Warehouse Manager - Inwards

Vitaco; Auckland; On-site; NZD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff discounts

Onsite café

Paid birthday leave

Learning & development

Wellness support

Job summary

Vitaco is seeking an experienced Warehouse Manager to lead our East Tamaki and Penrose distribution operations in New Zealand. You will oversee a team of 5 Warehouse Team Leaders and 50 staff across 3 shifts, driving safety, accuracy and efficient service.

You'll champion continuous improvement, manage budgets and labour costs, and partner with Planning, Production, Quality, Engineering, Finance and HR to deliver DIFOT targets and excellent customer outcomes.

Qualifications

• 5+ years leadership experience within warehousing, logistics, distribution or FMCG.
• Strong people leadership and coaching skills.
• Solid understanding of warehouse operations, inventory management and transport coordination.
• Experience driving continuous improvement and operational excellence initiatives.
• Experience with ERP, inventory management or warehouse management systems.

Responsibilities

• Leading and developing a high-performing warehouse team across multiple sites.
• Creating a strong culture of safety, engagement, and accountability.
• Ensuring inventory accuracy and warehouse performance metrics.
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives across processes and systems.
• Ensuring DIFOT and customer service targets are consistently achieved.
• Partnering with Planning, Production, Quality, Engineering, Finance and HR.
• Supporting operational planning and identifying opportunities to improve productivity and efficiency.
• Maintaining compliance with warehouse procedures and audit requirements.
• Building strong employee relations through performance management and training.
• Championing Health & Safety in line with Vitaco standards.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Safety leadership

Process improvement

Budget management

Tools

ERP systems

Warehouse Management Systems

Job description

At Vitaco, we're passionate about empowering healthierlives. As one of Australasia's leading health and wellness companies, ourtrusted brands reach consumers across New Zealand, Australia, and beyond.

We're looking for an experienced Warehouse Manager tolead our East Tamaki and Penrose distribution operations,overseeing people, performance, safety, inventory accuracy, and customerservice outcomes. This is an excellent opportunity for a proven leader whoenjoys building capability, creating operational excellence, and driving aculture of accountability and continuous improvement.

About the Role

Reporting tothe NZ Distribution Manager, you will lead a team of 5 Warehouse Team Leadersand 50 warehouse employees over 3 shifts, ensuring the safe, efficient, andcost-effective execution of all warehouse operations.

What You’ll Be Responsible For

• Leading and developing a high-performingwarehouse team
• Creating a strong culture of safety, engagement,and accountability
• Ensuringinventory accuracy and warehouse performance metrics
• Driving continuous improvement initiativesacross people, processes and systems
• Ensuring Delivery in Full, On Time, (DIFOT) andcustomer service targets are consistently achieved
• Partnering closely with Planning, Production,Quality, Engineering, Finance and HR
• Supporting operational planning and identifyingopportunities to improve productivity and efficiency
• Maintaining compliance with warehouseprocedures, quality standards, inventory controls and audit requirements
• Building strong employee relations practices,including performance management, training, attendance management and workforcecapability development
• Championing Health & Safety and ensuringcompliance with the Health & Safety at Work Act 2015 and Vitaco safetystandards
• Provide leadership support across all shiftsincluding attending training, workshops, meetings and company functions asrequired

What You’ll Bring

We are looking for a confident operational leader with atrack record of delivering results in fast-paced warehouse manufacturing ordistribution environments.

Ideally, you will have:

• 5+ years leadership experience withinwarehousing, logistics, distribution or preferably within FMCG manufacturing
• Strong people leadership skills with experiencecoaching and developing teams
• A solid understanding of warehouse operations,inventory management and transport coordination
• Experience driving continuous improvement andoperational excellence initiatives
• Strong Health & Safety leadership experience
• Demonstrated ability to manage budgets, labourcosts, productivity, and service performance
• Experience with ERP, inventory management orwarehouse management systems will be highly regarded
• Must have experience leading large teams and managinglarge-scale warehouse, distribution, or manufacturing operations
• Responsible for 3 warehouse sites
• Full New Zealand working rights

Why Join Vitaco

At Vitaco, we're passionate about empowering healthier livesthrough our market-leading brands.

As a HRD5-Start Employer of Choice, we offer more than justa job. You'll join a business thatvalues innovation, teamwork and continuous improvement while providing theopportunity to make a meaningful impact in a critical leadership role.

You can look forward to:

• Staff discounts on our products
• Subsidised onsite café
• Paid birthday leave
• Learning and development opportunities
• Access to in-house wellness and naturopathicsupport
• A supportive and collaborative team culture

If you're a hands-on warehouse leader who thrives ondeveloping people, driving performance and leading large-scale operations, we'dlove to hear from you.