CT - 5404 Director, Warehouse

All Coghlin Companies; Westborough (MA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Columbia Tech in Westborough, MA is seeking a high-performing Warehouse Operations Leader to direct warehousing activities across multiple facilities. You will drive lean improvements, manage staffing, and ensure inventory integrity while partnering with safety and operations teams to meet production goals.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of experience in electro-mechanical warehouse operations, with strong logistics and MRP proficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; 10+ years managing large, multi-site warehousing in electro-mechanical assembly.
• Strong inbound/outbound freight logistics knowledge.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and perform under pressure.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building with senior leaders.
• Proven Lean/6S implementation experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to managers across multiple facilities and shifts.
• Drive continuous improvement and eliminate waste through KPI tracking.
• Plan staffing levels for optimal efficiency and support.
• Ensure training and development across all warehouse operations.
• Oversee MRP system utilization for material processing.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Analytics

Inventory management

MRP systems

Excel

Lean/6S

Logistics coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Advance degree a plus

Tools

MRP systems

Excel

Job description

Columbia Tech
27 Otis Street
Westborough, MA 01581, USA

• On-site
• Warehouse
• Full-Time
• Requisition #: DIRWA005354

Description

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides leadership and direction to a team of managers overseeing warehousing operations in multiple facilities running on multiple shifts.
• Motivates, inspires, and fosters a positive, high-performance environment that supports achieving high customer and employee satisfaction.
• Uses analytical skills to assess the gaps in each warehouse, and collaborates with team members to develop short and long-term strategies and action plans to eliminate waste and drive continuous improvements.
• Establishes, tracks, and improves key performance metrics for each warehouse.
• Utilizes appropriate strategic and tactical planning and communication techniques to ensure all associates are clear on daily and weekly production goals and expectations.
• Drives and maintains high inventory integrity, accuracy, and organization.
• Analyzes, forecast, monitors, and adjusts staffing levels for optimum efficiency and support levels for all warehousing operations.
• Ensures proper training, coaching, and development of associates across all warehouse operations.
• Ensures the proper executions of the annual performance review process across all warehouse facilities.
• Collaborates with the Safety Team to ensure a healthy and safe environment for all warehousing operations.
• Drives and maintains an exceptionally well organized and clean warehousing operations (6S).
• Leverages and ensures the proper utilization of the company’s MRP system for warehouse material processing activities.
• May oversee the management and maintenance of company delivery vehicles and fleet of fork trucks

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree (Advance degree a plus) and 10 years of experience managing a large, high skew, multi-site, multi-shift manufacturing warehouse operations in the electro-mechanical assembly industry.
• Strong experience and understanding of inbound and outbound freight logistics management
• Strong ability to manage multiple priorities and work calmly and effectively under pressure to meet deadlines in a high paced work environment.
• Positive attitude, flexible, excellent communications skills (both verbal and written), self-motivator with tenacious follow up.
• Demonstrated ability to work with and build positive and effective relationships with other senior functional Leaders.
• Leads by example, strong driver that "gets things done" and not afraid to "roll up sleeves."
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Superior customer service attitude (both internal and external).
• Demonstrated ability to lead, manage, coach, motivate and inspire associates to achieve high performance levels.
• Excellent technical, problem solving and analytical abilities.
• Demonstrated success in implementing continuous improvement Lean/6S concepts.
• Strong experience with manufacturing MRP systems.
• Strong ability to leverage Excel for data analysis.

Physical Requirements

• Interaction with people and technology while either standing or sitting.
• Must be able to communicate face-to-face and on the phone.
• Must be able to climb stairs, lift to 40 lbs., and stand for prolonged periods of time.

Rate: $130k-$160k/year (Salary commensurate with experience)

Note: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and/or skills required of all personnel so classified.

Columbia Tech is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Columbia Tech does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law.

All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.

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