Assistant Warehouse Manager

Crawford Thomas Recruiting; South Elgin (IL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Benefits Package

Job summary

Crawford Thomas Recruiting is assisting in recruiting an Assistant Manager – Warehouse Operations. The role focuses on hands-on leadership of daily warehouse activities, improving processes, and maintaining inventory accuracy while coaching a diverse team.

Ideal candidates: 3+ years in warehouse, fulfillment, or operations with a proven ability to drive efficiency and quality. This is a full-time position offering a comprehensive benefits package and a stable work environment in Illinois.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in warehouse, fulfillment, or operations.
• Experience improving processes and operational performance.
• Strong problem-solving and root cause analysis skills.
• Ability to make independent decisions in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong organization, planning, and time-management skills.
• Ability to prioritize, delegate, and follow through.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Comfortable coaching employees and holding team members accountable.
• Strong attention to detail with a focus on accuracy and efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily warehouse operations and ensure performance and customer service goals are met.
• Identify workflow, system, and execution issues and implement practical improvements.
• Coach, train, and develop team members while promoting accountability.
• Serve as an escalation point for day-to-day operational challenges.
• Partner with the Warehouse Manager on process improvements and operational strategy.
• Monitor performance metrics including efficiency, accuracy, and inventory integrity.
• Review operational data, identify trends, and perform root cause analysis.
• Develop action plans to improve department performance.
• Maintain inventory accuracy and help protect company assets.
• Build strong product knowledge across 100+ brands and product lines.
• Create and improve employee training resources and processes.
• Communicate expectations clearly and provide consistent performance feedback.
• Collaborate with other departments to keep operations running smoothly.

Skills

Warehouse operations

Process improvement

Root cause analysis

Decision making

Planning and organization

Communication

Coaching

Attention to detail

Job description

ASSISTANT MANAGER – WAREHOUSE OPERATIONS
Salary: $50,000–$55,000/year
Employment Type: Full-Time
Benefits: Comprehensive Benefits Package
Experience: 3+ Years in Warehouse, Fulfillment, or Operations

Position Overview

Our client is seeking a hands-on Assistant Manager – Warehouse Operations to help lead daily operations, improve processes, maintain inventory accuracy, and develop a strong warehouse team.

This is a great fit for someone who enjoys solving problems, improving efficiency, and coaching employees while staying involved in day-to-day operations.

What You'll Do

• Help lead daily warehouse operations and ensure performance and customer service goals are met.
• Identify workflow, system, and execution issues and implement practical improvements.
• Coach, train, and develop team members while promoting accountability.
• Serve as an escalation point for day-to-day operational challenges.
• Partner with the Warehouse Manager on process improvements and operational strategy.
• Monitor performance metrics including efficiency, accuracy, and inventory integrity.
• Review operational data, identify trends, and perform root cause analysis.
• Develop action plans to improve department performance.
• Maintain inventory accuracy and help protect company assets.
• Build strong product knowledge across 100+ brands and product lines.
• Create and improve employee training resources and processes.
• Communicate expectations clearly and provide consistent performance feedback.
• Collaborate with other departments to keep operations running smoothly.

What You'll Bring

• 3+ years of warehouse, fulfillment, operations, or similar experience.
• Experience improving processes and operational performance.
• Strong problem-solving and root cause analysis skills.
• Ability to make independent decisions in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong organization, planning, and time-management skills.
• Ability to prioritize, delegate, and follow through.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Comfortable coaching employees and holding team members accountable.
• Strong attention to detail with a focus on accuracy and efficiency.

IDEAL CANDIDATE

The ideal candidate is a hands-on operations leader who doesn't just identify problems—they help fix them.

You’ll be comfortable working alongside the team, analyzing performance, improving processes, developing employees, and helping create an organized and accountable warehouse environment.

WHY JOIN?

• $50,000–$55,000 annual salary.
• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Opportunity to help improve and shape warehouse operations.
• Leadership and employee-development responsibilities.
• Exposure to a large and diverse product portfolio.
• Growing organization focused on operational excellence and career development.