Assistant Director, Warehouse Operations

comfortsystemsusa; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

TAS in Houston is seeking an Assistant Director of Warehouse Operations to lead and optimize warehousing across multiple facilities in the Houston area. You will guide warehouse staff, drive safety, and ensure efficient receipt, storage, and distribution.

The role requires 6+ years in warehouse management, experience with ERP/WMS and international shipping, and a track record of process improvements. This position offers leadership within a growing portfolio of logistics services.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of management experience in warehouse operations.
• 6+ years of related manufacturing or factory experience.
• Strong command of English, both written and verbal.
• Experience with ERP/Warehouse systems and proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Experience managing international shipping processes.

Responsibilities

• Oversee warehouse operations across multiple facilities in the Houston metropolitan area.
• Supervise warehouse managers.
• Prioritize workload across the warehouses.
• Identify and address all safety hazards within the work areas.
• Identify and address additional capacity and resources needs.
• Participate in process improvement initiatives.
• Achieve financial objectives by preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions
• Ensure traceability on required materials.
• Ensure compliance with government regulations and corporate policies and procedures for warehouse operations.
• Perform metrics reporting and data analysis tasks to identify issues and opportunities for process improvements
• Any other duties assigned by TAS

Skills

Leadership

Warehouse Ops

ERP/WMS

Safety & Compliance

Data analysis

Reporting

Contract interpretation

Education

BA/BS in business, logistics, operations, or supply chain

INCO terms knowledge

Tools

Microsoft Office

ERP/WMS systems

Job description

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Assistant Director, Warehouse Operations is responsible for overseeing all of warehouse operations including but not limited to the receipt, storage, and distribution of materials, tools, equipment, finished goods and products. This role manages warehouse operations across multiple facilities, ensuring efficiency, safety, compliance, and continuous improvement while leading and developing warehouse staff.

KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Oversee warehouse operations across multiple facilities in the Houston metropolitan area.
• Supervise warehouse managers.
• Prioritize workload across the warehouses.
• Identify and address all safety hazards within the work areas.
• Identify and address additional capacity and resources needs.
• Participate in process improvement initiatives.
• Achieve financial objectives by preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions
• Ensure traceability on required materials.
• Ensure compliance with government regulations and corporate policies and procedures for warehouse operations.
• Perform metrics reporting and data analysis tasks to identify issues and opportunities for process improvements
• Any other duties assigned by TAS

JOB SKILLS:

• Strong leadership skills with the ability to manage and develop a staff of 3-15 individuals.
• Proficient knowledge of warehouse operations, inventory control, and ERP/Warehouse Management Systems (LN experience preferred).
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Skilled in preparing reports, correspondence, and performance metrics.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with the capacity to identify process improvements.
• Ability to interpret contracts, regulations, and policies and apply them in practice.
• Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite.

EDUCATION & TRAINING:

• B.A./B.S. in business, logistics, operations, supply chain, or similar degree
• Knowledgeable in INCO terms

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• 6+ years of management experience in warehouse operations.
• 6+ years of related manufacturing or factory experience.
• Strong command of English, both written and verbal.
• Experience with ERP/Warehouse systems and proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Experience managing international shipping processes.

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS:

• Project Management (P.M.) or CPIM certification.
• Experience leading Lean, Kaizen, or other operational excellence initiatives.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Position is at least 80% to 95% at a desk working with computer. Ability to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Performs other physical activities including use of fingers, sitting, stooping, bending, crouching, talking, hearing, and performing repetitive motions. Visual acuity requirements include color, depth perception and field of vision necessary to prepare and analyze data and figures, operate a computer terminal, and conduct extensive reading. The incumbent will be subject to inside environmental conditions.

COMPANY OVERVIEW:

Join a team driven to excel in all that we do! When you join TAS, you join a Houston-headquartered company that is part of a large Houston-headquartered publicly traded company, Comfort Systems USA, with a solid reputation built on outstanding value, integrity, and customer focus. We offer our customers and employees the best of both worlds: a small company feel with the resources, talent, process, and international reach of a large company.

TAS delivers innovative packaged modular systems that are engineered and manufactured in one of our Houston, TX facilities and utilized in data centers, power, and commercial/industrial utility system applications. TAS has successfully delivered and commissioned over 520 packages to over 33 countries. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX and has five ISO 9001 certified manufacturing facilities in Houston, encompassing 1.2m sq. feet with proximity to major shipping ports and interstate highways. TAS manages all logistics and transportation facilitating accelerated construction at customer's facilities.

TAS' fastest growing business is the data center market. By applying deep expertise in cooling, thermodynamics, and power, TAS has developed an entire product line that revolutionizes data center delivery.

With our tremendous market potential, advanced technological systems, entrepreneurial culture as well as a talented and productive workforce, we continue to set and exceed aggressive market penetration and financial goals. More information is available on the company website at: www.tas.com .

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

TAS has a tobacco-free workplace policy, under which individuals are not allowed to smoke or use tobacco or nicotine products on the TAS premises, while conducting TAS business off premises or take "smoking" b