Warehouse Manager Job Miami area,Florida USA,Management

What You’ll Do

You’ll lead a team that moves fast, handles complexity, and delivers with excellence. As Warehouse Manager, you are responsible for guiding day-to-day operations in a high-volume distribution center serving two iconic quick-service restaurant brands. If you’re driven, organized, and ready to lead people — not just processes — you’re in the right place.

Job Summary

Manages all activities related to the distribution center's warehousing operations, including but not limited to inventory management, receiving, picking, loading, and dispatching, while ensuring that QCD and GSF objectives for efficiency, economy, quality and productivity are met or exceeded.

Essential Functions

Plans, implements and monitors the day-to-day operations for the DC's warehousing function, including analyzing operating data and reports, determining manpower needs and monitoring adherence to standards to ensure business plan objectives are met or exceeded. (25%)

Manages assigned staff, including involvement in the recruitment and selection process of new employees, assigning work, providing training and development, evaluating performance, and building a motivated, effective team to ensure that organizational goals for diversity, career development, productivity, performance management and employee involvement are met. (25%)

Periodically audits operational procedures and programs related to shipping and receiving and implements necessary improvements to achieve expectations for availability, storage, sanitation and security of inventory. (20%)

Develops, audits and controls department budget and ensures that operational costs are within plan. Manages the purchase and/or leasing and maintenance of all material handling equipment to achieve safety, longevity and efficiency objectives. (10%)

Ensures compliance with all customer, governmental and Company directives and policies and ensures the preparation and distribution of all relevant reports and quality analyses summaries. (10%)

Communicates with Division management and employees and provides relevant reports and analyses to ensure appropriate decision-making. Conducts analyses on special project assignments. (10%)

Performs other related and assigned duties as necessary.

Leadership / Management Responsibility

Supervises, through subordinate management, approximately 45-50 associates, including hourly staff. Manages projects with significant financial and strategic impact. May manage various external vendors.

Performance Categories

Productivity/quality standards
Cases per man hour
Delivery reliability
Budget
Cost containment
Teamwork within the department and across departments
Project assignment standards
Customer satisfaction
External relationships and compliance with regulatory agencies
Employee development to meet GSF’s projected near- and mid-term objectives
Recruitment and retention of workforce to meet GSF’s diversity objectives
Safety of employees
Safety of facility and warehouse equipment
Teamwork within the department and across departments

Minimum Qualifications

Education / Certification:

Bachelors’ degree in business administration or related field from an accredited university or college or equivalent experience preferred.

Experience:

7 years of progressively responsible experience in warehousing operations involving multi-temperature environment with receiving, inventory control and shipping and 3 to 5 years of supervisory experience.

Food service experience a plus.

Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

Knowledge (Basic; Journey; Expert):

Storage and shipment of food or allied products (E)
Computerized inventory control systems (E)
Warehouse racking systems/processes (E)
Management/supervisory concepts and techniques (E)
Project management concepts and techniques (E)
Relevant safety policies, practices and procedures (E)
Regulatory policies and procedures, including OSHA, AIB, HACCP, and DOT (J)
Forklift and pallet jacks (J)
Budgetary concepts and procedures (J)
PC word processing/spreadsheet software (J)
AS400 computer system (B)

Skill and ability to:

Serve as a team member, facilitator and/or leader as the team role warrants
Lead a diverse workforce of approximately 50 employees in a 24…