Senior Manager Warehouse Operations

GALLO; Fort Lawn (SC); On-site; USD 136,000 - 204,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

401(k) plans

Profit sharing

Employee wine shop

Job summary

GALLO South Carolina seeks a Senior Manager of Warehouse Operations to lead end-to-end warehouse activities for beverage products, finished goods, raw materials, and operational supplies. You will set plans, standards, and performance expectations to support safe, compliant, and efficient product flow while aligning labor, equipment, storage, and workflows with production needs and customer commitments.

You will also develop warehouse leaders who coach, engage, and strengthen their teams, using

Qualifications

• Master's or Bachelor's degree with progressive logistics experience.
• Supervisory/managerial experience required.
• Willingness to be on-site with 24/7 coverage as needed.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs and travel up to 5% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end warehouse operations for beverages and raw materials.
• Set plans, standards, and performance expectations for safety and efficiency.
• Develop warehouse leaders through coaching and succession planning.
• Improve safety, quality, service, and inventory accuracy using data.
• Manage operating budget and capital spending; coordinate with site leaders.

Skills

Supervisory or managerial experience

24 hour management support

Travel up to 5%

MS Word / Excel / PowerPoint

Problem solving / data analysis

Education

Master's degree + 4 years in distribution/logistics

Bachelor's degree + 6 years in distribution/logistics

High school diploma + 12 years in distribution/logistics

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Job Req ID:107710

Job Type:Full-time

Work Category:Onsite,

Application Close Date: 10/11/2026

Sponsorship:Not Available

Compensation: $135,900 - $203,940

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We are GALLO

We're a family-owned company with a 90+ year legacy, that's consistently recognized as a Glassdoor "Best Places to Work." We have130+ brands in our total alcohol beverage portfolio, including wine, malt, spirits, and ready-to-drink beverages. We're home to the #1 wine and spirits brands in the U.S. and are the official sponsors of the NFL, NHL, UFC, and PGA of America.

At GALLO South Carolina, we produce some of your favorite ready-to-drink, wine and spirits products like High Noon and New Amsterdam. We're committed to providing competitive compensation, benefits, perks, and a culture that supports your well‑being.

View our Corporate Values and Mission Statement here.

A Taste of What You'll Do

As Senior Manager of Warehouse Operations, you will lead end-to-end warehouse activities for beverage products, finished goods, raw materials, and operational supplies. You will establish plans, standards, and performance expectations that support safe, compliant, accurate, and efficient product flow while aligning labor, equipment, storage capacity, and workflows with production requirements and customer commitments.

You will develop warehouse leaders who coach, engage, and strengthen their teams. Through clear expectations, candid communication, training, succession planning, and performance management, you will build leadership capability and foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and ownership.

Using operational data and key performance measures, you will identify opportunities to improve safety, quality, service, productivity, inventory accuracy, and product handling. You will lead sustainable corrective actions, continuous‑improvement initiatives, and organizational change while enhancing workflows, space utilization, equipment use, and customer service.

You will also manage the warehouse operating budget and capital spending plan and partner with production, inventory, transportation, quality, safety, maintenance, and other site leaders. Your leadership will help resolve operational constraints, improve product flow, and translate business priorities into accountable execution.

What You'll Need

• Master's degree plus 4 years of distribution/logistics management, business analysis/forecasting, logistics planning, or supply chain planning experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility; OR Bachelor's degree plus 6 years of distribution/logistics management, business analysis/forecasting, logistics planning, or supply chain planning experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility; OR High school diploma or State‑issued equivalency certificate plus 12 years of distribution/logistics management, business analysis/forecasting, logistics planning, or supply chain planning experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility.
• Supervisory or managerial experience.
• Required to be available for 24 hour management support of warehouse operations.
• Required to occasionally lift and move full cases of product weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Required to occasionally work under varying climatic conditions.
• Computer skill requirements include: intermediate MS Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint.
• Experience solving practical problems and dealing with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Experience defining problems, collecting data, establishing facts and drawing valid conclusions.
• Required to travel to company offices, sites, and/or meeting locations for onboarding, training, meetings, and events for development, department needs, and business delivery up to 5% of the time, with or without reasonable accommodation. This may be in addition to travel requirements, if applicable, as listed in this job description.
• Required to be 18 years or older. This may be in addition to other age requirements, as applicable, as listed in this job description.

How You'll Stand Out

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering plus 8 years of production, operations, engineering or logistics management experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility; OR, MBA plus 6 years experience managing warehouse operations in a CPG industry organization.
• Experience applying LEAN methodology.

Our Benefits & Perks

We are committed to providing competitive compensation, perks, and a culture that supports your well‑being. Benefits depend on your work category and may include medical and dental coverage, 401k plans, profit sharing, pet insurance, company holidays, access to an employee wine shop, and more! Additional information will be provided before your first interview.

The Fine Print

• The Company does not sponsor for employment-based visas for this position now or in the future.
• We offer a broad salary range to allow for long‑term growth. Actual compensation paid within the range will be determined by multiple factors, including, but not limited to, education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, internal equity, and alignment with market data. Although we estimate the successful candidate hired into this role will be placed between the entry point and middle of the range, the decision will be made on a case‑by‑case basis related to these factors. In addition to the salary, this position may be eligible for bonuses, incentive plans, or participate in tasting room tip pools, as applicable.
• This position will be based in the location(s) specified in the job posting and requires working on‑site with no telecommuting option. You will be expected to live within a commutable distance.
• It is the Company’s policy for job postings to be open to internal candidates for a minimum of 5 days and to external candidates, if applicable, for a minimum of 3 days.

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