Warehouse Manager - Manufacturing Facility

Warehouse Manager

The Warehouse Manager is responsible for overseeing the operations of the facility warehouse. This includes, but is not limited to, overseeing the storage, inventory, distribution and shipping & receiving of product. Role is also responsible for managing the various roles within the warehouse.

Essential Functions:

• Inventory Control: Oversee cycle counts and maintain accurate stock levels for raw materials and finished goods to prevent production delays
• Workflow Optimization: Manage the movement and storage of goods, aligning warehouse processes with daily manufacturing schedules
• Team management: Recruit, train, schedule and evaluate warehouse associates
• Safety & Compliance: Enforce OSHA safety regulations, company safety policies & procedures, conduct safety training as needed and ensure a clean and orderly work environment
• Equipment Management: Coordinate the maintenance and repair of machinery such as forklifts and racking systems.
• Shipping & Receiving: Manage the shipping & receiving processes and policies; ensure accurate paperwork, ensure timely receipt and shipment of product and maintain solid working relationships with 3rd party shipping vendors
• Cross-functional collaboration: Work closely with production, Procurement and inside sales departments to ensure seamless execution of supply chain and product shipment to customers

Required Skills & Knowledge:

• Previous experience working with an ERP system
• Supervisory experience
• Previous experience working in a manufacturing warehouse
• Previous experience working with an inventory tracking system such as ShipStore
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Excellent time management skills
• Ability to prioritize work
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong collaboration and relationship building skills
• Ability to handle conflict in a productive manner

Required Education & Experience:

• High School diploma or GED equivalent
• Minimum of 5 years in a Warehouse Management role in a manufacturing facility
• Minimum of 5 years' experience supervising direct reports
• Previous experience working with an ERP system, preferably SAP

Preferred Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in Logistics, Business and/or Supply Chain Management
• Extensive experience using a recent version of SAP

Special Position Requirements:

• Forklift Certified

Physical Demands/ Equipment used to perform the job:

• Position is in a temperature controlled office, but requires time in a non-temperature-controlled warehouse environment.
• Requires squatting, lifting, reaching overhead and bending
• Daily use of keyboard, computer monitor and phone