Warehouse Manager

With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, Diageo is home to some of the world's most iconic drinks. From Johnnie Walker and Guinness to Tanqueray, Smirnoff and Don Julio, we craft brands chosen for life's moments - from everyday connections to landmark celebrations.

Diageo

Montgomery, AL

With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, Diageo is home to some of the world's most iconic drinks. From Johnnie Walker and Guinness to Tanqueray, Smirnoff and Don Julio, we craft brands chosen for life's moments - from everyday connections to landmark celebrations.

Supply Chain & Manufacturing is where our brands are made, moved and delivered to the world.

With over half of our people working across more than 100 sites, this is a complex, large-scale operation that brings together production, logistics, engineering and supplier partnerships.

It's fast-paced and hands-on, with teams working together to ensure quality, efficiency and sustainability at every stage. From sourcing ingredients to getting products into customers' hands, you'll play a role in delivering the brands people know and love.

The Warehouse & Logistics Manager is a senior site leadership role responsible for the strategic and operational management of finished goods warehousing, materials management, logistics, and plant planning at one of the world's largest spirits manufacturing facilities. Reporting to the Operations Director, the role ensures the safe, efficient, and reliable movement of materials and finished products while delivering customer service, cost, inventory, quality, and employee engagement objectives.

The position serves as a critical link between manufacturing, supply planning, procurement, production, logistics, quality, finance, HR, and corporate functions
, translating business requirements into effective site supply-chain strategies and execution.

• Lead the Warehouse, Materials, Finished Goods, Logistics, and Planning organizations, providing clear direction, accountability, and people development.
• Develop and execute short- and long-term warehouse, logistics, inventory, and capacity strategies aligned with business and customer requirements.
• Own site planning activities, including capacity planning, resource requirements, inventory strategy, production volumes, and supply-risk management.
• Ensure reliable finished-goods transportation and warehouse operations to achieve high levels of customer service and schedule adherence.
• Manage warehouse and shipping budgets, balancing service, cost, productivity, inventory, and operational efficiency.
• Maintain strong inventory integrity and product availability while minimizing excess inventory, write-offs, and operational waste.
• Lead cross-functional problem solving and root-cause resolution for issues affecting planning, materials, production, logistics, procurement, systems, and suppliers.
• Establish and improve operating processes using continuous improvement methodologies, including Six Sigma, DMAIC, TPM, RCM, and Manufacturing Excellence.
• Lead the logistics and warehouse elements of the Manufacturing Management System (MMS) and drive sustainable operational improvements.
• Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, GMP, food safety, quality, regulatory, and dangerous-goods transportation requirements.
• Partner with Quality and Food Safety teams to maintain ISO/FSSC/HACCP systems and standards.
• Develop hourly employees and leaders to operate in a self-directed, accountable, and high-performing environment.
• Drive employee engagement and establish a culture where safety, quality, service, continuous improvement, and accountability are embedded in daily operations.

• Zero Harm:
  Own warehouse and logistics safety performance and improvement plans.
• 95% Schedule Adherence:
  Deliver reliable supply and distribution performance.
• 1,500 PPM Distribution Quality:
  Maintain leading distribution quality standards.
• 75% Employee Engagement:
  Build an engaged, capable, and high-performing organization.
• Optimize inventory, warehouse capacity, transportation costs, labor, and operating budgets.
• Continuously improve service, productivity, reliability, and operational efficiency.

The successful candidate is a strategic supply-chain and operations leader who can balance long-term business strategy with hands-on operational execution. They must be an effective communicator and influential…