Regional Warehouse Operations Leader

Five Star Breaktime Solutions; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation, holidays, and sick days

401(k) with company match

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Voluntary FSA/HSA, life insurance, and

Short/long-term disability options

Growth opportunities

Support Feeding the Future charity

Job summary

Five Star Breaktime Solutions is seeking an experienced Regional Director of Warehouse Operations to lead warehouse performance across multiple locations within an assigned region. The role focuses on operational consistency, safety, inventory accuracy, and profitability while developing leaders and standardizing processes.

The Regional Director will partner with senior leadership to drive improvements, optimize resources, and ensure compliance with food safety standards across all sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and operational oversight for warehouse operations across multiple locations.
• Drive improvements in productivity, inventory accuracy, workplace safety, food safety, labor efficiency, and overall warehouse performance.
• Lead strategic initiatives focused on cost savings, process improvements, and P&L performance.
• Develop and standardize warehouse procedures, workflows, and operating expectations across assigned locations.
• Partner with regional and corporate leadership to establish company-wide warehouse best practices.
• Monitor staffing levels and workforce needs to ensure locations are properly supported.
• Develop, mentor, and hold warehouse management teams accountable for performance and company standards.
• Review warehouse KPIs and operational reporting to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Maintain strong inventory controls and drive improvements in inventory accuracy, receiving, storage, picking, staging, rotation, temperature control, traceability and distribution processes.
• Ensure cycle counts, physical inventories, and inventory reconciliation processes are completed accurately and consistently.
• Identify and address product loss, inventory discrepancies, receiving issues, and other warehouse-related concerns.
• Optimize warehouse layouts, storage practices, workflows, labor, equipment, and available space.
• Establish and monitor warehouse safety standards and ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Ensure each location complies with all company food safety standards, FDA CGMP requirements and applicable state food regulations.
• Identify potential operational, staffing, inventory, and safety concerns before they impact the business.
• Lead and support warehouse facility start-ups, expansions, relocations, acquisitions, and operational integrations.
• Evaluate warehouse technology, equipment, and system needs and partner with IT and other departments on improvements.
• Identify opportunities for automation and technology that improve warehouse efficiency and accuracy.
• Support equipment purchasing, maintenance planning, and replacement strategies for warehouse operations.
• Partner with Procurement and other departments to improve product flow, receiving processes, and inventory management.
• Monitor warehouse expenses and identify opportunities to reduce operating costs while maintaining service and quality standards.
• Ensure warehouse facilities maintain company expectations for cleanliness, organization, security, and safety.
• Conduct operational reviews and warehouse audits across assigned locations.
• Develop corrective action plans when locations are not meeting operational expectations.
• Support the development and implementation of warehouse training and onboarding standards.
• Identify and develop future warehouse leaders and support succession planning across the region.
• Communicate operational concerns, risks, and opportunities to senior leadership while providing recommended solutions.
• Support company growth by ensuring warehouse operations can effectively scale with new locations, acquisitions, and increased business volume.
• Model and reinforce a food safety culture, ensuring every warehouse manager acts as Food Safety Champion for their location.

Skills

Warehouse leadership

Inventory control

Process improvement

P&L / financial acumen

KPI analysis

Team development

Safety compliance

Multi-site operations

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience

Six Sigma or LEAN certification

AIB/SQF/BRCGS/HACCP training or certification

PCQI certification (FSPCA)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Warehouse management system (WMS)

Job description

Five Star Breaktime Solutions is seeking an experienced Regional Director of Warehouse Operations to lead warehouse performance across multiple locations within an assigned region. The role focuses on operational consistency, safety, inventory accuracy, and profitability while developing leaders and standardizing processes.

The Regional Director will partner with senior leadership to drive improvements, optimize resources, and ensure compliance with food safety standards across all sites.