Hands-On Warehouse Manager: Lead Inventory & Safety

Pace Appointments; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Pace Appointments is handling a Sydney-based opportunity for an experienced Warehouse Manager to take ownership of a busy warehouse operation. The role focuses on hands-on leadership, safety, and continuous improvement across receiving, storage, picking, packing and dispatch.

You will lead a team, manage workloads, ensure on-time order fulfilment, maintain stock accuracy and work with internal teams to resolve issues. A current forklift licence and strong WHS knowledge are essential.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience as a Warehouse Manager, Warehouse Supervisor or similar operational leader
• Proven experience leading, coaching and developing warehouse teams
• Strong knowledge across receiving, put-away, replenishment, picking, packing and dispatch
• Solid inventory control experience, including stocktakes, cycle counts and discrepancy investigation
• The ability to effectively plan workloads and manage changing priorities
• Strong attention to detail and a focus on inventory and order accuracy
• Confidence using warehouse, inventory or ERP systems
• Practical problem-solving and continuous improvement skills
• Sound knowledge of WHS and safe warehouse practices
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• The ability to work collaboratively with sales, customer service, purchasing and other internal departments
• A current forklift licence
• A willingness to remain hands-on and support the team when required
• Experience working with bulky, fragile or technical products would be highly regarded

Responsibilities

• Leading, supervising and supporting the warehouse team across daily inbound and outbound operations
• Planning workloads and allocating resources around order volumes, incoming stock and business priorities
• Ensuring customer orders are picked, packed and dispatched accurately and on time
• Overseeing the receipt, inspection, put-away and storage of incoming goods
• Maintaining high standards of inventory accuracy and stock integrity
• Coordinating cycle counts, stocktakes and inventory reconciliation activities
• Investigating stock discrepancies, damages, picking errors and process issues
• Ensuring bulky, fragile and high-value products are handled and stored appropriately
• Maintaining an organised warehouse layout that supports safety, efficiency and effective use of space
• Monitoring warehouse performance and relevant operational KPIs
• Coaching and developing team members while driving accountability and performance
• Managing staffing, attendance and productivity across the warehouse
• Ensuring warehouse equipment is maintained and fit for purpose
• Working with freight providers and internal teams to resolve delivery and dispatch issues
• Maintaining high standards of WHS, safe manual handling and Chain of Responsibility compliance
• Identifying and implementing practical process and continuous improvement initiatives

Job description

Pace Appointments is handling a Sydney-based opportunity for an experienced Warehouse Manager to take ownership of a busy warehouse operation. The role focuses on hands-on leadership, safety, and continuous improvement across receiving, storage, picking, packing and dispatch.

You will lead a team, manage workloads, ensure on-time order fulfilment, maintain stock accuracy and work with internal teams to resolve issues. A current forklift licence and strong WHS knowledge are essential.