Warehouse & Distribution Leader – Onsite Growth

Great Northern Corporation; Brooklyn Park (MN); Vor Ort; USD 90.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Paid holidays

Profit sharing

401(k) with company match

Zusammenfassung

Great Northern Corporation in Minnesota seeks a Distribution & Warehouse Manager to lead warehouse, distribution and receiving teams, ensuring safe operations and on-time performance. You will oversee staffing, training, budget planning, and continuous improvement initiatives across the logistics function.

The role requires 5–7 years in warehousing and leadership, strong knowledge of ISO standards, and a hands-on approach to optimize material handling, inventory, and delivery processes.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree. Preferred degree in: Business Management, Industrial Management or related field, but not required.
• Minimum five to seven years’ experience in Warehousing, Receiving, Distribution, Inventory Control, or Materials Management in a corrugated industry environment with three years in a leadership role
• Strong knowledge of Receiving, Warehouse, and Material Handling operations, methods and practices
• Ability to develop staff and equipment structures to support present and future operations
• Proven analytical and communication skills and the ability to identify customer needs and communicate them to constituents
• Proven ability to ensure products meet all specifications, quality standards, and ISO procedures
• Self-directed, takes initiative in seeking efficiencies of processes; follow through on implementation
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proven organizational skills
• Ability to handle several projects concurrently and to work in a team environment
• Customer service oriented. Ability to develop and maintain cooperative working relationships
• Strong interpersonal and presentation communications skills in both oral and written format
• Experience using proven management concepts to facilitate, design and improve business warehousing/receiving operations
• Proven ability to use and leverage information technology concepts such as Internet, Intranet and E-Commerce sales communications vehicles
• Excellent personal computer skills using a variety of Microsoft Office products
• Ability to use computer keyboard/typing skills
• Ability to function effectively in a team-oriented environment
• Valid driver’s license

Aufgaben

• Plans and coordinates work, trains and motivates, monitors and evaluates performance of Warehouse, Distribution and Receiving Associates; ensures their ability to safely operate material handling equipment to move materials to and from storage configurations.
• Conducts periodic performance evaluations for direct reports and recommends adjustments in compensation in accordance with Company policy in a timely and efficient manner.
• Participates in hiring, training and development of staff members as necessary to ensure optimum levels of staffing at all times.
• Evaluates quality standards and ISO procedures at regular intervals, as well as ensures all team members receive training thereof.
• Establish and maintain a "Team Atmosphere". Conduct staff meetings as required.
• Initiates performance management, corrective action and/or suggests plans to motivate direct reports and supplies to achieve plant operations goals.
• Maintains an equipment structure and level to accomplish the Warehouse, Distribution and Receiving mission in a safe, effective manner.
• Responsible for ensuring the appropriate material handling equipment and racking are purchased and available for the safe transport and storage of all materials.
• Monitors and measures Receiving, Warehouse and Distribution performance for improvement and accuracy of locator, receiving reporting, movement and storage of material, and transfers to Plant Operations.
• Develops and recommends annual budget requirements for the Warehouse, Distribution and Receiving Department, including staffing and equipment. Confers with senior management to finalize annual budget requirements.
• Oversee the performance of the dedicated fleet to ensure on-time performance of all truck-transport deliveries.
• Establish and maintain areas of performance measurement to ensure that the shipments of product are delivered on a timely and efficient basis and there is accuracy in instructions for shipping/receiving of product to include accuracy for bills of lading.
• Oversee the maintenance of equipment to ensure that all machinery and vehicles are in good working order.
• Participates as a member of the company’s Safety Committee. Makes regular recurring suggestions to improve upon the safe operations of the Warehouse facility.
• Conducts and participates in periodic meetings with staff members and members of management as necessary.
• Due to the work of our customers’ demand this role will require additional hours to be worked as needed during peak times, which will include weekends.
• Performs a variety of miscellaneous job-related tasks as may be assigned from time to time by a Management Representative.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Staff development

Team leadership

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Communication

Customer service oriented

Project management

Process improvement

Microsoft Office

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Jobbeschreibung

Great Northern Corporation in Minnesota seeks a Distribution & Warehouse Manager to lead warehouse, distribution and receiving teams, ensuring safe operations and on-time performance. You will oversee staffing, training, budget planning, and continuous improvement initiatives across the logistics function.

The role requires 5–7 years in warehousing and leadership, strong knowledge of ISO standards, and a hands-on approach to optimize material handling, inventory, and delivery processes.