Work Flexibility: Onsite Stryker's Peripheral Vascular business is experiencing significant growth, and we're seeking an experienced Associate Warehouse Manager to lead warehouse, inventory, and materials operations at our Oak Canyon facility. In this role, you will oversee warehouse operations, inventory control, material flow, and kitting activities that support a fast-paced manufacturing environment. You will lead and develop a high-performing team, drive operational excellence, improve inventory accuracy, and implement scalable processes that support continued business growth while ensuring compliance with quality, regulatory, and safety standards. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact by optimizing operations, strengthening team culture, and helping shape the future of a growing organization.
What You’ll Do:
- Lead warehouse, inventory control, material management, and kitting operations across multiple shifts.
- Develop, coach, and mentor team members while fostering a culture of accountability, engagement, safety, and continuous improvement.
- Oversee receiving, inventory movement, material replenishment, shipping, and material availability to ensure uninterrupted manufacturing operations.
- Drive inventory accuracy through cycle counting, reconciliation, root cause analysis, and inventory control best practices.
- Partner cross-functionally with Planning, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Quality, and Finance teams to ensure efficient material flow and inventory management.
- Lead Lean and continuous improvement initiatives that enhance productivity, efficiency, service levels, and operational performance.
- Optimize warehouse layout, storage capacity, and material flow processes to support future business growth and scalability.
- Ensure compliance with FDA, ISO 13485, GMP, and company quality standards.
- Lead warehouse execution processes to maintain inventory integrity, accurate transaction management, and effective movement of materials throughout the operation.
- Develop and implement scalable kitting and material replenishment strategies that support manufacturing demand and improve operational efficiency.
- Drive inventory variance reduction through ABC cycle counting programs, reconciliation activities, root cause analysis, and periodic physical inventory audits.
- Lead efforts to strengthen and evolve the warehouse culture by building a highly engaged, accountable, and high-performing team environment.
- Identify and implement opportunities to improve warehouse design, workflow, storage utilization, and overall operational effectiveness.
Qualifications:
Required:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Engineering, or a related field.
- 8+ years of experience in warehouse operations, materials management, inventory control, or supply chain operations.
- 3+ years of leadership experience within a manufacturing environment.
Preferred:
- Experience in medical device, healthcare, or other regulated manufacturing environments.
- Experience leading warehouse, kitting, material replenishment, or inventory management operations.
- Experience with ERP and warehouse management systems, including NetSuite, SAP, RF Smart, or similar platforms.
- Experience leading warehouse redesign, optimization, or footprint expansion initiatives.
- Demonstrated success building high-performing teams and strengthening workplace culture.
- Lean, Six Sigma, CPIM, CTLD, or related professional certifications.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
- Strong knowledge of inventory management systems, inventory control practices, and warehouse best practices.
United States of America Pay Ranges: US15: $102,700 - $171,100 USD Annual Travel Percentage: None
Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability. Stryker Corporation 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.
Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. We offer innovative products and services in Orthopaedics, Medical and Surgical, and Neurotechnology and Spine that help improve patient and hospital outcomes. We are proud to be named one of the World’s Best Workplaces! For more information, visit:
Work Flexibility Remote – Role allows you to work the majority to 100% of time from an alternate workplace. These roles could have travel expectations, and you must work within the country of the job requisition location. Field-based – You can expect to regularly work a majority to 100% of time at customer facilities and has a set territory or expectation to travel within a set boundary. Almost all sales roles would likely be qualified as field-based. Onsite – Role is 100% located at a Stryker facility. Some ad hoc flexibility may be available depending on role, level, and job requirements. Manufacturing roles and any role that requires physical presence at the office would qualify under this category. Hybrid – You can expect to regularly work in both an alternate workplace and a Stryker facility. Roles that are partially remote or co-located would qualify as hybrid, and the expectation to be onsite would be defined and agreed upon by your manager/supervisor.
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