Storage Manager – GDEC TO34

Olgoonik Corporation; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Olgoonik Corporation is seeking a Storage Manager for a DoD distribution facility in San Diego. You will lead physical and systemic storage operations, ensure accurate WMS configurations, and drive capacity optimization in a high-security environment.

Responsibilities include supervising storage locations, coordinating with Government personnel, and maintaining planography drawings while ensuring strict adherence to DoD and DLA requirements. A relevant degree and DoD clearance are preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years in DoD distribution and warehouse operations at large-scale centers.
• Three+ years of direct supervisory or managerial experience over warehouse personnel.
• Five+ years using automated WMS within the past seven years.
• Experience managing storage locations, capacity, space utilization, or related functions.
• Experience using WMS data to analyze utilization and support decisions.
• Ability to plan re-warehousing, slotting, consolidation, and storage optimization.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and oversight of physical and systemic warehouse storage operations.
• Manage the integrity of storage configurations: locations, bins, dimensions, capacities.
• Supervise creation and maintenance of systemic storage bin locations in the WMS.
• Ensure WMS reflects physical storage characteristics accurately.
• Label and identify locations per DoD/DLA requirements and naming conventions.
• Coordinate warehouse layouts with Government Storage Analyst and WMS settings.
• Reflect changes in warehouse configurations on official planography drawings.
• Monitor capacity and density using WMS data and reports.
• Analyze utilization data to identify locations below 50% density.
• Plan and direct re-warehousing to improve utilization and capacity.
• Consolidate similar materiel to remove redundant locations.
• Maximize volumetric density while ensuring safety and efficiency.
• Optimize storage slotting for pick-cycle times and fast-moving materiel.
• Maintain vacant locations for new cargo inductions and workload needs.
• Coordinate storage moves to minimize disruption across functions.
• Develop storage plans balancing capacity, accessibility, safety, and characteristics.
• Maintain documentation of configurations, changes, and capacity activities.
• Provide reports and recommendations on utilization, density, and capacity needs.
• Supervise and develop warehouse personnel performing storage and handling.
• Ensure all operations comply with DoD, DLA, safety, environmental, and contract requirements.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement in storage configuration and accuracy.

Skills

Warehouse leadership

WMS configuration

Storage optimization

Data analysis

Team supervision

DoD distribution

Government liaison

Education

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain

Tools

WMS

Job description

Olgoonik is Hiring – Join Us at Our San Diego Hiring Event!

We are hosting an in-person hiring event November 4–6, 2026, for warehouse and logistics positions supporting our San Diego operations! Our hiring team will be conducting interviews and extending offers to qualified candidates during the event.

Olgoonik is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Storage Manager to lead and oversee physical and systemic storage operations at a large-scale Department of Defense (DoD) distribution facility. The Storage Manager will be responsible for ensuring that warehouse space is accurately configured, efficiently utilized, properly represented within the Warehouse Management System (WMS), and capable of supporting ongoing cargo inductions and distribution requirements.

This is a key warehouse leadership position requiring a strong understanding of DoD distribution operations, warehouse space management, WMS configuration, storage capacity, slotting, and material handling. The successful candidate will work closely with Government personnel to ensure physical warehouse configurations and systemic records remain synchronized and accurate.

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive leadership and oversight of physical and systemic warehouse storage operations across the distribution center.
• Manage the integrity and accuracy of the distribution center's warehouse spatial configuration, including storage locations, bin assignments, dimensions, capacities, and restrictions.
• Supervise the creation, modification, maintenance, and retirement of systemic storage bin locations within the WMS.
• Ensure WMS records accurately reflect the physical characteristics of storage locations.
• Ensure physical warehouse locations are properly labeled, marked, and identified in accordance with applicable DLA requirements.
• Enforce adherence to approved DLA naming conventions and storage-location schemas.
• Serve as the primary contractor liaison with the Government Storage Analyst to coordinate and synchronize physical warehouse layouts with WMS configurations.
• Ensure changes to warehouse configurations are accurately reflected on official warehouse planography drawings.
• Monitor warehouse capacity, utilization, and storage density using WMS data and operational reports.
• Analyze systemic utilization data to identify storage locations operating below established utilization thresholds, including locations with less than 50% volume density.
• Plan, authorize, and direct re-warehousing operations to improve overall warehouse utilization and capacity.
• Consolidate identical or similar materiel when appropriate to eliminate redundant storage locations.
• Maximize volumetric storage density throughout the distribution center while maintaining safe and operationally effective storage configurations.
• Optimize storage slotting to improve pick-cycle times and operational efficiency, particularly for high-demand and fast-moving materiel.
• Strategically generate and maintain vacant storage locations to support new cargo inductions and anticipated workload requirements.
• Coordinate storage moves with warehouse operations, inventory management, material handling, and other functional areas to minimize operational disruption.
• Monitor storage capacity and identify emerging space constraints before they affect cargo induction or distribution operations.
• Develop and implement storage plans that balance capacity, accessibility, safety, material characteristics, and operational efficiency.
• Maintain accurate documentation of storage configurations, location changes, re-warehousing actions, and capacity-management activities.
• Provide management with reports, metrics, and recommendations regarding warehouse utilization, storage density, available capacity, and future storage requirements.
• Supervise, train, and develop warehouse personnel performing storage and material handling functions.
• Ensure all storage operations comply with applicable DoD, DLA, safety, environmental, and contract requirements.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement in storage configuration, WMS accuracy, warehouse utilization, and material flow.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• May have supervisory responsibilities to include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Education and/or Experience

• Minimum of three (3) years of progressive experience in DoD distribution and warehouse operations comparable in size, volume, and complexity to a large-scale distribution center.
• Minimum of three (3) years of direct supervisory or managerial experience overseeing warehouse personnel and material handling operations.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience utilizing automated Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) within the past seven (7) years.
• Demonstrated experience managing warehouse storage locations, capacity, space utilization, or related warehouse configuration functions.
• Experience using WMS data to analyze warehouse utilization and support operational decision‑making.
• Demonstrated ability to plan and direct re‑warehousing, slotting, consolidation, and storage optimization activities.
• Strong understanding of warehouse layout, storage capacity, material handling, and inventory control principles.
• Ability to interpret and maintain warehouse layouts, storage‑location data, and planography.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to effectively coordinate with Government representatives and multiple warehouse functional areas.
• Ability to obtain and maintain any required DoD installation access, background investigation, or security credentials.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Experience supporting DLA Distribution or another DoD depot or distribution center.
• Experience with DLA warehouse storage systems, storage naming conventions, and planography.
• Experience managing large-scale warehouse capacity and volumetric storage density.
• Experience with warehouse slotting and optimization of fast-moving/high-demand materiel.
• Experience conducting or directing large-scale re‑warehousing operations.
• Experience developing storage plans to support significant increases in cargo induction volume.
• Experience with hazardous material storage requirements and storage‑location restrictions.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Logistics, Business, Operations Management, or a related field is preferred but may be substituted with significant relevant experience.

Security Clearance

Active Secret Clearance required. SECRET Level Required

• Must have a current US Government SECRET Personnel Security Clearance or be able to successfully complete a U.S. government administered Investigation.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must also be able to maintain a US Government SECRET clearance.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to be able to occasionally stand; walk; sit; use hands and/or fingers to handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; operate office equipment, reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop; kneel; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and or move up to 50 pounds.

Work Environment

General Warehouse/office environment. Some travel both domestically and internationally required based on business demands.

Olgoonik is an Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. As an Alaska Native corporation, Olgoonik provides hiring preference to Olgoonik shareholders, descendants, and their spouses to the extent allowed by law.