Warehouse Operations Leader: Strategy & Excellence

Wurth Industry US; Roanoke (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Maternity/Paternity leave after 1 year

Tuition reimbursement after 1 year

Health benefits

401(k)

Paid Time Off

10 paid holidays

Job summary

Wurth Industry North America is seeking a Director of Warehouse Operations to lead end-to-end daily operations across manufacturing, purchasing, and sales. You will set performance metrics, drive process improvements, and ensure safety and quality standards while aligning to financial targets.

You will manage budgets, forecast cost of sales, and mentor department managers, fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement across the organization in Roanoke, VA and surrounding

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, operations management or related field.
• 10+ years in a senior management role, preferably in operations or related field.
• Excellent analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
• Thorough understanding of business and finance practices, theories, and policies.
• Superior verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Establishes quantitative and qualitative metrics, guidelines, and standards by which the company's efficiency and effectiveness can be evaluated; identifies opportunities for improvement.
• Reviews, analyzes, and evaluates business procedures.
• Implements policies and procedures that will improve day-to-day operations.
• Ensures work environments are adequate and safe.
• Oversees manufacturing, purchasing, and sales departments, ensuring each is reaching goals set by departmental and company leadership.
• Plans, directs, controls, implements, evaluates, monitors, and forecasts budgets and cost of sales in each division to achieve financial objectives.
• Communicates and explains new directives, policies, or procedures to managers; for major changes, meets with entire operations staff to explain changes, answer questions, and maintain morale.
• Improves customer service and satisfaction through policy and procedural changes.
• Leads coordination and integration of efforts among operations, engineering, technology, and customer service divisions to produce smoother workflow and more cost-effective business processes.
• Projects a positive image of the organization to employees, customers, industry, and community.
• Participates in the hiring and training of departmental managers.
• Organizes and oversees the work and schedules of departmental managers.
• Conducts performance evaluations that are timely and constructive.
• Handles discipline and termination of employees as needed and in accordance with company policy.
• All other duties as assigned.

Skills

Analytical skills

Decision-making

Problem-solving

Verbal & written communication

Interpersonal skills

Managerial & diplomacy

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/ops mgmt

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Wurth Industry North America is seeking a Director of Warehouse Operations to lead end-to-end daily operations across manufacturing, purchasing, and sales. You will set performance metrics, drive process improvements, and ensure safety and quality standards while aligning to financial targets.

You will manage budgets, forecast cost of sales, and mentor department managers, fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement across the organization in Roanoke, VA and surrounding