Warehouse Manager

Role and Responsibilities

The Warehouse Manager is responsible for leading and managing all Warehouse Operations ensuring efficient, cost-effective usage of resources. This role will be responsible for improving the efficiency of warehouse shift daily operations, while maintaining quality and motivating and solidifying a high-performance warehouse team. We are seeking a progressive leader with experience in manufacturing warehouse activities. Our ideal fit for this role is a people-oriented leader who manages by example, rolls-up-their-sleeves and make things happen!

• Provides supervisory direction for warehouse personnel. Manage all aspects of performance, staffing levels, training and discipline within the department.

• Provides adequate resources to ensure the warehouse operations including receiving, storage, and material handling functions can be carried out with optimal efficiency.

• Maintain accurate inventory to meet customer demands by ensuring all warehouse related entries are entered into the system.

• Progressively pursue on time shipments with a goal of 100%. Establish and maintain key customer service level measurements, including loading time by customer, activity profiles by department and carrier performance issues.

• Maintain knowledge of and compliance with applicable government regulations. Implement and train personnel on proper safety, cGMPs, and shipping procedures/protocols.

• Manage month-end inventory closeouts. Ensure month-end balances are accurate.

• Manage scrap and obsolete material destruction.

• Complete investigations of customer or carrier complaints originated in the warehouse.

• Promote continuous improvement efforts in order to reduce the delay of orders and/or picking errors.

• Ensure warehouse equipment is properly maintained and in good operational condition.

• Maintain a clean and safe warehouse at all times.

• Manage spending to budgeted levels.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree required

• Must have at least 5 years' experience in a warehouse leadership position managing a staff

• Minimum 5 years' experience in warehousing, transportation, primary trucking, distribution/order filling, and computer systems for storage, shipping, and billing

• Experience managing costs within budget

• Must be proficient in MS Office applications, including Excel, Word and Outlook

• Lean, 5S, JIT highly desired

• Training in computer systems with emphasis on inventories, shipping and billing. AS400 and ERP system knowledge and experience is preferred

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

• Experience with chemicals, knowledge/certification of hazardous shipping, shipping and receiving methods, carrier selection, rate negotiation, etc

• Acts decisively and functions effectively under stressful situations

• Manages deadlines and competing priorities effectively

• Must be willing and able to work hours necessary to achieve desired results.

• Experience in the manufacturing sector preferred

Other details

• Job Family Manager

• Job Function Overhead Cost

• Pay Type Salary

• Travel Required No

• Required Education Bachelor's Degree

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• 11170 Green Valley Dr, Olive Branch, MS 38654, USA