Warehouse Manager

Ilitch Sports + Entertainment; St. Louis (MO); Presencial; USD 120.000 - 160.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Ilitch Sports + Entertainment is seeking a skilled warehouse leader to guide the department in strategic and day-to-day activities, ensuring productivity, safety, and cost efficiency. You will manage supervisors, implement policies, and drive continuous improvement across receiving, storage, and distribution functions.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or related field and at least five years of supervisory warehousing experience, with strong knowledge of FDA/OSHA

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or related field with 5+ years supervisory experience in warehousing.
• Knowledge of FDA and OSHA compliance requirements and applicable regulations.
• Experience forecasting and managing operating budgets; strong analytical skills.

Responsabilidades

• Directs warehouse supervisors to optimize receiving and loading schedules and minimize costs.
• Develops and enforces policies to meet safety goals and customer delivery commitments.
• Leads staff development, performance reviews, and disciplinary actions as needed.
• Collaborates with peers to improve department metrics and operations performance.
• Ensures equipment and security systems comply with OSHA standards.

Conocimientos

Supervisory experience

Budget forecasting

Analytical skills

Leadership

Communication with executive team

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or related

Herramientas

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Lotus Notes

Descripción del empleo

Job Summary:

Lead the warehouse department in strategic and day-to-day activities, from managing and overseeing warehouse operations to creating and managing warehouse goals identified in the strategic plan. Responsible for productivity goals and standards, OSHA compliance and safety, while providing industry-leading quality service. Drive efficiencies and cost reductions within the department through timely implementation of policies and procedures and effective management of the warehouse staff. Develop, communicate and implement local warehouse department policies and state, national and OSHA regulations. Staff responsibilities include managing the warehouse supervisors and indirectly warehouse colleagues. This position operates with discretion and authority.

Key Responsibilities:

Directs supervisors in managing the warehouse and assure the most efficient receiving and loading schedule that satisfies customer delivery needs while ensuring the lowest total distribution cost per case. Develop and implement policies and procedures that increase efficiencies of the department that meet or exceed customer expectations, resulting in high customer service ratings. Interview, select, and train warehouse supervisors. Provide effective leadership and demonstrate managerial courage while maintaining good rapport with colleagues. Ability to maintain and rally a team. Collaborate with peers to drive improvements in department/center performance against key metrics. Support and encourage an open-door policy to ensure open lines of communication with colleagues and respond to colleague issues or questions in a timely manner. Uncover, prioritize and eliminate issues at an operational and tactical level. Keep up with the latest in warehouse techniques and operating methods. Ensure colleagues follow all company policies and procedures in order to meet safety goals and guarantee that delivery schedules are consistently met. Coach and develop warehouse supervisors, including conducting performance management reviews and progressive disciplinary steps as necessary. Assists Director in obtaining an "excellent" rating from the LCE Quality Assurance Department as well as achieving outstanding ratings from internal and external inspections or audit agencies. Ensures warehouse equipment and security systems are properly maintained and functioning according to OSHA standards.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or related degree with minimum of five (5) years supervisory experience within the warehouse distribution industry, or equivalent of 8 years supervisory experience in the warehouse distribution industry. Possesses a strong understanding of FDA and OSHA compliance requirements, company policies and all national and state regulations and the ability to enforce them. Proficient in software applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Lotus Notes. Proven ability to build and maintain effective relationships and communicate with executive leadership, staff, customers and vendors. Prior experience forecasting and managing operating budgets as well as communicating variance. Evidence of strong analytical skills with demonstrated ability to make sound business-based decisions. Previous experience with developing and adhering to department metrics. Evidence of ability to effectively work in a fast-paced environment, handling multiple concurrent priorities. Trained on maintaining a non-union environment.

Working Conditions:

Acceptable working conditions. Some distractions due to elements constantly present. This position requires the ability to work after normal business hours, evenings and weekends as necessary. Working conditions less desirable than found in offices. Exposure to warehouse conditions. All items listed above are illustrative and not comprehensive. They are not contractual in nature and are subject to change at the discretion of Blue Line Distribution.

Blue Line Distribution is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to that individual's race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The Company will strive to provide reasonable accommodations to permit qualified applicants who have a need for an accommodation to participate in the hiring process (e.g., accommodations for a job interview) if so requested.

This company participates in E-Verify.

PRIVACY POLICY:

E-Verify and Right to Work. At Little Caesars® Pizza and Blue Line Foodservice Distribution ®, you’re part of a dynamic team in the pizza business. Known for innovation and home of the exclusive Pizza Portal® pickup, Little Caesars is an international brand with a household name - a global company with family-owned restaurants in your neighborhood. Blue Line® sources and delivers ingredients to neighborhoods throughout the U.S. so we can make our famous Hot-N-Ready® pizzas, Crazy Bread®, Caesar Wings®, and more, fulfilling our customer promise. Little Caesars Fundraising proudly helps raise millions of dollars for thousands of schools, churches, sports teams, and other nonprofit organizations. Backed by the global pizza brand, customers of Little Caesars Fundraising enjoy products they can make at home or pick up in stores. Our colleagues are the heart and soul of the business - whether you work in the stores, one of our warehouses, the corporate office, or your home office, Little Caesars, Blue Line and Little Caesars Fundraising colleagues work together to make a big impact in communities around the world.

Full time colleagues qualify for a variety of benefits, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) with company match, paid holidays and paid time off, legal and counseling services, flexible spending accounts, disability and adoption benefits, and more.

• medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• paid holidays and paid time off
• legal and counseling services
• flexible spending accounts
• disability and adoption benefits
• and more

Additional Corporate Information:

Colleagues also enjoy the perks of being associated with professional sports teams and have access to events at Little Caesars Arena and Comerica Park in our hometown of Detroit, Michigan.