Warehouse Assistant Manager

Brothers Desserts; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Brothers Desserts is seeking an experienced Warehouse Assistant Manager to oversee daily warehouse operations, ensuring safe handling of materials and finished goods across shifts. You will lead teams, maintain inventory accuracy, and ensure food safety, quality and regulatory standards are met.

Ideal candidates bring 5–10+ years in warehousing with 4–6+ years in management, and demonstrate analytical thinking for continuous improvement initiatives in a fast-paced food-manufacturing setting.

Qualifications

• 5-10+ years of warehouse experience, preferably in food manufacturing.
• 4-6+ years of managerial experience.
• Analytical thinking to support decision-making and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily warehouse operations across multiple shifts.
• Lead warehouse team members and ensure safety, quality and regulatory compliance.
• Maintain inventory accuracy and coordinate with production, quality, and logistics.
• Enforce GMPs and sanitation standards in a fast-paced, temperature-controlled environment.
• Operate and supervise warehouse equipment; manage cold/freezer environments.
• Develop leaders and ensure succession within the teams.

Skills

Warehouse operations

Inventory control

Leadership

Safety programs

Continuous improvement

GMPs

Tools

ERP (SAP, Oracle, NetSuite)

Job description

The Warehouse Assistant Manager is responsible for overseeing daily warehouse operations, ensuring the safe, efficient, and compliant handling of raw materials, packaging, and finished goods over multiple shifts. This role leads warehouse team members, maintains inventory accuracy, and ensures adherence to food safety, quality, and regulatory standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Strong knowledge of warehouse operations, inventory control, cost management, and logistics
• Strong knowledge of Safety programs and Continuous Improvement
• Mechanical knowledge
• Solid understanding of food safety standards
• Previous experience in performing SQF audits, Safety audits
• Leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills
• Partner closely with production, quality, and logistics teams to support manufacturing schedules
• Enforce GMPs and sanitation standards
• Ability to work in fast-paced, temperature-controlled environments
• Comfortable working in cold/freezer environments
• Ability to operate warehouse equipment
• Ability to stand, walk, and lift up to 50 lbs.
• Responsible for managing leaders who supervise their respective teams

Qualifications

Required

• 5-10+ years of warehouse experience, preferably in food manufacturing
• 4-6+ years of managerial experience
• Applies analytical thinking to support decision‑making and continuous improvement initiatives

Preferred

• Experience with ERP (SAP, Oracle, NetSuite)