Warehouse Manager

Pay range: $70,000.00 to $75,000.00 annually

POSITION

PURPOSE:

• Manages warehouse staff and workflow to efficiently handle workload
• The warehouse manager must have a customer-centric focus and be able to set up effective procedures and plans to meet the day-to-day needs of his/her customers
• Works with Operations Manager to better warehouse strategy and procedures
• Works with Purchasing and Customer Service
• Accepts, processes, and puts away incoming stock and materials
• Picks, stages, and loads outbound orders, shipments, and transfers
• Controls costs by assuring that products are safely stored, counted, and delivered to the proper consignee on time without damage

ESSENTIAL

PURPOSE:

The warehouse manager is responsible for directing shipping and warehouse activities to achieve maximum efficiency with no interruption to the "production" operation of the warehouse complex by scheduling and implementing the schedule.

Must set priorities, coordinate, and utilize resources to achieve his/her goals.

Typical physical duties will include loading and unloading trucks, receiving products, and picking, packing, wrapping, labeling, and/or shipping products. The warehouse manager ensures that the workers maintain the cleanliness, organization, and safety of the warehouse.

PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS:

• Warehouse Throughput
• Warehouse Order Accuracy
• Inventory Management
• Damages as a percentage of units
• Customer Satisfaction with Fulfillment Procedures

QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION:

High school diploma or equivalency required

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE:

Applicable knowledge of warehouse strategy and procedures, KPI, and general supply chain principles required

EXPERIENCE

REQUIRED:

Experience increasing efficiency, creating procedures and policies, measuring warehouse KPI, managing relationships with partner carriers and terminals, routing freight, maintaining equipment, as well as experience scheduling and planning for variable throughput requirements.

SKILLS/ABILITIES:

Forklift certification required, squeeze trucks with box clamp attachments experience preferred, and familiarity with WMS/handheld scanners a plus

COMPUTER

SKILLS:

Proficiencies with Excel, Outlook, and Windows operating systems is required

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES AND REQUIREMENTS OF THIS POSITION REPETITIVE MOTION:

Required to walk, stand, or be on a lift the majority of the shift.

TALKING:

Required to express or exchange ideas by means of the spoken word. Ideas must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.

AVERAGE VISUAL ABILITIES:

The worker is required to have acceptable visual acuity to accurately and safely perform activities such as driving and operating a squeeze-clamp lift, forklift, or pallet jack.

AVERAGE HEARING:

Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and making fine discriminations in sound

PHYSICAL STRENGTH:

Required to lift up to 50 lbs.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

No hazardous or significantly unpleasant conditions.

MENTAL ACTIVITIES AND REQUIREMENTS OF THIS POSITION: REASONING ABILITY:

Basic judgment and reasoning skills required.

MATHMATICS ABILITY:

Ability to do basic mathematical calculations is required.

LANGUAGE ABILITY:

Ability to speak and understand the English language is required.