Warehouse Operations Manager — Lead Fast-Paced Team

WESCO; Almere; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Wesco is hiring a Warehouse Manager to lead a fast-paced, hands-on warehouse team in Almere. You will drive continuous improvement, align with sales for demand forecasting, and maintain high levels of customer service across functions.

You will develop staff, implement new procedures, and monitor performance metrics while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance in a large distribution operation.

Qualifications

• 1+ years supervision in a warehouse environment; 5 years preferred.
• 1+ years supervision with inventory control and cycle counting; 5 years preferred.
• Extensive experience leading full cycle warehouse activities.
• Experience engaging with handling materials.
• Able to interface with warehouse team members, other departments, customers, sales teams and vendors.
• Ability to foster a cooperative work environment, set clear expectations, and hold people accountable.
• Experience identifying development opportunities and leading change initiatives.
• Knowledge of inventory management practices, warehouse and distribution best practices, quality management systems and facility maintenance programs.
• Excellent computer skills and warehouse management system experience required.
• Strong communicator, self-directed, motivated and goal oriented.

Responsibilities

• Manage a fast paced, hands-on environment.
• Lead a team of operations associates to ensure best in class customer service is delivered daily.
• Select, coach, counsel, and develop a team of warehouse associates, including a team lead.
• Align with sales to anticipate operational demands, build trust in operational ability, and provide exceptional service to our customers.
• Serve as a liaison and build meaningful relationships with; Leadership peers, sales teams, customer service, transportation, facilities, finance, audit teams, corporate quality and other Anixter teams.
• Design and implement new procedures, prepares cost projections, lead maintenance activities and analyze site performance.
• Monitors workflow, work completed, error rates and related metrics and adjusts accordingly.
• Direct and oversee programs to ensure safety of all associates, equipment and property. Ensure compliance with all company, customer and government/regulatory requirements.
• Monitor and develop staffing plans to ensure proper staffing levels -- manages labor costs, overtime and retention.

Skills

People supervision

Inventory control

Cycle counting

Warehouse leadership

Materials handling

Interdepartmental liaison

Accountability

Change management

Inventory systems

Computer skills

Communication

Self-motivated

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Warehouse Management System (WMS)

Job description

Wesco is hiring a Warehouse Manager to lead a fast-paced, hands-on warehouse team in Almere. You will drive continuous improvement, align with sales for demand forecasting, and maintain high levels of customer service across functions.

You will develop staff, implement new procedures, and monitor performance metrics while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance in a large distribution operation.