Director of Warehouse Operations
Gables Search Group · Atlanta, GA · 1 wk ago
ManagementFull-time
Responsibilities
- Lead a 24/7 warehouse operation supporting a high-volume food manufacturing environment
- Own operational performance of ASRS crane systems, automated storage solutions, WMS, ERP, and related warehouse technologies
- Partner with Manufacturing, Transportation, Maintenance, Engineering, IT, Quality, Food Safety, and Supply Chain teams to ensure safe, accurate, and efficient product flow
- Drive inventory accuracy, FIFO rotation, order fulfillment, dock-to-stock, order-to-ship, and outbound shipping performance
- Improve ASRS uptime, throughput, system utilization, loading accuracy, and warehouse productivity
- Lead labor planning, staffing, budget management, capital projects, and automation improvement initiatives
- Maintain a safety-first, food-safety-focused, audit-ready warehouse culture
- Ensure compliance with OSHA, FDA, GMP, SQF, food defense, and internal food safety requirements
- Build and develop a high-performing warehouse leadership team focused on accountability, engagement, safety, and continuous improvement
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Engineering, Business, or related field
- 7+ years of progressive warehouse/distribution leadership experience
- At least 2 years in a Director-level or senior warehouse leadership role
- Required experience in food manufacturing or food distribution
- Required hands-on leadership experience with Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (ASRS), specifically high-bay automated crane systems
- Strong WMS, ERP, inventory control, FIFO, and warehouse automation experience
- Experience leading large 24/7 multi-shift warehouse operations
- Experience managing exempt and non-exempt warehouse teams
- Strong understanding of food safety, GMP, FDA, SQF, OSHA, and audit-ready warehouse practices
- Experience with labor planning, budgeting, forecasting, KPIs, throughput, inventory accuracy, shipping accuracy, and operational cost management
- Experience partnering cross-functionally with manufacturing, maintenance, engineering, IT, transportation, quality, and supply chain