Warehouse Manager

We are looking for a Warehouse Manager, who is responsible for the overall operation of the warehouse including receiving of materials, storage and inventory of materials, supply management and shipping of finished products. The Warehouse Manager leads a team of 9 warehouse associates supporting two shift operations. This position is at our client's Kennesaw, Georgia facility.

RESPONSIBILITES:

• Create and manage receiving, shipping, and warehousing processes and procedures, and audit staff compliance (FIFO, Inventory control).
• Ensure compliance to the use of the department systems
• Conduct physical counts of materials, finished goods and reconcile with data to maintain accurate inventory levels.
• Prepare an annual budget, plan out expenses, analyze any variances, and make necessary corrections to help company achieve financial objective
• Schedule and control labor cost against plan.
• Ability to develop, and train team against Standard Operating Procedures.
• Drive continuous improvement within the department.
• Recruit, train, coach and motivate employees to meet job expectations and use of performance management process.
• Prepare, maintain, and analyze various reports, noting trends and actionable items.
• Prepare action plans for new and/or existing processes that maximize efficiencies while maintaining exceptional quality standards.

REQUIREMENTS

• 3 to 5 years of experience managing a warehouse in a food production environment.
• Prior experience and demonstrated success with process improvement
• Demonstrated focus on safety through modeling behavior and influence
• Prior experience coaching and developing a team
• Ability to provide clear and strategic direction