Warehouse Manager (f/m/d)

Excelitas Technologies Corp.; Deutschland; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Excelitas Technologies Corp. in Göttingen seeks a seasoned Receiving and Shipping Team Lead to drive on-time inbound and outbound logistics, inventory control, and process optimization.

You will manage SAP MM, lead cross-functional projects, and mentor apprentices while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance. We value a leader with hands-on experience in warehousing, strong KPI-driven performance, and the ability to digitize processes, including barcode and mobile data capture solutions.

Qualifications

• Vocational training in business administration or logistics.
• Several years of leadership in receiving, shipping and warehouse operations.
• Strong SAP MM / Inventory Management know-how and KPI-driven leadership.
• Experience with digitalization and automation in logistics, including scanning and mobile data capture.
• Knowledge of customs, export regulations and shipping documentation.
• Excellent German and good English communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Receiving and Shipping team with workforce planning.
• Ensure inbound/outbound logistics are accurate, on-time, and high quality.
• Analyze and standardize logistics processes for efficiency and compliance.
• Manage inventory control, cycle counts, and annual inventories, via SAP MM.
• Drive digitalization and automation across logistics and related production processes.
• Lead cross-functional projects with Customer Service, Production, Quality, and Procurement.
• Develop and coach team members and apprentices, ensuring safety and audits.

Skills

Receiving leadership

Shipping leadership

Inventory management

SAP MM

KPI-driven management

Digitalization in logistics

Regulatory compliance

German language

English communication

Education

Vocational training in business administration/logistics

AEVO trainer certification (advantage)

Tools

SAP MM

Barcode scanning devices

Job description

ENABLE your future through light.

Excelitas is a global technology leader, focused on delivering market-driven solutions to fulfill the illumination, optical, detection and imaging needs of OEMs and end-users across the biomedical, semiconductor, industrial, consumer products, scientific, security and aerospace sectors.

ENGAGE with us today and make your contribution to the future! Join the team that leading technology companies turn to for cutting-edge photonic innovation. At Excelitas Technologies you are how we EXCEL.

Our Excelitas site in Göttingen is the centre of excellence for the development and production of photonics solutions for the semiconductor equipment market. For this highly demanding market, the Göttingen site supplies highly complex opto-mechanical modules, subsystems and components for applications in lithography, wafer inspection, chip bonding and packaging.

In addition, this site manufactures and supplies a broad range of optical and mechanical components, including complete optical systems, to support scientific research and development as well as industrial production.

Your Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Receiving and Shipping team, including workforce planning and daily operational management
• Ensure efficient, accurate, and on-time inbound and outbound logistics processes while maintaining high delivery performance and customer satisfaction
• Analyze, optimize, and standardize logistics processes with a strong focus on continuous improvement, efficiency, and quality
• Manage inventory control, cycle counts, and annual physical inventories while ensuring process compliance through SAP MM
• Drive digitalization and automation initiatives across logistics and adjacent production processes
• Lead cross-functional projects and serve as a key interface to Customer Service, Production, Quality, Procurement, and other business functions
• Develop and coach team members and apprentices while ensuring compliance with safety, audit, regulatory, and company requirements

Your Profile

• Completed vocational training in business administration, logistics, or supply chain management, ideally with a focus on warehouse logistics; trainer certification (AEVO) is an advantage
• Several years of professional and leadership experience in receiving, shipping, warehouse operations, and inventory management, preferably within a manufacturing environment
• Strong knowledge of SAP MM / Inventory Management and hands‑on experience managing inbound logistics, shipping, transportation, and inventory processes
• Proven experience in analyzing, optimizing, and standardizing logistics processes, supported by KPI-driven performance management
• Experience leading digitalization and automation initiatives within logistics, ideally including scanning, barcode, and mobile data capture solutions.Knowledge of compliance requirements, customs and export regulations, and customer‑specific shipping and documentation standards
• Excellent German and good English communication skills, combined with a structured, hands‑on, and results‑oriented leadership style

We welcome suitable applications regardless of gender, cultural and social background, age, religion, ideology, disability or sexual identity.

Excelitas is seeking leaders and innovators to join our global team!