Warehouse Manager (f/m/d)

Excelitas Technologies Corp.; Göttingen; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Excelitas Technologies Corp. Göttingen site is a centre of excellence for photonics solutions, focusing on receiving, shipping, inventory, and automation.

You will lead the Receiving and Shipping team, drive process improvements, and collaborate with Production, Quality, and Customer Service to meet high delivery performance. Fluency in German and good English are required; vocational logistics training is essential, with AEVO trainer certification an advantage.

Qualifications

• Completed vocational training in logistics or supply chain management.
• Experience leading receiving, shipping and warehouse operations.
• Knowledge of SAP MM and inventory management is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Receiving and Shipping team, including workforce planning and daily operational management
• Ensure efficient inbound and outbound logistics with high delivery performance
• Analyze and optimize logistics processes with focus on continuous improvement
• Manage inventory control, cycle counts, and annual inventories with SAP MM
• Drive digitalization and automation across logistics and adjacent processes
• Lead cross-functional projects with Customer Service, Production and Quality
• Coach team members and apprentices, ensure safety and compliance

Skills

Leadership

Logistics management

SAP MM

Inventory control

KPI driven

Process improvement

Digitalization

Education

Vocational training in logistics

Tools

SAP MM

Job description

Location: Goettingen, DE, D37081

Job Function: Operations

Job Country: Germany

Job City: Goettingen

Job Type: Regular Full Time

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.

Visit: https://jobs.excelitas.com/