Shipping/Receiving Manager

Shipping & Receiving Warehouse Manager

Location: Danville, KY
Employment Type: Direct Hire

Position Summary

The Shipping & Receiving Warehouse Manager is responsible for leading and transforming warehouse and logistics operations within a fast-paced manufacturing environment. This individual will oversee all aspects of incoming and outgoing materials, inventory management, shipping, receiving, transportation coordination, and warehouse personnel.

This position will play a critical role in improving operational efficiency, optimizing logistics costs, enhancing inventory accuracy, and implementing standardized processes throughout the warehouse.

The Warehouse Manager will lead a team of approximately 9–10 direct reports and provide leadership within a broader warehouse organization of approximately 34 employees. The successful candidate must be comfortable leading an established team, introducing new processes, challenging existing practices, and creating a culture focused on accountability, collaboration, safety, and continuous improvement.

The ideal candidate is both strategic and hands-on, with the ability to evaluate current warehouse operations, identify opportunities for improvement, and develop a long-term vision for transforming the facility physically, digitally, and operationally.

Key Responsibilities

Warehouse & Distribution Operations

• Oversee daily warehouse operations, including receiving, storage, picking, packing, shipping, and material distribution.

• Manage incoming and outgoing logistics to ensure timely and accurate movement of products.

• Oversee warehouse picking operations, supporting approximately eight pickers responsible for delivering materials to production assembly and customers.

• Monitor daily production and shipping plans against actual performance, identifying gaps and implementing corrective actions.

• Ensure materials are properly received, stored, organized, picked, and distributed.

• Coordinate with production, procurement, customer service, and transportation teams to support business objectives.

• Oversee the shipment of significant product volumes while maintaining accuracy, efficiency, and customer satisfaction.

Transportation & Logistics Optimization

• Evaluate transportation methods, carrier performance, shipping lanes, and freight costs.

• Manage relationships and coordination with multiple transportation carriers.

• Optimize LTL, parcel, and other shipping methods based on shipment requirements, cost, and delivery expectations.

• Identify opportunities to improve freight efficiency, carrier utilization, and overall logistics performance.

• Evaluate current transportation practices and implement more effective processes.

• Maintain appropriate knowledge of domestic and international shipping requirements, including import/export compliance.

Inventory Management & Systems

• Maintain inventory accuracy through cycle counting, inventory controls, and process improvements.

• Develop and maintain standardized inventory management practices.

• Identify and resolve inventory discrepancies and material flow issues.

• Utilize warehouse management and ERP systems to improve operational visibility and reporting.

• Leverage SAP and transportation execution software to improve warehouse and logistics performance.

• Evaluate opportunities to digitally transform warehouse processes and improve reporting capabilities.

Leadership & Organizational Development

• Lead, coach, mentor, and develop warehouse supervisors and team members.

• Manage approximately 9–10 direct reports within a larger warehouse organization.

• Build a cohesive, collaborative, and accountable team environment.

• Lead organizational and cultural change while gaining employee buy-in.

• Develop employee capabilities through training, performance management, and leadership development.

• Establish clear expectations, performance standards, and operational accountability.

• Build strong working relationships across manufacturing, operations, supply chain, and leadership teams.

• Promote positive employee relations and maintain a productive, respectful workplace culture.

Continuous Improvement & Operational Transformation

• Lead warehouse transformation initiatives focused on physical layout, digital systems, and standardized operating procedures.

• Implement Lean principles, including 5S, standard work, visual management, and waste reduction.

• Evaluate warehouse workflows and material movement to identify bottlenecks and opportunities for improvement.

• Improve productivity, space utilization, material flow, and overall warehouse efficiency.

• Develop and implement measurable performance metrics and operational improvement plans.

• Drive accountability through daily performance reviews and plan-versus-actual reporting.

Safety, Compliance & Financial Performance

• Maintain a strong focus on workplace safety, ergonomics, and regulatory compliance.

• Ensure warehouse employees follow established safety procedures and equipment operating standards.

• Maintain awareness of import/export regulations, ITAR, and SOX compliance requirements.

• Monitor warehouse labor, equipment, and supply costs.

• Develop strategies to reduce operating expenses and improve transportation and warehouse efficiency.

• Prepare and present operational reports, inventory metrics, and productivity results to leadership.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required, preferably in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field.

• 5–7 years of manufacturing experience in shipping, receiving, warehouse operations, or materials management.

• Previous experience as a Warehouse Manager or in a comparable warehouse leadership position.

• Strong understanding of warehouse operations, inventory management, transportation, and logistics.

• Experience managing warehouse personnel and developing high-performing teams.

• Demonstrated experience implementing process improvements and operational standardization.

• Strong knowledge of shipping methods, including LTL, parcel, and multiple-carrier logistics.

• Experience with ERP or warehouse management systems.

• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word, Outlook, SharePoint, and PowerPoint.

• Excellent communication, leadership, and team-building abilities.

• Ability to manage competing priorities and meet operational deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications

• SAP experience.

• Precision transportation execution software experience.

• APICS certification.

• Knowledge of ITAR, SOX, and import/export compliance.

• Experience with Lean manufacturing, 5S, standard work, and continuous improvement.

• Experience leading warehouse transformation or operational restructuring initiatives.

• Experience optimizing transportation carriers, shipping lanes, and freight costs.

Ideal Candidate Profile

We need someone who is:

• A proven manufacturing warehouse leader, not simply a warehouse supervisor.

• Experienced managing larger teams and multiple warehouse functions.

• Comfortable leading 9–10 direct reports and influencing a broader organization.

• A change agent who can challenge traditional processes and introduce better ways of working.

• Strong in transportation and logistics, especially LTL, parcel, carrier selection, and cost optimization.

• Experienced with inventory accuracy, cycle counts, shipping, receiving, and production material flow.

• A visionary leader who can see the big picture but is also comfortable getting into the details.

• Capable of building relationships with long-tenured employees and creating a cohesive team culture.

Nesco Resource offers a comprehensive benefits package for our associates, which includes a MEC (Minimum Essential Coverage) plan that encompasses Medical, Vision, Dental, 401K, and EAP (Employee Assistance Program) services.

Nesco Resource provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.