Strategic Warehouse & Shipping Leader

Nikon SLM Solutions AG; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage including medical, Rx,

401(k) plan with 4% match

Holiday Pay and PTO

Paid parental leave

Gym reimbursement

Company-paid disability coverage

Company-paid life insurance

Job summary

Nikon SLM Solutions AG in Long Beach, CA, seeks a Shipping and Warehouse Manager to lead goods in, receiving, storage, and outbound shipping across U.S. operations.

You will coordinate with Production, Quality, Supply Chain, and Service to ensure accurate material flow and on-time delivery. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in warehouse/logistics leadership in manufacturing, strong ERP experience, and proven inventory control, with a focus on safety, process improvement, and KPI-driven

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or associate degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Operations, Business, or a related field; equivalent relevant professional experience will also be considered.
• 5+ years of experience in warehouse, shipping, receiving, logistics, materials management, or a related operational function, preferably within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of receiving, inventory control, material handling, warehousing, picking/packing, and outbound shipping processes.
• Experience supporting material flow within an industrial manufacturing or production environment.
• Experience working with ERP or warehouse management systems and maintaining accurate inventory transactions.
• Strong inventory-control skills, including cycle counting, reconciliation, and discrepancy investigation.
• Experience coordinating domestic shipments and working with carriers, freight forwarders, or other logistics providers.
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage multiple operational priorities.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with Production, Quality, Supply Chain, Service, and other business functions.
• Strong attention to detail with a focus on inventory accuracy, traceability, and documentation.
• Strong written and verbal English communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily Goods In, receiving, warehouse, material handling, and outbound shipping operations.
• Manage the receipt and verification of incoming materials, components, spare parts, and equipment against purchase orders and shipping documentation.
• Ensure incoming materials are properly identified, documented, labeled, and routed for inspection, storage, or internal delivery.
• Coordinate with Quality and Supply Chain teams to address damaged, incorrect, incomplete, or nonconforming incoming materials.
• Oversee warehouse organization, material storage, staging, picking, packing, and internal material movements.
• Maintain accurate inventory and material transactions within the company’s ERP system.
• Ensure materials are properly staged and available to support Production, Service, Engineering, and other operational teams.
• Manage outbound shipments of parts, materials, equipment, and other goods to customers, suppliers, service personnel, and internal locations.
• Coordinate domestic and international shipments with freight forwarders, carriers, and logistics providers.
• Ensure shipping documentation is complete and accurate and coordinate with appropriate internal teams regarding applicable import/export requirements.
• Monitor inventory accuracy and support cycle counts, physical inventories, reconciliation activities, and investigation of inventory discrepancies.
• Establish and maintain effective warehouse layouts, material locations, labeling, and traceability practices.
• Develop and improve warehouse, receiving, and shipping procedures to increase efficiency, accuracy, and scalability.
• Monitor workload and resource requirements to ensure appropriate staffing and coverage of warehouse activities.
• Establish and monitor operational KPIs related to inventory accuracy, receiving, shipping performance, material availability, and warehouse efficiency.
• Ensure warehouse activities comply with company safety policies and applicable workplace and material-handling requirements.
• Collaborate closely with Production, Quality, Supply Chain, Procurement, Service, Finance, and Engineering to resolve material and logistics issues.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on material flow, inventory control, warehouse organization, and operational efficiency.

Skills

Warehouse operations

Inventory control

ERP systems

Cross-functional collaboration

English communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Associate degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Operations, Business, or related field

Tools

ERP systems

SAP/S4HANA

Job description

Nikon SLM Solutions AG in Long Beach, CA, seeks a Shipping and Warehouse Manager to lead goods in, receiving, storage, and outbound shipping across U.S. operations.

You will coordinate with Production, Quality, Supply Chain, and Service to ensure accurate material flow and on-time delivery. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in warehouse/logistics leadership in manufacturing, strong ERP experience, and proven inventory control, with a focus on safety, process improvement, and KPI-driven