Warehouse and Shipping Specialist

Company Name: ASTEMO AMERICAS, INC. Job Family: Supply Chain Job Description: Key Responsibilities: • Customer Shipping Schedule Determination: Determine customer shipping schedules and quantities through EDI, customer interface, and ERP data analysis, reconciling them daily against open scheduling agreements. • Outbound Fulfillment: Prioritize and assign outbound shipments to material handlers for picking and staging, tracking progress of every shipment to its committed ship date. • Inbound Receiving: Receive and inspect inbound supplier shipments against scheduling agreements and purchase orders, posting goods receipts within 4 hours of dock arrival. • Material Handling: Order, receive, count, store, issue, load, identify, and locate materials to support uninterrupted production with tight inventory control, operating pallet jacks and forklifts as required. • Cycle Count Program: Execute the daily ABC-based cycle count schedule across all warehouse zones, achieving 99 percent or higher inventory accuracy on a rolling basis. • Discrepancy Investigation: Research and resolve count discrepancies, including root cause analysis, within 48 hours of identification. • MRP Data Integrity: Maintain accurate on-hand, location, and lot data in the ERP system so MRP net requirements and supplier releases reflect true inventory position. • PCNL and Lot Traceability: Apply Production/Purchase Change Notice-Letter instructions to lot segregation, quarantine, and disposition of affected inventory. • Team Support: As requested by the Warehouse and Logistics Manager, functionally direct, train, and substitute for other material handlers. • Physical Inventory: Lead or support scheduled physical inventory events, ensuring audit-ready documentation and variance reporting. Required Qualifications: • High school diploma or equivalent required; associate degree in supply chain or logistics preferred. 2 to 4 years in warehousing, material handling, or inventory control within an automotive or manufacturing environment. • Demonstrated understanding of how inventory accuracy supports customer demand and order fulfillment. • Working knowledge of MRP logic and how inventory transactions drive net requirement calculations. • Familiarity with scheduling agreements, lot traceability, and PCNL-driven inventory disposition. Preferred Qualifications • Experience with barcode or RFID-based cycle counting tools. • Exposure to IATF 16949 traceability and lot control requirements, and prior experience directing or training other material handlers. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk. The employee occasionally is required to stand; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee must regularly lift up to 35 pounds continuously. WORK ENVIRONMENT: This position works in a warehouse/production environment. The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. The performance of this position requires exposure to the manufacturing areas where certain areas require the use of personal protective equipment. Incomplete submissions will not be considered. Since we only hire the best and want to maintain a safe and pleasant work environment for all, final candidates are subject to drug screen and background checks. Astemo is an Equal Opportunity Employer (M/F/D/V). Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) – Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, identity, disability, protected veteran status and national origin. At Astemo, we’re challenging the status quo with the power of diversity, inclusion, and collaboration. Our goal is to build an inclusive work environment that celebrates the differences of our employees. We want to ensure that every employee feels valued, respected and empowered. We don’t just accept difference—we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, and our community. Astemo is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. If you need a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job at Astemo, please send the nature of the request and contact information to when applying for the position.