Warehouse Manager

Maker's Pride; Geneva (IL); On-site; USD 86,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

Maker's Pride is seeking an experienced logistics supervisor to maintain accurate inventory through daily warehouse and production activities, cycle counts, and audits. The role ensures proper accounting of inbound raw materials and outbound finished goods.

The candidate will train and supervise warehouse staff, drive performance metrics, coordinate with transportation and customers, and manage maintenance contracts for forklift and lift equipment in a fast-paced production environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business or equivalent preferred.
• 4+ years supervisory experience in logistics/shipping/receiving in the Food Industry or manufacturing.
• Experience with large WMS/ERP systems; SAP is a plus.
• Willingness to work off shift across a 3-shift operation.
• Cross-functional collaboration with departments and leaders.

Responsibilities

• Train and monitor warehouse and inventory control staff.
• Provide clear performance expectations and accountability for on-time delivery and receiving requirements.
• Ensure department metrics are established and delivered.
• Coordinate with Transportation and Warehousing staff to meet performance standards.
• Manage maintenance contracts for fork truck and lift equipment.
• Communicate with customers for logistics scheduling and problem solving.

Skills

Supervisory experience

WMS experience

SAP knowledge

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in business

Experience in food industry/manufacturing

Tools

SAP

MS Office

Job description

Job SummaryMaintain accurate inventory through monitoring of daily warehouse and production activities, cycle counts and audits. Position is responsible for ensuring accurate accounting of all inbound raw material and outbound finished product.

Job SummaryMaintain accurate inventory through monitoring of daily warehouse and production activities, cycle counts and audits. Position is responsible for ensuring accurate accounting of all inbound raw material and outbound finished product.
Job DutiesDuties may include, but are not limited to the following:

• Responsible for training and monitoring performance of warehouse and inventory control employees.
• Provide clear performance expectations and accountability to meet on time delivery and receiving requirements.
• Ensure department metrics are established and delivered.
• Ensure the Transportation and Warehousing staff understands the expectation for meeting performance standards.
• Ensure that all Maker's Pride corporate programs and best practices are implemented.
• Waste disposal and recycling program ownership for location.
• General refuse and animal feed program management.
• Manage maintenance contracts with external vendors for all fork truck and lift equipment for plant.
• Communication with customer for logistics scheduling, troubleshooting and partnership
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Competencies & KnowledgeKnowledge of:

• Procurement, products, and production processes
• Knowledge and experience with large ERP or WMS systems.

Skilled In

• Must have excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong self-confidence, strong will to drive change, excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work with autonomy.
• Must be accurate, detail-oriented and maintain the utmost confidentiality.

Ability To

• Communicate in English to give and acknowledge instructions/problems.
• Ability to effectively present information to employees, top management, public groups and/or board of directors.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in various units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, and/or schedule form.

Proficiency in: MS Office Suite and WMS, preferably SAP.
Work Environment

• Ability to work well with others in stressful situations and meet deadlines as necessary.
• Ability to handle multiple priorities and tasks.
• Excellent keyboarding, recordkeeping, and follow-up skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, while at the same time making sound decisions

Physical Requirements

• Reaching with hands/arms throughout day.
• Ability to use hands and fingers.
• Ability to see, hear and talk.
• Ability to stand, walk, climb and/or balance approximately 50% of the day.
• Ability to work in light to moderate noise levels.
• May be required to walk up to 400 yards to work and break areas.
• May climb steps to and from work and beak areas.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business or equivalent in education, certifications and experience preferred.
• 4 + years supervisory experience leading a logistics department accountable for shipping, receiving, and inventory management in the Food Industry or manufacturing environment required.
• Experience with large WMS, TMS or ERP systems. SAP is a plus.
• Ability to work off shift to support the teams across the 3-shift operation.
• Works well cross-functionally with all departments and leaders.
• Continuous improvement experience is a plus.

Relocation is not available for this opportunity.Sponsorship for work authorization is not available for this position. It is the candidate's responsibility to ensure they are legally authorized to work in the location to which they apply.The pay range for this full-time, salaried position is $85,788 - $128,682/year. Individual base pay depends on work location and additional factors such as experience, job-related skills, and relevant education or training. The position is eligible for a discretionary annual incentive based on company and individual performance. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, 401k and wellness benefits beginning on the first day of employment.
This information is provided per the relevant state and local pay transparency laws for the location in which this position will be performed. Base pay information is based on market location.
Maker's Pride is an Equal Opportunity Employer.