Senior Manager, Warehouse Operations

Divergent is a technology company that has architected, invented, built, and commercialized an end-to-end factory system called the Divergent Adaptive Production System (DAPS) that comprehensively uses machine learning to optimally engineer, additively manufacture, and flexibly assemble complex integrated vehicle structures and subsystems. Products created using DAPS are superior in performance, lower in cost, rapidly customizable to meet mission and customer-specific requirements, faster to market, and scalable on demand to high volume production.

Divergent is a qualified Tier 1 supplier to global automotive OEMs, and Divergent is now expanding to support mission critical needs in the Aerospace and Defense sector. Join us to be a part of this transformative journey, where your impact will shape the future of technology and production.

The Sr. Manager, Warehouse Operations is a critical leadership role within the Logistics and Warehouse Operations team and will be instrumental in driving overall warehouse team performance in support of production operations. Reporting directly to the Director, Logistics , this position requires hands-on support for multiple teams operating out of multiple facilities, and requires strong leadership to develop a culture of performance and safety.

Additionally, this position will play a critical role in developing and revising existing systematic processes, will drive integration between multiple enterprise level platforms, will implement widespread changes between warehouse organization and layout, will build a detailed set of metrics to measure and evaluate performance , and will ensure all team members are appropriately trained on all new processes.

• Will directly manage warehouse teams for both Divergent and Czinger, supporting a wide range of activities including additive manufacturing production, outbound transportation support, lineside kitting forfinished goods and vehicle builds, and overall warehouse management forall ofthe above.
• Support digital transformation efforts as the warehouse systemsubject matter expert,analyzing existing systems integrations or lack thereof todetermineMVP path, and enabling best in class systems to ensure the warehouse team successfully supports all critical needs across both businesses.
• Accountable for accuracy ofalltransaction basedprocesses–receipts, issues, kitting, WIP movements, quality dispositions, etc. in addition tosupportingmonthly reconciliation with finance and accounting.
• Responsible for evaluating existing part life cycle processes and will berequiredto implement improvements to ensure quality, accuracy, and timing requirements are met.
• Develop cycle count plan, generate plan reports, schedule counts,validatevariances, and complete count adjustments.
• Report and track material stock levels across all organizations and work closely with purchasing and material planning to drive accuracy across planning and demand activities.
• Drive continuous improvementacrosskitting processes to increase efficiency and accuracyin support of future growth and scale.
• Work closely with purchasing team to ensure systematic orders are aligned with physical receipts, and drive reconciliation as needed.
• Support warehouse expansion operations by evaluating future space requirements based on demand forecasts and existing inventory levels.
• Provide hands-onsupport to teams as needed based on day-to-day demand

• Ability to lead and inspire large warehouse teams.
• Strong, professional communicator who will work with multiple cross functional teams and personnel
• Advancedproficiencywith systems and tools including
  
  Microsoft products (PowerBI, Power Automate,Excel,etc), ERP/TMS/MES/QMSplatforms (Oracle, SAP, third party,etc),Atlassian (Jira, Confluence), Smartsheet, warehouse label creation/configuration tools, etc.
• Ability to develop and manage KPIs and metrics in support of supply effectiveness, time to replenish, kitting/picking completion rates, etc.
• Experience and understanding of inventory management and production kitting processes
• Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize tasks effectively and efficiently
• Ability to work in a fast-paced /cross functional environment
• Excellent communication and team-building skills

• Experience working in automotive, aerospace, or start up manufacturing environments
• This role will be based in our Torrance, CA and/or Long Beach, CA offices five days/week.
• Ability tolift upto 50lbs
• Must be able to work in areas that are loud

Pay Range

$147,940 - $203,420 USD

What We Offer:

• Holistic Compensation Package: Enjoy a world-class compensation package that includes a competitive salary, equity plan, and discretionary results-based incentive bonus opportunities, ensuring you're truly valued for your contributions.
• Wellness and Time Off: Embrace a healthy lifestyle with paid vacation, sick time, and company holidays, including a year-end shutdown to recharge. We support growing families with…