Warehouse Manager

karbonturk; Yumurtalık; On-site; TRY 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Karbontürk is seeking an experienced Warehouse Manager to lead our warehouse operations, ensuring accurate inventory, full material traceability, and efficient material flow. You will enforce warehouse procedures and work closely with Production, Quality, Logistics, and IT/ERP teams.

We value strong leadership, attention to detail, and the ability to optimize storage locations and automate processes in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Qualifications include a related bachelor's degree or equivalent.
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Responsibilities

• Oversee daily warehouse operations including receiving, storage, transfers, production supply, and dispatch.
• Ensure ERP/WMS stock parity and accurate inventory records.
• Maintain unique identifiers, proper labeling, and material status for all items.
• Coordinate raw material receiving with weighbridge and other departments.
• Ensure full traceability from receipt to dispatch and enforce FIFO/storage rules.
• Lead warehouse personnel and promote safety and process discipline.

Skills

Leadership & people mgmt

Inventory management

ERP/WMS proficiency

MS Excel / data analysis

Attention to detail

Cross-functional collaboration

English for ERP/docs

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Logistics / SCM / IE / Business Admin

Associate degree + strong warehouse experience

Tools

ERP systems

WMS

Barcode/QR/DataMatrix

ERP/WMS integration

Warehouse automation

Job description

Karbontürk is a leading company at the forefront of sustainability and environmental solutions, specializing in the activated carbon market. We provide high quality activated carbon products and services to global corporate clients, delivering solutions across a wide range of industries, including water treatment and purification, air filtration and purification, and food & beverage processes.

Our solutions play a vital role in ensuring safe drinking water, managing wastewater, maintaining industrial and commercial air quality, and enhancing the quality of food and beverages through processes such as sugar refining, oil purification, beverage clarification, and alcohol production. By effectively removing contaminants, odors, and impurities, we help clients achieve operational excellence while supporting environmental sustainability.

At Karbontürk, our mission is to drive innovation, enhance operational efficiency, and contribute to global sustainability efforts. With cutting edge solutions, technical expertise, and an international perspective, we are committed to setting new industry standards and creating long term value for our clients worldwide.

We are looking for an experienced and highly disciplined Warehouse Manager to lead our warehouse operations, ensuring accurate inventory management, full material traceability, efficient material flow, and compliance with established warehouse procedures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.
• A relevant associate degree combined with strong industrial warehouse management experience may also be considered.
• Relevant certifications in Warehouse Management, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, or Inventory Management are preferred.
• Training or certification in ERP/WMS systems, warehouse automation, or occupational health and safety is an advantage.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in industrial warehouse logistics, production warehousing, material flow management, or a similar field.
• Minimum 2–3 years of management or team leadership experience.
• Previous experience in a manufacturing environment is strongly preferred.
• Proven experience with ERP systems and preferably WMS.
• Practical knowledge of inventory management, stocktaking, material receiving, storage, production supply, and dispatch operations.
• Experience with batch/lot traceability, location-based storage, FIFO, material reservation, and material status management.
• Experience with barcode, QR code, or DataMatrix-based identification systems is an advantage.
• Experience with WMS implementation, warehouse digitalization, or automated warehouse systems is a significant advantage.
• Strong knowledge of MS Excel and warehouse-related information systems.
• Practical experience using ERP systems; experience with WMS is preferred.
• Ability to accurately record, monitor, and analyze inventory and material movements in digital systems.
• Familiarity with barcode, QR code, and DataMatrix identification systems.
• Ability to work with digital warehouse processes and system-based inventory control.
• Experience with ERP/WMS integration or automated warehouse systems is an advantage.
• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• High level of accuracy, discipline, and attention to detail.
• Strong inventory management and record-keeping discipline.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to conduct root cause analysis and develop preventive actions.
• Strong organizational and planning skills.
• Ability to manage priorities in a fast-paced industrial environment.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Ability to identify and raise critical operational issues in a timely manner.
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Continuous improvement and process-oriented mindset.
• Ability to work effectively with Production, Laboratory, Quality, Logistics, Maintenance, and IT/ERP teams.
• English proficiency sufficient to work with ERP systems, technical documentation, and international teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage and supervise all daily warehouse operations, including receiving, storage, internal transfers, production supply, finished goods receipt, inventory control, and dispatch.
• Ensure that physical inventory is fully aligned with ERP/WMS records and maintain the principle of Physical Stock = ERP/WMS Stock.
• Ensure that every big bag has a unique identifier, correct label, defined material status, accurate storage location, batch information, and corresponding ERP/WMS record.
• Control incoming raw materials by verifying quantity, weight, documentation, batch information, and identification.
• Coordinate raw material receiving activities with the weighbridge and relevant departments.
• Ensure full traceability of materials from receipt through storage, production transfer, finished goods storage, and final dispatch.
• Ensure correct implementation and physical segregation of material statuses, including:

• -Quarantine
• -Released
• -Pending Decision / Blocked
• -Released with Deviation

• Ensure that blocked or non-conforming materials are not used or dispatched without the required authorization.
• Monitor materials held under Pending Decision / Blocked status and escalated potential warehouse capacity and operational risks.
• Ensure correct product, batch, status, and quantity are transferred from the warehouse to production.
• Ensure accurate receipt and storage of finished products, including product, grade, fraction, batch number, big-bag ID, weight, status, storage location, and relevant laboratory test information.
• Manage warehouse capacity and optimize storage locations and material flows.
• Ensure proper application of FIFO, location-based storage, material reservation, and stock control principles.
• Plan and conduct inventory counts and stocktaking activities and investigate discrepancies between physical and system records.
• Manage dispatch operations and verify product, batch, big-bag ID, status, quantity, customer, shipment number, and shipping documentation before release.
• Prevent the dispatch of unreserved, blocked, incorrectly identified, incorrectly assigned, or unauthorized materials.
• Work with the ERP/WMS team to ensure appropriate system controls for material release and dispatch.
• Lead and organize warehouse personnel, allocate daily tasks, monitor performance, and ensure compliance with warehouse procedures.
• Identify training needs and support the development of warehouse employees.
• Ensure effective cooperation with Production, Laboratory, Quality, Logistics, Maintenance, and IT/ERP departments.
• Conduct root cause analysis of inventory discrepancies, warehouse errors, and non-conformities and implement preventive actions.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of location-based warehouse structures, ERP/WMS workflows, material placement and movement rules, and digital identification systems.
• Support the preparation of the warehouse for automation and automated storage and retrieval operations.
• Contribute to the development of inbound, outbound, quarantine, exception, and shipment staging areas.
• Support the integration of ERP – WMS – WCS/PLC – automated warehouse equipment.
• Ensure that warehouse processes are designed to support increasingly automated operations with minimal manual intervention.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement in warehouse efficiency, inventory accuracy, traceability, capacity utilization, and material flow.
• Ensure compliance with company procedures, quality requirements, and occupational health and safety standards.

Opportunity Statement

The only criterion evaluated in recruitment and employment is suitability for the job; equal opportunity is provided without any discrimination.