About this role
As the Warehouse Manager, you will lead and develop a high-performing team while driving change and improving operational efficiency. You will establish strong communication practices, engage employees, and implement process improvements to support continuous improvement. You will work in in a fast-paced, hands-on environment with meaningful opportunities for growth.
Responsibilities:
- Manage a fast paced, hands-on environment.
- Lead a team of operations associates to ensure best in class customer service is delivered daily.
- Select, coach, counsel, and develop a team of warehouse associates, including a team lead.
- Align with sales to anticipate operational demands, build trust in operational ability, and provide exceptional service to our customers.
- Serve as a liaison and build meaningful relationships with; Leadership peers, sales teams, customer service, transportation, facilities, finance, audit teams, corporate quality and other Anixter teams.
- Design and implement new procedures, prepares cost projections, lead maintenance activities and analyze site performance.
- Monitors workflow, work completed, error rates and related metrics and adjusts accordingly.
- Direct and oversee programs to ensure safety of all associates, equipment and property. Ensure compliance with all company, customer and government/regulatory requirements.
- Monitor and develop staffing plans to ensure proper staffing levels -- manages labor costs, overtime and retention.
Qualifications:
- High school diploma or equivalent required
- 1+ years required, 5 years preferred, of supervision in warehouse environment
- 1+ years required, 5 years preferred, of supervision with inventory control and cycle counting
- Extensive experience leading full cycle warehouse activities
- Experienced engagement with handling materials
- Ability to interface effectively with warehouse team members, other departments, customers, sales teams and vendors
- Ability to foster a cooperative work environment, set clear expectations, and hold people accountable
- Experience identifying development opportunities and leading change initiatives
- Knowledge of inventory management practices, warehouse and distribution best practices, quality management systems and facility maintenance programs
- Excellent computer skills and warehouse management system experience required
- Strong communicator, self-directed, motivated and goal oriented