Warehouse Manager

Flex; Buffalo Grove (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Flex is seeking a Warehouse Manager for the Night Shift in Buffalo Grove, IL. You will lead all warehouse operations, drive safety, quality, inventory accuracy, and on-time material delivery within a fast-paced lean manufacturing environment.

The role requires data-driven decisions and strong leadership over supervisors and hourly staff. The position emphasizes coordinating with cross-functional teams, using ERP tools like Baan, and maintaining a safe, efficient, and compliant operation that

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Business, or related field.
• 5-7 years of warehouse/logistics or manufacturing operations leadership experience.
• Experience leading supervisors and hourly employees in warehouse/manufacturing settings; strong organization skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead all warehouse functions during the assigned shift (receiving, storage, inventory control, material movements, shipping, production support).
• Serve as primary shift decision-maker using data and business priorities to guide actions.
• Ensure on-time delivery and accurate material movement to support production schedules and customer commitments.

Skills

Leadership

Lean manufacturing

Analytical

Safety compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain or related

Tools

Baan ERP

Job description

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world. A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary.
To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Warehouse Manager located in Buffalo Grove, IL. Reporting to the manager the potential candidate would the Night Shift Warehouse Manager operates with a high degree of independence, exercising sound judgment and data-driven decision-making to address operational challenges, allocate resources, and maintain uninterrupted warehouse operations in a fast-paced lean manufacturing environment.
The Manager would lead and manage all warehouse operations during the assigned shift to ensure the safe, efficient, and accurate movement of materials supporting manufacturing and customer requirements. This position serves as the highest-ranking operational leader on shift and is responsible for driving safety, quality, inventory accuracy, productivity, and on-time material delivery performance.

Shift hours : 6:00 pm - 2:00 am CST

What a typical day looks like:

• Lead all warehouse functions during the assigned shift, including receiving, storage, inventory control, material movements, shipping activities, and production support.
• Serve as the primary operational decision-maker during the shift, utilizing available data, business priorities, and operational requirements to make timely and effective decisions.
• Ensure all materials are delivered accurately and on time to support factory production schedules and customer commitments.
• Maintain a safe work environment by enforcing all safety procedures, leading incident investigations, implementing corrective actions, and promoting a culture of safety accountability.
• Drive compliance with quality standards, training requirements, and operational procedures to ensure consistency and operational excellence.
• Monitor inventory accuracy through cycle counts, inventory audits, reconciliation activities, and adherence to inventory control processes.
• Lead productivity improvement initiatives by optimizing labor allocation, workflow efficiency, equipment utilization, and warehouse processes.
• Analyze operational performance metrics and initiate corrective actions to address gaps in safety, quality, delivery, inventory accuracy, and productivity.
• Provide direct leadership, coaching, performance management, and development for supervisors and hourly associates.
• Administer employee discipline, attendance management, coaching, and staffing decisions in alignment with company policies and procedures.
• Foster a culture of accountability, ownership, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
• Effectively communicate operational priorities, shift performance, staffing concerns, and business updates across all levels of the organization.
• Manage labor resources to support fluctuating business demands while maintaining productivity and service expectations.
• Ensure proper operation and maintenance of forklifts, material handling equipment, and warehouse infrastructure.
• Utilize the Baan ERP system and other business tools to monitor operational performance, inventory transactions, and workload planning.
• Partner with peer managers and cross-functional teams to ensure smooth transitions between shifts and alignment on operational objectives.

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Business, or a related field preferred.
• Minimum 5-7 years of warehouse, logistics, or manufacturing operations leadership experience. Experience working in lean manufacturing environments.
• Experience leading supervisors and hourly employees in a warehouse or manufacturing environment. Strong analytical and organizational skills with the ability to prioritize multiple competing responsibilities. Commitment to continuous improvement and operational excellence
• Forklift-intensive warehouse operations experience preferred.
• Experience utilizing ERP and warehouse management systems, preferably Baan.
• Demonstrated success managing safety, quality, inventory accuracy, productivity, and delivery performance metrics.
• APICS preferred.

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