Warehouse Manager

Food Management Search; United States; On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

3% 401K employer match

Health, Vision, Dental

Relocation assistance

Work/Life balance

Job summary

Food Management Search seeks a Warehouse Manager to lead a 10-person team in the headquarters’ warehouses, directing receiving, storage, and distribution of all materials to ensure safe, timely, and cost-effective output.

You will develop strategies, monitor KPIs, maintain inventory accuracy, and optimize shipping processes while ensuring regulatory compliance and equipment readiness across the operation.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in warehouse operations.
• Experience supervising a team in a manufacturing setting.
• Knowledge of warehouse management systems and ERP transitions.

Responsibilities

• Supervise a team of warehouse associates and oversee receiving, storage, and distribution.
• Develop and implement supply chain strategies aligned with corporate objectives.
• Maintain inventory accuracy and ensure timely, compliant shipments.
• Monitor and update weekly KPIs to track performance.
• Coordinate equipment maintenance for forklifts, cranes, and related gear.
• Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations.

Skills

Leadership

Warehouse operations

WMS

SAP

Inventory control

Tools

WMS

SAP

Job description

Warehouse Manager

Our client is a 198-year-old manufacturer of agricultural equipment, and they are looking for a Warehouse Manager who is a self-starter and who will focus their activities on leading a team in the operation of the headquarters' warehouses. You will be responsible for controlling and directing the receiving, storage and distribution of all raw, work-in-process, and finished goods material to and from the warehouses. This includes personnel and equipment initiatives to optimize safe, timely, and cost-effective product output.

Company

• A major player in the agricultural equipment industry
• A growing $1.3 Billion multinational organization with over 5,000 employees.
• This location has several hundred team members
• Production orders booked out for a year.
• Dynamic CEO who was promoted from within to lead the organization to new heights.
• Outstanding culture focused on safety and the growth of the individual.

Community

• Education Access to high-quality public and private K-12 schools and tech-focused post-secondary institutions.
• Safety Safe, family-friendly community with consistently low crime rates and strong public services.
• Recreation Enjoy outdoor trails, lakes, youth sports, and weekend festivals in a close-knit, active community.
• Cost of Living Significantly below national averages-more house, savings, and quality of life for your dollar.

Benefits and Features

They truly VALUE and APPRECIATE their employees!

• EXCELLENT Benefits and Compensation Plan -3% Employer match on 401K, Health, Vision, Dental, tuition reimbursement, Employee Assistance Program, Life Insurance and more
• Reliable bonus program!
• Work/Life Balance - when you take a vacation, you get to take a REAL vacation and not a working vacation where you are tethered to your laptop and email. Your team has your back!
• Culture of continuous improvement where team members have a voice and good ideas are appreciated by all levels of the organization.
• It is a business casual workplace.
• Relocation assistance if needed

What you will be doing

• Supervise a team of 10 warehouse associates in the effective operation of the client's warehouses.
• Develop, maintain and work to continuously improve the supply chain strategies and performance goals that are consistent with corporate objectives.
• Develop and implement long and short-range strategies and operating methods to achieve objectives.
• Update and evaluate weekly KPIs.
• Be accountable for all controlled inventory and finished goods shipping and warehouse duties.
• Ensure accountability for all quality assurance, inventory accuracy, and timely transactions for inbound and outbound products.
• Work closely with the Quality Assurance team to resolve any quality issues identified through the final preparation for shipping.
• Control inventory accuracy by conducting physical cycle counts and reconciling with the data storage system.
• Determine root causes of inventory inaccuracies and expedite corrective action.
• Ensure that shipping/warehousing facilities operate in accordance with all local, state, and federal regulations.
• Oversee the equipment requirements and maintenance programs for shipping/warehousing (i.e.: large/small forklifts, cranes, etc.).
• Develop proposals for capital expenditures and expense budgets.
• Oversee the safe operation of the large, specialty forklift for special project requests outside of the shipping function.
• Meet all periodic shipping volume objectives and immediately report exceptions.
• Ensure that all products received or shipped uphold the company quality standards for packaging and completeness.
• Serve as the go-to expert on the WMS and shipping processes, along with the supporting computer programs.
• Perform daily validations within the programs

What they are looking for

• Solid warehouse operations experience for a manufacturing operation and at least 2 years of prior warehouse leadership experience.
• Knowledge of a warehouse management system, they will be moving to SAP within a couple of years.
• The greater your relevant academic experience the better, but the work experience is paramount.
• Good leadership and communication skills.