Warehouse Manager

ParagonCare; New South Wales; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Supportive team environment

Opportunities for career advancement

Job summary

A leading healthcare company is seeking an experienced Warehouse Manager to coordinate operations within their busy distribution center in New South Wales. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills and a track record in staff management. Key responsibilities include ensuring timely product availability, maintaining strict adherence to industry standards, and driving process improvements. Join a supportive team that values work-life balance and offers opportunities for career advancement.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a supervisory role within a warehouse environment.
• Strong leadership skills with a track record of effective staff management.
• Competent user of Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate warehouse activities to ensure timely receival and availability of products.
• Identify and escalate opportunities to improve inbound operations.
• Maintain strict adherence to the Code of Good Warehousing Practice (GWP).
• Drive process improvement opportunities across operations.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Ability to manage workloads and time

Proficient in Microsoft Office

Job description

We’re seeking an experienced Warehouse Manager who thrives in a high compliance environment. Your role will be key in ensuring seamless product movement and supporting our dynamic operations. You’ll need to be resilient, a great communicator, and comfortable interacting with individuals at all levels of the business, and eager to support the team and willing to learn and adapt to new challenges!

About the role

Paragon Care distribution services move over 50,000 pharmaceutical, medical consumable, equipment and food products through our national network of state-based distribution centres. Our Eastern Creek warehouse services the broader NSW area, as well as Interstate and remote country locations daily. This is a high volume, high pace environment in the midst of a large organizational change. In addition to ordinary warehouse operations activities, this role will have regular positive interactions with the employee union, manage grievances, review current work practices and review operating costs.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate warehouse activities to ensure the timely receival and availability of products across mixed carton, full pallet and container deliveries.
• Proactively identify and escalade opportunities to improve the inbound operations.
• Quickly escalade any issues that may impact operations.
• Ensure information is accurate and provided timely.
• Maintain strict adherence to the Code of Good Warehousing Practice (GWP).
• Identify and drive process improvement opportunities across the receiving and put-away operations using established methodologies.
• Recommend and implement initiatives to boost efficiency, reduce waste, and cut costs by simplifying processes.
• Facilitate change management projects from concept through to successful delivery.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement by collaborating with and coaching key stakeholders.
• Develop and recommend solutions to overcome operational constraints and performance challenges.

About You

• Proven experience in a supervisory role within a warehouse environment.
• Strong leadership skills with a track record of effective staff management.
• Proficient in managing workloads and time.
• Competent user of Microsoft Office applications.

What’s in it for You?

Join a supportive and collaborative team environment that promotes work‑life balance, gain valuable experience with an industry leader, make a real impact in healthcare, and develop your supply chain and logistics skills while advancing your career and diversifying your expertise across Paragon Care!

No Recruitment Agencies

We're not engaging any recruitment agencies for this role, so if you're interested, please apply directly!

Successful applicants will be required to complete a pre‑employment medical that includes an illicit substance test and criminal history check prior to commencement of employment. Only open to Australian or New Zealand Permanent Residents or Citizens. Paragon Care fosters a workplace that seeks to include, welcome and value the contributions of all people and encourages people with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.