aspects of the day-to-day operations of Laverton Cold storage’s Mickleham site. Leading team of 25 team members.
- Manage stock control: Ensure the timely retrieval /delivery of goods (loading and transferring).
- Planning, organizing, and controlling of the staff of the warehouse operations.
- Ensure warehouse is always presentable and work area is kept in a clean and tidy state.
- Quality Assurance: Ensure workplace health and safety requirements are being met and report any areas of concerns to the health and safety Manager.
- Ensure all HACCP requirements are being met.
- Stakeholder Management: Ensure effective communication with all internal staff in those that report directly to you. Maintain and develop professional relationships with all external stakeholders/suppliers/customers/truck drivers.
- Staff training and development: Train, develop and coach both new and existing staff, promote team culture and constantly motivate staff to strive for an efficient and effective warehouse management.
- Process Improvement: Provide feedback to management of possible improvements that may be made.
WAREHOUSE AND LOGISTICS MANAGER
ELANCO ANIMAL HEALTH LTD
06.2022 - 03.2024
- Lead the NZ Manukau Warehouse operations and ensure effective warehouse utilization, stock control and pick/pack functions, including the segregation of dangerous goods and other materials as appropriate from receipt of inwards to dispatch.
- Ensure all materials are picked on time and in full to meet manufacturing timings, and to ensure that all materials are picked into production using SAP directed FIFO methodology.
- Liaise with transport companies, shipping lines for the pickup and delivery of containers.
- Organizing and planning finished goods movements to 3PL warehouses.
- Ensuring the warehouse is maintained in an orderly manner within the boundary of HSE, MPI and GMP regulations.
- Manage the warehouse team, allocating the necessary resources to ensure capability to deliver on key business strategies and identifying training and development requirements and opportunities.
- Managing and training all staff to ensure they comply with Health & Safety & Environment (HSE), Ministry of Primary industry (MPI) regulations and company policy on GMP.
- Ensuring all warehouse related plant, building and equipment is maintained and forklift inspections and documentation are completed at the required intervals.
- Ensure cycle counts and annual stock takes are completed (100%), resolve inventory issues, including maintaining inventory accuracy, dealing with rejected materials, and identifying slow moving stock.
- Delivering Warehouse costs within budget.
- Updating and creating SOPs for new processes, deviation management, change controls.
WAREHOUSE TEAM LEADER
SYNLAIT MILK LIMITED
07.2019 - 05.2022
- Overseeing the performance of the warehouse team. Monthly meetings with individual staff members.
- Leading Daily toolbox meetings.
- Lead and support in internal audits, MPI audits and customer audits.
- Ensure all customer orders meet deadlines and resources available to achieve targets.
- Managing inbound and outbound coordination.
- Inventory management, periodic stocktakes and fixing issues.
- Responsible to ensure materials are available to meet production plans, product delivered to customers meeting quality.
- Liaise with transport companies, shipping lines for the pickup and delivery of containers.
- Organizing and planning finished goods movements to 3PL warehouses.
- Data entry and reporting associated with the job functions.
- Inventory management, periodic stocktakes and fixing issues.
- Generate loading plans for warehouse team and planning accordingly.
- Implementing new processes and procedures.
LOGISTICS MANAGER-VERTEC - MANUFACTURING ENGINEERS
10.2018 - 07.2019
- To supervise and manage stores, purchase consumables and safety items.
- Supervise yard team members and truck drivers.
- Approving invoices for accounting departments and work closely to ensure any issues resolved.
- Assist factory manager, organize subcontractor for maintenance and supervision of property.
- Liaise with transport companies for the pickup and delivery of product.
- Identifies and investigate areas where economies can be improved.
- Review regularly alternative markets for purchases and availability of material or goods.
- Data entry and reporting associated with the job functions. Raising of Orders and completion of processes for the purpose of purchasing.
- Managing all supply chain activities.
- Considering capacity and planning accordingly.
PURCHASING OFFICER - WAIKATO STEEL FABRICATORS
05.2017 - 10.2018
- Liaising with suppliers, factories, and vendors to ensure goods are procured in timely manner.
- Ordering structural steel and consumables items for company.
- Reading drawings and working out how much materials required.
- Responsible for assistant store man, drivers and other staff. Staff timesheets and leave managements.
- Manage all aspects of inwards/outwards deliveries. Allocating yard space for materials arriving and forecasting space for coming jobs
- Review regularly alternative markets for purchases and availability of material or goods.
Education
Diploma - Business Management
Bachelor of Arts - Mathematics
Diploma - Business Management
Regent Education Group NZ
New Zealand03-2011
Skills
- Shipping and receiving
- Forklift operations
- Warehouse operations
- Logistics planning
- Critical thinking
- Safety monitoring
- Inventory management
- Quality assurance
- Performance evaluation
- Cost analysis
- Problem-solving
- Time management
Certification
- HR driver license
- TLILIC0003- License to Operate a Forklift Truck
Timeline
WAREHOUSE MANAGER
LAVERTON COLD STORAGE (MELBOURNE)
04.2024 - Current
WAREHOUSE AND LOGISTICS MANAGER
ELANCO ANIMAL HEALTH LTD
06.2022 - 03.2024
WAREHOUSE TEAM LEADER
SYNLAIT MILK LIMITED
07.2019 - 05.2022
LOGISTICS MANAGER-VERTEC - MANUFACTURING ENGINEERS
10.2018 - 07.2019
PURCHASING OFFICER - WAIKATO STEEL FABRICATORS
05.2017 - 10.2018
Diploma - Business Management
Bachelor of Arts - Mathematics
Diploma - Business Management
Regent Education Group NZ
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