Warehouse Operations Manager

The Everest Search Group; Savannah (GA); Presencial; USD 90.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The Everest Search Group is seeking an Operations Manager for a busy Pooler, Georgia warehouse facility. You will direct exempt and non-exempt staff, ensure accurate order picking and packing, manage shipping without damage, and drive on-time delivery while protecting inventory integrity.

You will plan long-term labor, analyze workload versus hours, manage the facility P&L and budget, review contracts and billing, and collaborate with other locations to raise safety, quality, and cost efficiency

Formación

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Business or related field preferred.
• 7+ years of supervisory experience in a warehouse or distribution environment.
• Experience with Warehouse Management Systems.
• Working knowledge of OSHA, DOT, HAZMAT, FDA regulations and willingness to become certified in one or more of these areas as necessary.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with or desire to learn performance metrics, process improvement, and Lean/Six Sigma tools.

Responsabilidades

• Ensures operational procedures for executing activities for incoming and outgoing shipments, handling and disposition of products, and maintaining inventory accuracy.
• Plans long-term labor needs based on sales, forecasts and historical data; conducts workload analysis vs labor hours and equipment.
• Manages 5-8 dedicated customers in the same building or public accounts in the warehouse.
• Drives continuous improvements to safety, quality, cost and delivery while growing and expanding capabilities within the warehouse.
• Audits all billing activity for accuracy and oversees purchase orders, vouchers and customer billing.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Staff management

Forecasting

Problem solving

Lean/Six Sigma

Educación

Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain or related field

Herramientas

Warehouse Management System

Descripción del empleo

Our client is a 30+ year old 3PL with over 10 locations, 5 million sq. feet of warehousing space across the United States. The core focus of their business is B2B and D2C for clients within the retail, apparel, furniture, and home goods industries.

LOCATION

Pooler, Georgia

SUMMARY

The Operations Manager is responsible for the operational performance by providing direction and leadership to exempt and non-exempt associates at this facility. This role is ultimately responsible for ensuring that orders are selected accurately and packed/shipped without damage for timely delivery.

Operations Management

• Ensures operational procedures for executing activities for incoming and outgoing shipments, handling and disposition of products, and keeping the highest standards of inventory accuracy in place.
• Develops and manages a comprehensive strategy for the facility by shaping requirements, assessing deliverables and utilizing resources to help eliminate process problems.
• Plans long-term labor needs based on sales, forecasts and historical data
• Conducts analysis of workload compared to labor hours and equipment.
• Manages between 5-8 dedicated customers in the same building or public accounts in the warehouse.
• Collaborates with teams from other facilities to share knowledge, problem solve
• Responsible for facility P&L and budget preparation.
• Audits all billing activity for accuracy. Properly signs and authorizes all purchase order requisitions, vouchers and customer billing.
• Ensures proper percentage of labor is charged to respective departments to ensure proper factoring is achieved to identify accurate productivity.
• Reports out on locations financial and operational performance.
• Conducts monthly review of aging for accounts receivable and works closely with the Director and Corporate office to recover balances in a timely fashion.
• Conducts annual review of customer contracts, determining and recommending annual increases to the Vice-President and Director of Operations
• Drives continuous improvements to safety, quality, cost and delivery while growing and expanding capabilities within the warehouse.

Employee Relations/Development

• Ensures the daily pre-shift meetings cover previous productivity, operational problems, forecasting workload and any other pertinent company information.
• Ensures proper staffing and support hiring for all facility operations.
• Ensures all new employees are properly on-boarded; completing required paperwork and following a structured training schedule.
• Produces and effectively communicates department goals and individual performance goals that ensure the facility achieves operational success.
• Travels to other warehouses and participates in department or company meetings, as necessary
• Plays an active role in employee development and talent selection.
• Provides regular coaching and feedback on performance, prepares and presents formal performance appraisals and make recommendations and approve annual compensation increases.

Safety and Security

• Implements safety and sanitation schedules that ensure the facilities compliance with corporate, OSHA, FDA, AIB or ASI standards.
• Coordinates all alarm-monitoring systems and reviews sprinkler system testing.
• Ensures the safe, clean and efficient operation of the facility to meet service standards
• Actively supports and participates in all safety initiatives in the facility
• Prevents associate incident and injury by overseeing accident investigations, assessing root cause analysis and implementing necessary improvements

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Business or related field preferred
• 7+ years of supervisory experience in a warehouse or distribution environment
• Experience with Warehouse Management Systems
• Working knowledge of OSHA, DOT, HAZMAT, FDA regulations and the willingness to become certified in one or more of these areas as necessary
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with or desire to learn performance metrics, process improvement, and Lean/Six Sigma tools.