Warehouse Manager

Wanco Inc.; Arvada (CO); On-site; USD 53,000 - 93,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

401(k) Plan

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Wanco Inc. is seeking a Warehouse Manager at our Arvada, CO facility. You will lead the warehouse staff, control inventory, and oversee shipping operations, ensuring accuracy and timely deliveries.

The role collaborates with purchasing and production and requires experience with ERP systems, LEAN principles, and ISO 9001 compliant procedures. The position emphasizes KPI management, budget oversight, and safety programs, with responsibilities spanning from staff supervision to negotiating freight

Qualifications

• Three+ years of warehouse/logistics leadership with teams over 10 and 75K+ SF.
• Proven parcel and LTL negotiation experience.
• Strong inventory planning, replenishment, lead times, and production readiness.
• Experience with root-cause analysis tools.
• 5S discipline and lean manufacturing knowledge.
• Excellent cross-team communication.
• ISO 9001 compliant procedure writing.
• Experience using ERP data, SQL, and reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Staff leadership: recruit, train, supervise, assign tasks, and conduct performance reviews.
• Inventory control: maintain high inventory accuracy using ERP, oversee flows, cycle counts, root cause and prevention.
• Order fulfillment: manage customer orders and ensure on-time, quality targets.
• KPI management: develop and report department KPIs.
• Storage: implement effective 5S compliant warehouse storage methods.
• Equipment management: plan and manage material handling equipment requirements.
• Budget management: develop and report operation and CAPEX budgets.
• Safety: manage equipment and safety programs and certifications.
• Inventory disposition: handle slow moving and obsolete stock.
• Freight: negotiate and manage Parcel and LTL contracts.
• Best practices: develop storage methods and SOPs; ensure compliance.

Skills

Staff Leadership

Inventory Control

ERP Systems

5S Methodology

Lean Principles

Shipping & Freight

Negotiation

KPI Reporting

Safety Compliance

Tools

SQL

Excel

ERP Software

Job description

Wanco Inc. is seeking a Warehouse Manager at our Arvada, CO production facility. The Warehouse Manager will oversee warehouse staff and daily inventory control, storage, and service shipping operations.

Key areas of responsibility include parcel, LTL and container receipts, inside and outside inventory storage, storage needs forecasting, production deliveries and transactions of raw materials, outbound customer order management including parcel and LTL shipments, freight contract negotiation, inventory cycle count program and discrepancy investigations.

This is a highly impactful organizational role with interaction in all parts of the value stream, ideal for someone who has internal and external logistics experience, enjoys frequent challenges, and being highly collaborative with purchasing and production teams.

What You’ll Do

• Staff Leadership: Recruit, train, and supervise personnel. Assign daily tasks, and conduct performance reviews.
• Inventory Control: Maintain high inventory accuracy using our ERP system and policies. Oversee inventory flows, kanban fulfillment, transactions, cycle count program, root cause and correction, and prevention.
• Order fulfillment: Manage customer open orders and maintain on-time and quality targets.
• KPI management: Develop and maintain department KPIs and reporting.
• Storage: Develop and deploy effective, disciplined warehouse storage methods with high standards of 5S.
• Equipment Management: Develop and manage material handling equipment requirements and solutions.
• Budget Management: Develop, manage and report operation and CAPEX budgets.
• Manage equipment and safety programs and certifications.
• Manage slow moving and obsolete inventory disposition.
• Negotiate and manage Parcel and LTL freight contracts.
• Bring and continue to develop best practice material storage experience and methods.
• Manage applicable department SOPs and compliance.

What You Bring

Required Qualifications

• Experience: Three or more years of warehouse / logistics leadership experience with teams > 10 members and > 75K SF of storage space.
• Experience: Demonstrated Parcel and LTL agreement negotiations.
• Strong understanding of inventory planning, replenishment logic, lead times, demand signals, shortage risk, and production readiness.
• Experience with root cause analysis tools (e.g., cause-and-effect/Fishbone diagrams).
• Strong 5S experience and discipline.
• Working knowledge of lean manufacturing principles including value stream, waste reduction, Flow and Pull.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate across teams.
• Compliance: ISO 9001 compliant procedure writing.
• Experience using ERP data, spreadsheets, reporting tools, SQL, exports, scripts, or similar analytical tools.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, respond to changing requirements, and maintain strong attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with ISO 9001:2015
• Lean Manufacturing Certification

Work Environment & Physical Requirements

• Work in a manufacturing and warehouse environment.
• Ability to stand, walk, and engage with production equipment as needed.
• Use of standard office equipment, including computers.
• Adherence to PPE and safety requirements.
• Occasional travel may be required.

Reporting: This position reports to Operations Management and has no direct reports

Salary Range: $53,000-$93,000 per year based on qualifications

Employment Type: Full-Time

Benefits: Insurance (Medical, Dental, Life, 401k). Paid time off and holidays.