Supervisor - Warehouse

Company Overview: Flowserve is a global manufacturer of pumps, valves, seals, and aftermarket services, delivering comprehensive flow control solutions that support essential industries such as energy, clean water, and pharmaceuticals. If you're looking for a culture built on ingenuity, innovation, and excellence, Flowserve offers the opportunity to put your experience in motion. Whether you're an individual contributor or a people leader, you'll find meaningful opportunities for professional growth, competitive rewards, and a workplace grounded in our core values: People, Safety, Integrity, Ownership and Ingenuity. At Flowserve, we're inspired by what we can achieve together—creating extraordinary flow control solutions that strengthen today's world while building tomorrow. **Job Title** Stores and Warehouse Supervisor **Department** Manufacturing Operations / Supply Chain **Location** Control Valve Manufacturing Plant – Whitefield, Bangalore **Position Summary** The Stores and Warehouse Supervisor is responsible for leading day-to-day warehouse and materials management activities in support of Flowserve’s control valve manufacturing operations. This role ensures accurate and timely receipt, storage, control, issuance, and dispatch of raw materials, bought-out components, consumables, tooling, spare parts, and finished goods. The position plays a key role in maintaining inventory accuracy, supporting production continuity, ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards, and driving disciplined warehouse practices. This position will be reporting to Manager – Materials and Logistics. **Key Responsibilities** + Supervise all stores and warehouse activities, including receiving inspection support, storage, picking, packing, issuing, and dispatching materials + Ensure proper material identification, labeling, bin/location control, and adherence to FIFO or FEFO practices where applicable + Maintain accurate inventory records in ERP or warehouse management systems + Coordinate material issue and return transactions for production, maintenance, quality, and engineering requirements + Monitor stock levels and support cycle counts, physical inventory, reconciliation, and root cause analysis of variances + Oversee inward and outward movement of materials, including finished goods, scrap, and returnable items + Coordinate closely with Production, Planning, Quality, Purchasing, Finance, and Logistics to support uninterrupted operations + Ensure safe handling of materials using forklifts, pallet trucks, cranes, and other material-handling equipment + Supervise warehouse personnel and enforce adherence to standard operating procedures + Maintain warehouse cleanliness, organization, and compliance with EHS requirements and site standards + Support packing, documentation, and dispatch activities for customer shipments + Identify and help resolve shortages, nonconformances, damaged materials, obsolete stock, and inventory discrepancies + Drive improvements in storage efficiency, material traceability, and inventory control + Support audits, inspections, and investigations related to stores and inventory management **Required Qualifications** + Diploma, degree, or equivalent qualification in Mechanical, Industrial, Supply Chain, or a related discipline + 10 to 15 years of experience in stores, warehouses, or materials management within a manufacturing environment + Prior experience supervising warehouse or stores teams + Strong understanding of inventory control, material handling, and warehouse operations + Working knowledge of ERP or inventory management systems + Solid understanding of safety, housekeeping, and compliance requirements **Preferred Experience** + Experience in control valve manufacturing, precision engineering, or flow control manufacturing + Familiarity with raw materials, machined components, bought-out parts, and finished goods handling + Exposure to barcode systems, cycle counting, and inventory reconciliation processes + Knowledge of export packing, dispatch, and logistics coordination + Experience with Lean, 5S, or similar warehouse improvement practices **Key Competencies** + Leadership and team supervision + Inventory accuracy and control + Attention to detail + Strong organization and prioritization + Cross-functional coordination + Safety and compliance mindset + Problem solving and accountability + Continuous improvement orientation **Performance Measures** + Inventory accuracy and stock integrity + On-time issue, receipt, and dispatch performance + Reduction in shortages, discrepancies, and obsolete stock + Warehouse safety and housekeeping standards + Audit readiness and reconciliation performance + Effective support to production continuity and customer commitments **Req ID** : R-19728 **Job Family Group** : Materials Management **Job Family** : MM Inventory & Warehouse Ops EOE including Disability/Protected Veterans. 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