Warehouse Manager

Gustave A. Larson Company; Elk Grove Village (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

Gustave A. Larson is seeking a Warehouse Manager in Elk Grove Village, IL to lead the warehouse team, oversee receiving, storage and distribution, and ensure safe, efficient operations in line with SOPs.

The role includes space optimization, equipment maintenance, and driving continuous improvement initiatives. You will manage 4-8 employees and 2-4 drivers, collaborate with vendors, and uphold safety and regulatory standards while delivering excellent customer service to internal and external

Qualifications

• Previous supervisory or leadership experience of a team is required.
• Must have experience driving lift equipment.
• HVAC/R Industry experience and/or knowledge helpful, but not required.
• Good command of Microsoft Office applications.
• Must be able to meet mobility requirements and safety rules.

Responsibilities

• Strategically manage warehouse in compliance with policies and vision.
• Oversee receiving, warehousing, distribution and maintenance operations.
• Includes supply ordering and equipment maintenance.
• Plan layout and maximize space utilization.
• Recruit, coach, and motivate employees; performance feedback and reviews.
• Coordinate with clients, suppliers, and transport companies.

Skills

Customer service

Time-management

Organizational skills

Leadership

Flexibility

Education

Supervisory experience

Lift equipment experience

HVAC/R knowledge helpful

MS Office proficiency

Job description

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Warehouse Manager

Regular Full-Time Elk Grove Village, Elk Grove Village, IL, US

14 days ago Requisition ID: 3559

Salary Range: $60,000.00 To $74,000.00 Annually

Gustave A. Larson is a leading wholesale distributor of HVAC, and Refrigeration (HVACR) equipment, parts, and supplies. Our business philosophy is to focus on serving the needs of our customers, with a value-added, professional, and enthusiastic attitude. The Larson Warehouse Manager ensures excellent customer services is provided by managing all aspects of a warehouse team by motivating team members, executing SOP’s daily, providing a clean and safe working environment with proper certifications, and provide a high level of customer satisfaction for all internal and external customers.

Primary Responsibilities

• Strategically manage warehouse in compliance with company’s policies and vision.
• Oversee receiving, warehousing, distribution and maintenance operations.
• Includes supply ordering
• Maintenance and inspection of racking and equipment
• Setup layout and ensure efficient space utilization.
• Initiate, coordinate and enforce optimal operational policies and procedures.
• Adhere to all warehousing, handling and shipping legislation requirements.
• Maintain standards of health and safety, hygiene and security.
• Liaise with clients, suppliers and transport companies.
• Plan work, assign tasks appropriately and appraise results.
• Recruit, aid in selection, orient, coach and motivate employees.
• Job will be responsible for 4-8 employee’s depending on peak season.
• 2-3 Drivers
• 2-4 Warehouse Attendants/Specialists/Leads
• Job will have quarterly conversations that will include employee development and feedback to the employee that will ultimately role up to their annual review and compensation.
• Receive feedback and monitor the quality of services provided
• This role will have direct responsibility for performance management, documentation of positive and negative behaviors.
• This position will help training new employees across the footprint that will allow a consistent training standard for warehouse leadership employees/leads etc. They will help partner with training and development team to create documents and best practices to help the company move forward with the culture of process orientation.
• Continuous improvement team – This position will help assist the company of forming a team of process driven individuals as well as being a part of visiting branches and helping jumpstart process improvement in those branches.

Skills/ Qualifications

• Commitment to excellent customer service.
• Able to prioritize responsibilities, demonstrated time-management and organizational skills in a fast-paced environment.
• Able to analyze and interpret professional journals, legal reports, state and federal regulations. Individual must possess research, analysis and evaluation skills.
• Effective Team Player, ability to lead, demonstrates confidentiality, and takes initiative. Able to make decisions.
• Individual must be flexible with changes in work schedule, willing to work overtime and be on-call occasionally on weekends.

Education/Experience

• Previous supervisory or leadership experience of a team is required
• Must have experience driving lift equipment and comfortable teaching and maintaining the equipment.
• HVAC/R Industry experience and/or knowledge helpful, but not required.
• Good command of Microsoft Office applications.

Other Skills/Abilities

• Individual must be able to meet mobility requirements which include walking, standing, reaching, leaning forward, bending, climbing, and able to occasionally lift up to 50 pounds.
• Must be skilled in verbal and written communication and have sufficient education to read, write, speak and understand English.
• Must have basic math skills and able to perform or learn the requirements of the job within the assigned learning period.
• Required to accept and follow all safety rules and policies, including the use of all mandated safety protective equipment.
• Individual must agree to take pre-employment drug test and background check and comply with all Company policies and procedures.

EEO Statement

Larson is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind: Larson is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Larson are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, veteran or disability status, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Larson will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Larson encourages applicants of all ages. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.