Warehouse Manager

Overview

WPS is seeking an experienced, entrepreneurial Warehouse Manager to lead its new and growing regional distribution center in Midway, GA. The Warehouse Manager at this location is responsible for all aspects of warehouse operations and distribution activities: facilities management and layout, budgets, hiring, training, mentoring, compliance, requisitioning, and oversight of all inbound and outbound operations. This position will lead a diverse talent pool of team members with varying skills and experience levels from the local Midway, GA area. This position reports to the Director of Warehouse Operations.

We seek an experienced professional with highly developed leadership, mentoring and management skills, resolute standards of personal and professional ethics, and the highest standards of professional conduct at all times. This role requires a manager who has demonstrated ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization, including Management in high levels of authority and scope. The right candidate  will have a proven record of at least five (5) plus years of senior level leadership and management experience in a distribution center environment.

If you enjoy working with a diverse talent pool, are driven to find innovative solutions to varied business and operational challenges, enjoy being a hands-on leader who leads by example, and you are someone who aims for standards of excellence at every level, driven to success for yourself and your team, this is the opportunity for you!

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Provides necessary leadership tools to maintain the following aspects in our distribution center:

• Maintains receiving, warehousing, and distribution operations by initiating, coordinating, and enforcing company operational and personnel policies and procedures.
• Complies with federal, state, and local warehousing, material handling, and shipping requirements by studying existing and new legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions.
• Safeguards warehouse operations and contents by establishing and monitoring security procedures and protocols.
• Controls inventory levels by conducting physical counts; reconciling with data storage system.
• Maintains physical condition of warehouse by planning and implementing new design layouts; inspecting equipment; issuing work orders for repair and requisitions for replacement.
• Achieves financial objectives by preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.
• Develops and analyzes production and operating reports and resolves operational, staffing and maintenance problems to ensure minimum costs and to prevent operational delays.
• Completes warehouse operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees; following up on work results.
• Maintains warehouse staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training team members.
• Provides leadership for and coordinates all activities of the warehouse staff to receive and ship products effectively.
• Maintains warehouse staff job results by coaching, counseling, and disciplining team members; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results.
• Manages the daily operational functions on all shifts, including planning the shipping/receiving flow, troubleshooting quality issues, handling staffing issues, monitoring customer orders and coordinating training to team members.
• Develops and revises standard operational and working practices and observes team members to ensure compliance.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Other duties as required.

DESIRED SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

• Min 5 years managing a team in a manufacturing or distribution setting REQUIRED.
• Bachelor’s degree, or higher REQUIRED.
• Demonstrated experience with facility planning, analysis and layout of distribution and manufacturing operations REQUIRED.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of supply chain logistics processes, including demand planning, distribution requirements, planning, inventory management and control, transportation and logistics planning, and warehousing REQUIRED.
• Knowledge of current industry best practices in supply chain management to support process improvement REQUIRED.
• Ability to motivate, influence and encourage a diverse group of team members who have with varied skill levels and backgrounds REQUIRED.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective business relationships across multiple functions REQUIRED.
• Working knowledge of how a business is run and variables that impact profitability REQUIRED.
• Working knowledge of effective inventory management and distribution practices REQUIRED.
• Personal commitment to safety REQUIRED.
• Knowledge of the power sports industry, or being an active power sports enthusiast, A BIG PLUS.

Location: Midway, GA

Status: Full time, Salary Exempt

Annual Salary:  DOE