Senior Warehouse Manager

Decorpot; Maluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Decorpot Factory in Malur is seeking a seasoned Sr Warehouse Manager to own the material backbone from inward receipt to issue on the line. You will ensure BOM-based material readiness, accurate recording, and strict preservation to support production while minimizing shrinkage.

Lead the central stores, hardware stores, and paste operations, driving ERP discipline, cycle counts, and space optimisation with a 5S mindset to sustain high availability and a lean supply chain.

Qualifications

• Graduate/B.E. with logistics or supply chain background; experience in manufacturing a plus.
• 10-15 years in warehouse/stores/materials management with central-store ownership.
• Strong ERP/WMS discipline, BOM-based issue, cycle-count and inventory accuracy.
• Leadership of multi-team stores operation and process discipline.
• Behavioural: accuracy-obsessed, systems-driven, stock discipline under production pressure.

Responsibilities

• Inward & GRN: own receipt, quality-gate coordination, GRN, and put-away for boards, laminates, hardware, aluminium/glass and consumables; no un-booked stock.
• Material availability: guarantee BOM-based material readiness against the daily production and dispatch plan; drive fill-rate to the line and prevent stock-outs.
• Central pasting: oversee the central pasting operation throughput, quality, and timely feed of pasted panels to the units.
• Inventory accuracy: run cycle counts and periodic physical verification; keep ERP stock reconciled to physical; investigate and close every variance.
• Storage & preservation: own bin / location discipline, FIFO, and correct preservation of moisture-sensitive and fragile materials; minimise damage and obsolescence.
• Issue to production: run accurate, BOM / kit-based issue to the units with a full audit trail; eliminate over-issue and pilferage.
• Replenishment coordination: work with procurement and planning on reorder levels, min-max, and lead-time buffers; flag ageing and slow-moving stock.
• ERP discipline: ensure every inward, transfer, and issue is transacted in ERP in real time; keep a clean, auditable stock ledger.
• Space & 5S: optimise warehouse layout and space utilisation; enforce 5S, housekeeping, and material-handling safety.
• Team & control: lead the Modular, Hardware, and pasting teams; drive shrinkage/damage control and inter-team discipline.

Skills

ERP/WMS discipline

Cycle-counting

Inventory accuracy

Leadership

Stock discipline

Education

Graduate / B.E.

Diploma / degree in logistics / supply chain / materials management

Job description

Factory Operations

JOB DESCRIPTION DEPARTMENT HEAD

Sr Warehouse Manager

Department

Reports To

General Manager / Factory Head (dotted line to Head of Supply Chain)

Supervises

Modular stores, Hardware stores & Central pasting teams

Location

Warehouse & Central Stores (incl. Central Pasting)

Decorpot Factory, Malur

Position type

Department Head

ROLE SUMMARY

Own the factory's material backbone from inward receipt to issue at the line. Guarantee that the right material is available, accurately recorded, well-preserved, and issued on time to production, while keeping inventory accuracy tight and shrinkage near zero. Run the central store, hardware store, and central pasting as one disciplined operation.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Inward & GRN: own receipt, quality-gate coordination, GRN, and put-away for boards, laminates, hardware, aluminium/glass and consumables; no un-booked stock.
• Material availability: guarantee BOM-based material readiness against the daily production and dispatch plan; drive fill-rate to the line and prevent stock-outs.
• Central pasting: oversee the central pasting operation throughput, quality, and timely feed of pasted panels to the units.
• Inventory accuracy: run cycle counts and periodic physical verification; keep ERP stock reconciled to physical; investigate and close every variance.
• Storage & preservation: own bin / location discipline, FIFO, and correct preservation of moisture-sensitive and fragile materials; minimise damage and obsolescence.
• Issue to production: run accurate, BOM / kit-based issue to the units with a full audit trail; eliminate over-issue and pilferage.
• Replenishment coordination: work with procurement and planning on reorder levels, min-max, and lead-time buffers; flag ageing and slow-moving stock.
• ERP discipline: ensure every inward, transfer, and issue is transacted in ERP in real time; keep a clean, auditable stock ledger.
• Space & 5S: optimise warehouse layout and space utilisation; enforce 5S, housekeeping, and material-handling safety.
• Team & control: lead the Modular, Hardware, and pasting teams; drive shrinkage/damage control and inter-team discipline.

SKILLS & REQUIREMENTS

• Qualification: Graduate / B.E.; diploma or degree in logistics / supply chain / materials management a plus.
• Experience: 10-15 years in warehouse / stores / materials management in manufacturing furniture, building materials, or FMCG with central-store and issue-to-production ownership.
• Technical: strong ERP / WMS discipline, BOM-based issue, cycle-count methods, inventory-accuracy and shrinkage-control systems.
• Leadership: has run a multi-team stores operation; can build process and discipline across inward, storage, pasting, and issue.
• Behavioural: accuracy-obsessed, systems-driven, honest, and firm on stock discipline under production pressure.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

• Inventory accuracy % (ERP vs physical)
• Material availability / fill-rate to production
• Stock-out incidents (target: zero on critical items)
• GRN turnaround time
• Cycle-count coverage & accuracy %
• Shrinkage / damage / obsolescence %
• ERP transaction discipline (real-time booking %)

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