Location: Mundelein, IL
Company: Medline
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assembly functions. Maintain and update, on a continuing basis, assembly, testing, and other departmental procedures. Establish and implement an ongoing training program for all assembly/test associates and utilize continuous improvements through Kaizen activities.
Assist in the department staffing functions and contribute to the short and long range planning activities for the department. Supply data on a monthly basis for reporting on final test, warranty, productivity, and in process quality. Description of Duties: Plan, organize, and implement daily assembly task schedule for all assemblers/testers, to ensure that the production output supports the established schedule. Effectively
communicate progress status to manager. Evaluate assemblers/testers overall performance and participate in the annual goal setting objectives and performance evaluations.
Supervise and train assemblers/testers to properly perform their job assignments. Monitor and evaluate daily activities of assemblers/testers. Measurements include reports that track: standard time efficiency, in-process errors, attitude, performance to production schedule, safety record, assembler attendance and retention. Utilize Kaizen activities to plan and implement improvements to problems related to production, in process quality and final product testing. Minimum of 10-30% of work day to be spent assisting
in the completion of sub-assemblies and final assembly used in the mechanical and electrical assembly including: + Wire stripping, tube marking, crimping and contactor assembly.
+ Wire harness construction, connector assembly, relay assembly. + Mechanical assembly with hand and light duty air tools. + In-process testing. Qualifications High School diploma or equivalent certificate, or equivalent related work in a manufacturing environment. Minimum of 3 years electrical/electronic mfg. experience in a continuous improvement environment. At least 3 years plant floor supervisory, group-leader, or training experience with the ability to direct work assignments, set priorities, delegate tasks, analyze situations, and make qualified decisions.
Must have excellent problem solving skills. Ability to use assembly and test procedures and make interpretations when necessary. Ability to plan, organize, establish and monitor work schedules, read and write English, perform high school level math, and have a basic knowledge of electrical circuits. Sound communication and leadership skills. Manual skills with tools in precision assembly line work that requires frequent mental and visual attention, where the flow of work is intermittent and requires checking to determine quality.
Experience in soldering and wire harness assembly in electronic/electrical cabinet assembly environment and in electronic assembly test procedures. Some key advantages to working at Yaskawa include: a global environment with interactions to numerous cultures, career opportunities in diverse areas, a highly competitive benefit package, including a generous 401(K) plan, profit sharing, corporate wide bonus plan, educational assistance programs offering a generous reimbursement for graduate courses and monetary rewards through Associate Recognition Programs. "" Equal Opportunity Employer Description"" Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities"" Pay Transparency Policy Statement"" The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.
However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.
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and new product innovation. Responsible for directing, coordinating, and assuring assigned indirect global spend categories and services are purchased at the lowest possible total cost of ownership. Assures purchases are made with a thorough analysis of general business economics and conditions, sources of supply, business requirements/specifications, and overall Company policy.
Provides continuous leadership, oversight of work quality and constructive feedback to direct reports. Job Responsibilities Plans, develops and implements business plans and budgets, including long-range objectives, performance goals and metrics for each category. Collaborates with Operations, Legal, Supply Chain
and other customers as needed to champion cross-functional sourcing initiatives. Understands category specific (store and shop operations) principles and value of analytics.
Provides continuous leadership, oversight of work quality and constructive feedback to direct reports. Communicates Company, department and individual performance goals and levels of goal achievement. Recruits, hires and trains a qualified and talented team of employees. Supervises and approves the planning process with Category Managers in developing and recommending sourcing solutions, channels for distribution and execution of best practices for the assigned categories. Applies complex analytics to enable optimized
cost savings and ensure an adequate supply chain. Creates collaborative business plans with strategic vendors and negotiates strategies and programs.
Oversees that Category Managers develop and maintain positive vendor relationships. Approves Category Manager vendor contract negotiations, guaranteeing the attainment of the most advantageous pricing, terms, discounts, allowances, quality, delivery, service and dating (where applicable). Ensures all goods and services meet established standards. Addresses business unit complaints, requests, and questions and resolves within guidelines. Assures proper analysis and application of internal and external industry specific research information, to determine Company direction in designated categories, reasons for pricing increases/decreases, and develops risk mitigation strategies.
Directly manages complex global negotiations with suppliers that require a detailed strategic plan and have a direct correlation with Walgreens operational needs goals. Manages the development of procedures to ensure goods and services are available to business units and maintain sufficient inventory levels and/or supply chain to support all events. Drives to execute divisional benefits and/or cost savings goals and targets.
Assures the appropriate use of Corporate capital. Ensures positive vendor relationships are maintained; monitors supplier's performance and holds supplier accountable for the adherence to Walgreen policies, procedures and appropriate service levels. Supports the talent development of inter-divisional team members and the overall development of cross-functional teams. Collaborates with analysts, associate category managers, and category managers. About Walgreens and WBA Walgreens () is included in the U. S. Retail shop and U. S. Healthcare segments of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq WBA), an integrated healthcare, shop and retail leader with a 170 year heritage of caring for communities.
WBAs purpose is to create more joyful lives through better health. Operating nearly 9,000 retail locations across America, Puerto Rico and the U. S. Virgin Islands, Walgreens is proud to be a neighborhood health destination serving nearly 10 million customers each day. Walgreens pharmacists play a critical role in the U. S. healthcare system by providing a wide range of shop and healthcare services, including those that drive equitable access to care for the nations medically underserved populations.
To best meet the needs of customers and patients, Walgreens offers a true omnichannel experience, with fully integrated physical and digital platforms supported by the latest technology to deliver high quality products and services in communities nationwide. The actual salary an employee can expect to receive, plus bonus pursuant to the terms of any bonus plan if applicable, will depend on experience, seniority, geographic location, and other factors permitted by law. To review benefits, please visit jobs. /benefits External Basic Qualifications Bachelor's degree and at least 7 years of experience in category management strategies for a retailer, wholesaler, or a services company.
At least 7 years of experience applying strategic sourcing practices focused on meeting the business challenges and needs of the organization. At least 5 years' experience developing and implementing requirements to execute strategic sourcing activities. Experience with business alignment and global sourcing. Experience in new business development of global partnerships. Leadership experience in synergizing global partnerships. Experience with conducting and guiding analysis for industry potential evaluation.
Knowledge of the strategic sourcing, procurement lifecycle and procurement best practices and methods. Experience communicating both verbally (on phone, one-on-one, to groups) and in writing (emails, letters, reports, presentations) to various audiences (work group, team, company management, prospective acquisitions, external clients). Experience interacting with senior level executives. Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Excel (for example: using SUM function, setting borders, setting column width, inserting charts, using text wrap, sorting, setting headers and footers and/or print scaling).
Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Word (for example: inserting headers, page breaks, page numbers and tables and/or adjusting table columns). Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Power Point (for example: applying a theme, formatting character spacing, inserting a picture, changing slide layout and theme colors, adding transitions, customizing slide numbers, changing chart style and/or formatting font). At least 2 years of experience contributing to financial decisions in the workplace. At least 3 years of direct leadership, indirect leadership and/or cross-functional team leadership.
Preferred Qualifications MBA or other advanced degree or CPM certification Experience in facilities, construction equipment & materials, store fixtures & displays, and/or retail operations MRO category management strategies for an organization with sales in excess of $5B. Experience in managing category spends in excess of $1B. PDN-9af3bde5-d5cb-491a-bf4e-7a0cb59503a1
