Warehouse Manager

Wacker Chemie; Adrian (MI); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

Paid parental leave

Flexible hybrid work arrangements

401(k) with company match

Education Assistance Program

Career development and advancement

Community involvement support

Job summary

WACKER in Adrian, MI is seeking a Warehouse Manager to lead all logistics, warehousing, inventory control, shipping, receiving, and material flow at the Adrian site. You will ensure safe, compliant, efficient, and cost-effective movement and storage of materials while supporting customer, regulatory, safety, quality, and business requirements.

You will lead logistics and warehouse personnel, partnering with Production, Supply Chain, Procurement, Customer Service, Quality, Engineering, Finance,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Business, or a related field is required.
• 5+ years of progressive logistics, warehousing, supply chain, or manufacturing leadership experience is required.
• Lean, Six Sigma, project management, or advanced operations leadership training is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily receiving, shipping, warehousing, inventory, and material-handling operations.
• Develop and continuously improve material-flow processes from inbound receipt through outbound shipment.
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality, environmental, transportation, customs, FTZ, and CTPAT requirements.
• Manage staffing, scheduling, training, qualifications, performance management, and employee development.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on safety, quality, productivity, reliability, capacity, and cost reduction.
• Monitor logistics performance metrics and implement corrective actions as needed.
• Support annual planning, budgeting, workforce planning, and capital project prioritization.
• Maintain a strong safety culture and ensure all employees comply with EHSS policies, regulatory requirements, and company standards.

Skills

Lean

Six Sigma

Project management

Operations leadership

Education

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

Job description

Job Location (Short): Adrian, MI, USA, 49221

Posting Start Date: 11/5/26

Do you want to take responsibility and make a difference with your work? With your expertise, we can achieve great goals together. We are WACKER - Reliable. Determined. Ambitious. As one of the world's most research-intensive chemical companies, we've been making countless products that are an integral part of your everyday life possible for over 100 years. From vegan food to resource-efficient buildings to solar cells, we develop sustainable solutions that change the future.

To strengthen our team in Adrian,

we are looking for you as a(n) Warehouse Manager.

The Warehouse Manager is responsible for leading all logistics, warehousing, inventory control, shipping, receiving, and material flow activities for the Adrian chemical manufacturing site. This role ensures the safe, compliant, efficient, and cost-effective movement and storage of materials while supporting customer, regulatory, safety, quality, and business requirements. The position provides leadership to logistics and warehouse personnel and partners closely with Production, Supply Chain, Procurement, Customer Service, Quality, Engineering, Finance, EHSS, and external stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead daily receiving, shipping, warehousing, inventory, and material-handling operations.


• Develop and continuously improve material-flow processes from inbound receipt through outbound shipment.


• Ensure compliance with safety, quality, environmental, transportation, customs, FTZ, and CTPAT requirements.


• Manage staffing, scheduling, training, qualifications, performance management, and employee development.


• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on safety, quality, productivity, reliability, capacity, and cost reduction.


• Monitor logistics performance metrics and implement corrective actions as needed.


• Support annual planning, budgeting, workforce planning, and capital project prioritization.


• Maintain a strong safety culture and ensure all employees comply with EHSS policies, regulatory requirements, and company standards. Lead audit readiness, investigations, corrective actions, and continuous improvement activities. Support Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) and Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) compliance programs.

Position Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Business, or a related field required.


• 5+ years of progressive logistics, warehousing, supply chain, or manufacturing leadership experience is required.


• Lean, Six Sigma, project management, or advanced operations leadership training is preferred.

What do we offer?

WACKER strives to reward its employees in a fair and equitable manner. Our Total Rewards Package considers employee wellbeing and is comprised of compensation, benefits, work-life balance, performance & recognition, and career development.

Compensation and Incentive plans

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance effective day 1


• Paid Time Off in addition to personal days and holidays


• Paid parental leave


• Flexible hybrid work arrangements


• 401(k) with company match


• Education Assistance Program


• Career development and advancement opportunities


• Support for Community Involvement

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The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor are they intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. A minimum requirement for this US-based position is the ability to work legally in the United States on a permanent unrestricted basis. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position, including any type of US permanent residency (e.g., for a green card).

Wacker is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We actively promote the equality of opportunity for all who are qualified and bring the requisite experience, talent, skill and potential, without regard to age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristics. We welcome all applications from a wide range of candidates. Selection for roles will be based on individual merit alone.