Warehouse Manager

Living Spaces; Denver, Northern (CO, KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 93,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k) with Company match

Vacation

Paid Sick Leave

Flex or Health Spending Account

Employee Assistance Program

Holiday pay

Life insurance

Job summary

Living Spaces is seeking a Warehouse Manager in Denver to provide strategic and operational leadership for a high-volume, multi-shift distribution center. You will ensure timely product receipt, accurate order fulfillment, and resource optimization within budget.

You will drive LEAN initiatives, lead staffing strategies, and develop managers to maximize productivity, safety, quality, and customer service across the DC network.

Qualifications

• 5+ years hands-on LEAN expertise at the management level.
• Experience leading performance improvement and operational efficiency initiatives.
• Ability to develop staffing strategies and lead change across a large team.
• Proven leadership, cross-functional relation-building, and communication skills.
• Knowledge of OSHA, DOT, EPA regulations and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead the organization’s LEAN and performance-improvement initiatives to drive efficiency.
• Recruit, hire, and develop Supervisors and team members to maintain staffing levels.
• Develop staffing strategies to ensure flexible workforce and throughput across shifts.
• Set and monitor productivity, safety, quality, and customer service metrics.
• Communicate work instructions, policies, and process improvements across the DC network.
• Protect and optimize company assets and drive continuous distribution center improvements.

Skills

LEAN methodology

Leadership

Process Improvement

Data-driven decisions

Communication

Recruitment

Staff management

Project management

Education

High School Degree or GED

Job description

Position Summary

The Warehouse Manager is responsible for providing strategic and operational leadership for a high volume, order fulfillment, multi-shift distribution center. In this position you will administer all functions to ensure timely accurate product receipt, order fulfillment, and the optimization of resources and processes while operating within budget. You will develop and implement processes to ensure compliance with company policies/procedures, continual process improvement and drive employee initiatives to create and promote an environment where employees are involved, and committed to the success of the Company.

Position Description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Duties & Responsibilities: This position requires 5+ years “hands on” LEAN expert at the management level.
• Leads the organization’s Performance Improvement plan and Operational Efficiency initiatives; ensuring a data-driven and results oriented approach that supports successful execution of company strategic objectives.
• Educate department Supervisors and team members in identifying key performance improvement indicators, targeting opportunities for improvement, adopting best practice processes and successfully executing improvement initiatives.
• Actively participate in the recruitment and hiring process, to ensure staffing levels are maintained with quality talent.
• Provide leadership for large employee populations in non-exempt positions and direct reports in exempt positions that both maximize and optimize resources in support of the company’s goals and objectives in serving customers.
• Design and implement staffing strategies to ensure work force is flexible and can respond to variations in work flow.
• Effectively lead and develop the Process Managers and employees utilizing performance management tools to enhance performance and achieve individual as well as company goals.
• Ensure that the performance goals are set and achieved, through the proper execution of performance metrics as it relates to Productivity, Safety, Quality and Customer Service.
• Ensure productivity, safety, and quality goals are achieved through a process of continuous process improvement.
• Work closely with employees to communicate and educate on work instructions, policies, procedures and process improvement initiative.
• Ensure standardization and sharing of best-demonstrated practices with Operations, Distribution Center and as appropriate across the Distribution Centers.
• Ensure the company’s physical assets (building, equipment, inventory, etc.//) are properly controlled, maintained, protected and utilized.
• Utilize process improvements to continually improve operational efficiencies.
• Develop LEAN training classes and implement policies and procedures to improve distribution center operations.
• Ensure superior customer service to customers and internal partners by delivering on shipping commitments to customers.
• Drive highest level of customer quality.

Qualifications

• Up to 5 year(s) expertise with LEAN methodology and Continuous.
• Improvement 5+ year(s) previous management experience in a high volume distribution center operation
• Proven leadership skills
• Ability to develop and maintain positive employee, customer and cross-functional team relations
• Ability to effectively promote and lead change Strong interpersonal skills and excellent communication skills are required
• Insure compliance with Company, OSHA, DOT, and EPA regulations and power industrial equipment requirements.
• Demonstrated analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills with the ability to drive results.
• Position requires occasional travel to other DC’s, corporate offices, and field locations.
• Must be available to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends and holidays.
• Education: High School Degree or GED in relevant field or equivalent.
• Certificates (if applicable): N/A

Position Hiring Range

The hiring pay range provides a good faith estimate of the salary or hourly wage that Living Spaces expects to pay for the position upon hire. Pay will be determined by several factors, including, but not limited to: applicant's education, relevant work experience, knowledge, applicable and relevant skills and abilities, market demand, Company budget, as well as internal equity and alignment with geographic market data. Living Spaces reserves the right to modify this page at any time.

Compensation

Compensation: $70,000.00 - $93,450.00 Overtime pay is available for eligible, non-exempt Team Members. Reimbursement for expenses as required by applicable law and Company policy. Retail, Guest Services and Distribution Center Team Members are eligible to receive team bonus based on meeting specific goals and KPI's.

Benefits

• Medical (full-time only)
• Dental (full-time only)
• Vision (full-time only)
• 401(k) with Company match (full and part-time)
• Vacation (full-time only or as otherwise required by applicable law)
• Paid Sick Leave (full and part-time)
• Flex or Health Spending Account (for eligible full-time only)
• Employee Assistance Program (full and part-time)
• Holiday pay (full-time only)
• Life insurance (full-time only)

Further Information

For more details, please visit our website at: Careers (livingspaces.com)

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is our policy to abide by all federal, state, and local laws prohibiting employment discrimination based solely on a person’s race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy, physical disability, mental disability, age, military status, or status as a Vietnam-era or special disabled veteran, marital status, registered domestic partner or civil union status, gender (including sex stereotyping and gender identity or expression), medical condition (including but not limited to, cancer related or HIV/AIDS related), sexual orientation, or any other protected status except where a reasonable, bona fide occupational qualification exists.

E-Verify

Living Spaces participates in E-Verify. All newly-hired team members are queried through this electronic system established by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA) to verify their identity and employment eligibility.

Applicant Privacy

At Living Spaces, we take pride in being an environment that cultivates the best in our Team Members. From our corporate office in La Mirada, to our Distribution Centers, Manufacturing, Guest Services, Transportation, to any of our retail stores in the United States, you’ll find Team Members who have started and grown their careers at Living Spaces. We are a company driven by our core values of humility & respect, passion, innovation, speed & simplicity, fanatic discipline, social responsibility, coupled with the desire to provide our guests with the best possible experience they can have while furnishing their space. We continuously strive to find dedicated, innovative, driven, enterprising Team Members to help drive our corporate vision - to be the best furniture retailer in the country.

If you possess these skills, we invite you to join the journey at Living Spaces.