Logistics: Warehouse Specialist
- Full-time
- Legal Entity: Robert Bosch Tool Corporation
Company Description
Robert Bosch Tool Corporation is composed of industry-leading brands, including Bosch, Dremel, RotoZip, and Vermont American. Bosch designs, manufactures, and sells power tools, rotary tools, and accessories. Renowned for innovation, versatility, ease of use, durability, and performance, Bosch tools are sold through tool specialists, hardware stores, mass merchants, and home improvement centers.
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- FIRST Robotics (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology)
- AWIM (A World In Motion)
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The Lincolnton, NC Conversion, Customizing and Packaging Center is located approximately 30 miles from Charlotte, NC. This facility employs 400+ full time associates in a 5-shift operation, which encompasses 235,000 sq ft. along with 12,000 SKU's. In addition to the conversion, customizing and packaging activities, abrasives are now a big part of our power tool accessory business. ISO certified, our associates engage
in BPS, CIP and 5S. By choice we are committed to a diverse workforce -EOE/Protected Veteran/Disabled
Job Description
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
Qualifications
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
Additional Information
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.
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