Sr. Manager 3rd Party Warehouse & Logistics

Sr. Manager 3rd Party Warehouse & Logistics

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Chicago, IL

Performs functions to recommend, implement, and manage continuous improvement initiatives with our 3rd party warehouses and logistics department to improve productivity, quality, efficiency and reduce costs.

• Owns all on-site warehouse operations, including receiving, storage, staging, picking, loading, and shipping.
• Drives warehouse efficiency through labor productivity, overtime control, space utilization, and optimized slotting and material flow.
• Has full ownership of truck yard operations, including trailer management, carrier behavior, dwell time, yard rules, congestion control, and utilization of dry and refrigerated equipment.
• Designs, documents, and continuously improves warehouse processes, replacing tribal knowledge with standardized, auditable procedures.
• Uses KPIs to identify and drive improvements, including inventory accuracy %, OTIF, Freight/lb, Storage cost / pallet, and dock performance metrics.

• Owns inventory accuracy and book-to-book integrity, partnering with Operations, Planning, and Finance to ensure completeness and correctness.
• Serves as the warehouse sign‑off authority to Finance for inventory accuracy at month‑end.
• Leads warehouse execution for month‑end close, including after‑hours coverage as required to ensure timely and accurate results.
• Acts as the primary warehouse and logistics contact for annual audits, supporting inventory, storage, freight, and yard‑related audit requests.
• Investigates and resolves inventory discrepancies, aging issues, and root causes of variance.

• Partners with Finance on accrual accuracy by ensuring complete, timely, and accurate invoice approvals, proper GL coding, and visibility to all storage, freight, trailer, and accessorial costs.
• Reviews and approves 3PL, freight, trailer, and accessorial invoices; challenges and resolves discrepancies / inaccuracies.
• Provides Finance with clear explanations for over/under‑budget performance related to warehouse, freight, and storage costs.
• Designs, optimizes, and manages the end‑to‑end 3PL network, building a cohesive, efficient strategy.
• Leads negotiations with 3PLs and carriers on rates, capacity, service levels, and accessorials; escalates final decisions as required.
• Owns freight optimization across mode selection, lane strategy, carrier performance, and accessorial accountability, including charging carriers for service failures.
• Develops and maintains carrier and 3PL scorecards to drive performance, cost control, and service reliability.
• Ensures materials and finished goods move efficiently across internal sites, 3PLs, and customer destinations.

• Owns warehouse planning and execution of tempering and blast freezing operations, in partnership with Procurement, Sales, Operations and QA.
• Ensures strict adherence to temperature control, food safety, and cold‑chain compliance requirements.
• Supports QA with audits, testing, and investigations related to 3PL storage, tempering, and handling practices.

• Owns warehouse execution and coordination of customer pickups, partnering with Sales and Customer Service on communication and expectations.
• Ensures warehouse and logistics performance supports on‑time, in‑full (OTIF) delivery commitments.
• Leads root‑cause analysis and corrective actions for service failures tied to warehouse, yard, or freight execution.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Leads a team consisting of one clerk, two warehouse supervisors, and one freight coordinator, with indirect leadership of approximately 35 union employees.
• Hires, fires, coaches, counsels, develops, and motivates staff.
• Oversees administration of timecards and approval of time off requests.
• Oversees employee participation and adherence to food safety and employee safety programs and policies.
• Provides strong union workforce leadership through supervisors, ensuring adherence to…