Inbound Manager

FreshPoint, Inc.; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

FreshPoint, Inc. is seeking an Inbound Manager to oversee all processes for products received into the warehouse.

You will manage manpower, motivate associates, enforce safety policies, inspect quality and quantity upon arrival, and ensure inbound products are properly received in our inventory systems. The role requires leadership in daily receiving and dock operations, coordination with procurement, and oversight of SOPs to drive efficiency and cost control.

Qualifications

• Education: High school Diploma; an associates or bachelor’s is preferred.
• Experience: 3–5 years in the produce industry with supervisory/leadership background.
• Certification: Forklift operation and pallet handling experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical, customer relations, and personnel management for major programs and projects.
• Overseeing daily receiving, selection processes on the dock and in the coolers.
• Other OpCo departments may include yard, facilities, forklift, and quality assurance.
• Communicate with receiving and procurement teams daily to improve inbound processes.
• Review SOPs to create efficiencies; troubleshoot and resolve issues as needed.
• Hire, motivate, discipline, train, coach, and evaluate selectors and quality inspectors.
• Review CMPs to ensure goals are met; plan staffing and budgets.
• Plan warehouse operations with management; assist in budgeting and scheduling.
• Evaluate warehouse operations for fiscal management within budget.
• Identify problems and propose solutions to improve overall operations.
• Collaborate with inventory manager to control shrink and assign cold-storage slots.

Skills

Change management

People development

Task delegation

Inventory control

Warehouse safety

Budget management

Interdepartmental comms

Adaptability

Leadership

Education

High school Diploma

Associates or Bachelor's preferred

Tools

Forklift operation

Pallet handling

Forklift certification

Job description

Job Summary

The Inbound Manager is responsible for managing all processes that are related to products being received into the warehouse. The Inbound Manager is responsible for the proper use of manpower, motivating associates; ensuring associates are in compliance with all safety policies, ensuring all products are quality and quantity check upon arrival. It is also the Inbound Manager's responsibility to ensure all inbound products are properly received in our inventory systems.

Job Summary

The Inbound Manager is responsible for managing all processes that are related to products being received into the warehouse. The Inbound Manager is responsible for the proper use of manpower, motivating associates; ensuring associates are in compliance with all safety policies, ensuring all products are quality and quantity check upon arrival. It is also the Inbound Manager's responsibility to ensure all inbound products are properly received in our inventory systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical, customer relations, and personnel management for major programs and projects
• Overseeing daily receiving, selection processes on the dock and in the coolers
• Additional departments may vary by operation company (OpCo) to include yard, facilities, forklift, and quality assurance
• Communicating with the receiving team and procurement team on daily basis to explore opportunities within the inbound processes
• Continuously reviews standard operating procedures to create efficienciesTroubleshooting and resolving issues as needed
• Hire, Motivate, Discipline, Terminate, Develop, Train, coach, and evaluating selectors, high lift, receivers and quality inspectors performance on the dock
• Review the team’s CMP’s regularly to ensure they are on track to meet their goals
• Additional departments may vary by operation company (OpCo) to include yard and facilities
• Develops and promotes warehouse goals and objectives while working with operations management in planning and supervising activities
• Department planning, not limited to scheduling, staffing, and budget decisions. Assists in planning and developing a warehouse operating budget
• Evaluations of warehouse operations in terms of fiscal management to ensure all activities are within budgetary constraints
• Analyzes identify and propose solutions to problems regarding operations of the warehouse in an effort to increase the effectiveness of the operations department
• Work with inventory manager to review and control product shrink, monitor outflow of product, assign coolers to specific employees and update product code slots as needed

Qualifications

Education

High school Diploma, prefer associates or bachelors

Experience

• Three to five years produce industry experience
• Three years of supervisory/leadership experience
• Forklift and pallet experience and certification

Skills

• Ability to operate well under constant change
• Ability to motivate and train associates
• Ability to delegate and assign work task efficiently and effectively
• Good working knowledge of the following: inventory control practices and procedures, including forms associated with inventory control, product lines and their dimensions; products sold by SYSCO; SYSCO safety and security policies; equipment associated with warehouse activities and the operation of the equipment; management principles including developing objectives, projecting and managing under a budget, evaluating department operations, and managing and motivating employees; necessary interdepartmental communications related to warehouse and safety activities

Decision Making Authority

Most Important Decisions Made Fully Independently

• Counsel employees with corrective actions
• Assign daily task
• Enforce compliance on all safety policies
• Reject product with inferior quality on inbound
• Personnel schedule changes

Most important decisions made with review and approval of other individuals or supervisors (include the reviews/approvals required): Headcount increases and Terminations.