Warehouse Manager

About This Role

The Warehouse Manager is responsible for overseeing all logistics personnel and the entire material handling, receiving, shipping, and warehouse operations. This role involves coordinating activities with other departments to ensure production schedules and customer delivery dates are met, in line with company policy and plant objectives.

Responsibilities

• Understand, follow, and enforce all established safety, health, quality GMP, and Company policies, procedures, and recognized practices
• Be accountable for the safety and housekeeping of the assigned shipping, receiving, and logistic operations
• Be responsible for the selection, training, and development of logistic line and staff personnel to attain department goals
• Exercise direct supervisory control for the quality of work performed by the logistic staff for the operation
• Coordinate with the maintenance manager on the preventive maintenance required for the logistic equipment
• Supervise the taking of all physical monthly, quarterly, and year-end inventories in accordance with corporate guidelines
• Coordinate inventory activity with the production scheduler to verify the physical inventory of bottles, cases, partitions, and labels, and investigate variances from book inventory
• Develop new methods and procedures to optimize shipping efficiency, reduce costs, and maximize space utilization
• Arrange with the transportation coordinator for trailers and carriers for pickups and road loads
• Establish FIFO (First In/First Out)
• May be responsible for special projects related to other functional areas
• Limited travel may be required

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree and/or related quality experience; or equivalent combination of education and related quality experience
• Minimum of five years’ experience in a warehouse supervisory or management role in a manufacturing environment with demonstrated leadership skills strongly preferred
• Ability to maintain regular, predictable, and punctual attendance
• Computer usage and typing skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication, including the ability to effectively communicate with internal and external customers
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines, while maintaining a positive attitude and providing exemplary customer service
• Ability to work independently and to carry out assignments to completion within parameters of instructions given, prescribed routines, and standard accepted practices
• Communicate effectively: convey facts and information clearly both verbally and orally
• Collaborate well with others: proactively contribute to group objectives; volunteer to help others