Warehouse Manager

IKEA USA; Merriam (KS); On-site; USD 71,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to creating a seamless customer experience. This role focuses on optimizing goods flow processes while ensuring high product availability and sustainability. You will lead a team, manage logistics, and implement effective action plans to enhance operational efficiency. With a commitment to diversity and employee well-being, this company offers a comprehensive benefits package and a collaborative environment. If you're passionate about logistics and leadership, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

Tuition Discounts

Retirement Plans

Pet Insurance

Telehealth

Dental Plans

Vision Plans

Medical Plans

Safety Reimbursements

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in retail/logistics roles with management experience.
• Proven ability to set priorities and delegate responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Ensure effective goods flow process and on-time order fulfillment.
• Develop and implement business and logistics action plans.
• Collaborate with transport planning to optimize deliveries.

Skills

Retail Management

Logistics Coordination

Leadership

Budget Management

Job description

What you'll need to have

• 5 years of experience working in a retail and/or logistics role on a tactical and operational level, including previous management experience leading others with a proven record of successful leadership of people and business.
• Experience working through others, setting priorities, delegating responsibility, and providing open and honest feedback.
• Experience setting and implementing action plans, providing clear direction, and following up on goals.
• Experience with meeting budgets and goals, and working on plans over several years.

Your responsibilities

Contribute to a seamless customer experience by ensuring a safe, effective, and efficient goods flow process through:

• Securing a capacity plan and an effective goods flow process, including receiving, replenishment, and order fulfillment, to maintain a high-quality Self Service warehouse and ensure on-time order fulfillment.
• Ensuring high goods availability to enable customer order fulfillment at the lowest possible cost, collaborating with external service providers and internal partners.
• Developing and implementing local business and logistics action plans.
• Cooperating closely with transport planning departments to optimize inbound and outbound deliveries.
• Taking relevant actions to lower environmental impact and contribute to long-term profitability sustainably.
• Fostering an environment where IKEA’s culture embraces diversity among co-workers and customers.

Together as a Team

We are the team behind the scenes that make IKEA products available to many people. Our supply process expertise helps balance range and space capacity with forecasting and ordering, providing high product availability while minimizing costs. We are passionate about working together to improve the customer experience at IKEA!

Apply now!

The salary range for this position is $71,942 to $104,315. JOB TYPE – Permanent, Full-time.
BENEFITS ELIGIBLE? Yes
HOURS – Must be able to work retail hours based on business needs, including weeknights, weekends, and holidays.
At IKEA, taking care of our co-workers and their dependents is a top priority. We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off, early wages, parental leave, tuition discounts, retirement plans, discounts, pet insurance, education programs, safety reimbursements, telehealth, dental, vision, and medical plans. Join our team and enjoy these benefits and more!

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