Second-Shift Order Fulfillment Leader (WMS Expert)

Midwest-Foods; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision Insurance

401(k) with employer match

Vacation and PTO/sick days

Job summary

Midwest Foods is seeking an Order Filler Manager to lead outbound order fulfillment on the second shift in Chicago. You will supervise order fillers across multiple zones, optimize WMS-driven processes, and coordinate with Shipping and Inventory to resolve shortages and discrepancies.

Strong leadership and ERP/WMS experience are essential for real-time planning and continuous improvement. Responsibilities include workload planning, labor allocation, wave releases, and maintaining accurate

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of warehouse leadership experience, preferably in order fulfillment or distribution.
• Strong WMS proficiency with daily operational use, reporting, labor management, and troubleshooting.
• Experience with NetSuite or similar ERP/WMS platforms is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily order filling operations, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and on-time outbound shipments.
• Directly manage and assign work to order fillers across multiple departments and zones.
• Utilize WMS daily to manage workload planning, labor allocation, wave releases, order status and reporting.
• Monitor and analyze WMS production metrics to identify productivity gaps and implement corrective actions.
• Ensure adherence to system-driven picking, staging, and loading processes.
• Collaborate with Shipping and Inventory to resolve shortages, short picks, and order discrepancies.
• Maintain proper space utilization for staging, outbound lanes, and pick paths.

Skills

Warehouse leadership

WMS proficiency

Labor management

Bilingual Spanish/English

Safety compliance

Tools

NetSuite

ERP/WMS platforms

WMS operations

Job description

Midwest Foods is seeking an Order Filler Manager to lead outbound order fulfillment on the second shift in Chicago. You will supervise order fillers across multiple zones, optimize WMS-driven processes, and coordinate with Shipping and Inventory to resolve shortages and discrepancies.

Strong leadership and ERP/WMS experience are essential for real-time planning and continuous improvement. Responsibilities include workload planning, labor allocation, wave releases, and maintaining accurate