Position: Warehouse Manager
Position Summary:
We are seeking an experienced Warehouse Manager to take full ownership of warehouse operations supporting a high-volume, three-shift contract aerosol filling manufacturing environment.
This role is accountable for the safe, accurate, and efficient flow of raw materials, components, chemicals, packaging materials, across the operation – from Receiving and put-away through production staging, line delivery, inventory control, yard operations, and finished goods movement.
The Warehouse Manager will lead the warehouse as an integrated operation across all three shifts, develop off shift Warehouse leads, deploy labor based on daily priorities, and ensure material issues are identified and resolved before they impact production.
Our operation maintains a lean inventory model of 8+ turns, making inventory accuracy, material availability, lot traceability, and disciplined warehouse execution critical to production performance.
The Warehouse Manager will also have a key leadership role in the implementation and ongoing execution of our barcode/WMS processes, ensuring inventory transactions, manufacturer lot numbers, locations, and material movements are accurate and traceable.
Key Responsibilities:
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Own day-to-day warehouse performance across all three shifts.
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Lead receiving, put-away, picking/staging, production material delivery, inventory control, yard operations, while coordinating internal material movement and yard priorities with the Shipping Supervisor to support both production requirements and outbound shipping.
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Ensure production materials are accurately staged and available before scheduled production.
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Own inventory accuracy and ensure physical inventory, system inventory, lot information, and warehouse locations remain aligned.
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Own warehouse inventory accuracy and inventory-control execution, including annual physical inventory, cycle-count performance, client owned inventory, required month-end client counts, variance reconciliation, and corrective action.
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Ensure accurate receiving and traceability, including manufacturer lot numbers, quantities, labeling, and required documentation.
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Lead warehouse adoption and execution of barcode/WMS processes and transaction discipline.
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Manage warehouse staffing, daily labor deployment, vacation/call-off coverage, overtime, and cross-training.
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Develop and manage 2nd and 3rd shift Warehouse leads.
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Coach, develop, and hold employees accountable for safety, accuracy, productivity, attendance, and teamwork.
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Own warehouse safety, organization, 5s, and continuous improvement.
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Monitor warehouse KPIs and drive improvements in receiving-to-put-away time, inventory accuracy, production material readiness, labor utilization, and material flow.
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Identify and recommend improvements related to staffing, equipment, space utilization, and warehouse processes.
Qualifications:
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5+ years of progressive warehouse, manufacturing-materials, or distribution experience.
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Previous warehouse or manufacturing leadership experience.
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Strong inventory control and material-flow experience.
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Experience with ERP, WMS, and/or bar code inventory systems.
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Strong people leadership, problem solving, and organizational skills.
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Experience supporting a fast-paced manufacturing operation.
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Multi-shift manufacturing experience preferred.
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Experience with lot-controlled inventory is strongly preferred.
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SAP Business One or similar ERP experience is a plus.
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Experience in aerosol, chemical, CPG, food, pharmaceutical, personal care, or toher traceability-driven manufacturing environments is a plus.
What Success Looks like:
The successful Warehouse Manager will build an operation where inventory is accurate and traceable, materials are received and put away promptly, production requirements are staged ahead, lines remain continuously supplied, off shifts have effective leadership, and warehouse issues are identified and resolved before they disrupt production.
This is a hands-on leadership position, but not a primary forklift driver role. We are looking for a leader who is visible on the floor, understands material flow, develops people, uses data to improve performance, and takes ownership of the warehouse operation.
Schedule:
Primarily first shift with flexibility to effectively support a three-shift manufacturing operation.
Pay/Benefits: This is an exempt position with pay based on experience, plus bonus eligibility. Benefits include: PTO, Holiday pay, health, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life, critical illness, accident, hospital indemnity, 401(k) with matching.
