Sr. Manager, Warehouse
About the role
Join a leader in pharmaceutical manufacturing and build what’s next. As Spokane’s largest manufacturing company, Jubilant HollisterStier LLC is a well-established force in the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries, providing a complete range of manufacturing services that support life-changing medicines around the world. We are nationally recognized for our expertise in producing sterile injectable vials and lyophilized products, and our Allergy business is a global leader in allergenic extracts that support treatments for allergies and asthma.
If you thrive on solving complex problems, improving systems, and building real solutions, this is your place. Your ideas matter—and your impact is felt globally.
Responsibilities
- Manage and effectively execute Transportation, Inventory Control, Receiving, Warehousing, and Distribution Operations by implementing best practices and enforcing operational and personnel policies and procedures.
- Serve as a critical resource in the Supply Chain Leadership team, providing direction and process improvement in warehouse functions.
- Ensure all role functions are efficient and effective, meeting the production needs of the JHS facility in Spokane.
- Oversee and provide leadership for onsite and offsite warehouses, including Transportation, Receiving, Warehouse, Material staging, Material discard, Shipping, and Cycle counts.
- Manage and lead the warehouse team across onsite and offsite warehouses.
- Provide leadership for Transportation, Receiving, Warehouse, Shipping, and Inventory Control Specialist personnel.
- Lead the hiring, selection, onboarding, and training of new employees.
- Coach, counsel, and discipline staff; monitor performance and appraise results.
- Ensure the warehouse team stays in compliance with current processes, process changes, and newly implemented changes.
- Provide safe working conditions and practices in all areas of departmental control.
- Promote and educate a safe environment by training staff on Health and Safety standards.
- Act as a prime liaison between the warehouse team and other departments.
- Approve invoices via the APP system (invoices management system).
- Lead and mentor continuous process improvement initiatives.
- Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations related to warehousing, material handling, and shipping.
- Ensure inventory accuracy.
- Develop and report Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
- Manage budgets and control expenditures, including proposals for capital equipment requests.
- Contribute to inventory control by ensuring receiving, warehouse, and shipping activities are performed per procedure and inventory levels reconcile with SAP.
- Responsible for department SOP writing, modification, and adherence.
- Collaborate with Supply Chain leadership on carrier contracts and relevant services contract management, as well as vendor performance evaluations.
- Provide regulatory and client tours during audits and serve as the area expert for questions during client or regulatory audits.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science required; 10 years of experience in lieu of degree required.
- 5+ years of related experience required.
- Direct supervisory management experience required.
- Complex automated technical systems knowledge required.
- Strategic planning and analysis desired.
- Pharmaceutical experience desired.
- FDA Regulated Industry experience (strict cGMP operations control) desired.
- Extensive experience with written and verbal communications, including presenting skills required.
- Extensive analysis and planning experience required.
- Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint experience required.
- ERP operating systems/concept understanding; SAP experience desired.
- Functional expert experience in Continuous Improvement required.
- Experience providing analysis, diagnosis, or production tasks to noticeably impact end results required.
- Ability to lift 50 lbs unassisted required.
- Pushing/pulling required for warehouse-related work.
- Prolonged standing required.
- <10% travel required; some for external trainings.
Schedule
Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–4:30 PM
Pay
Hiring wage: $119,900.00–$169,200.00 annually, with opportunities for growth, promotion, and annual raises.
Benefits
Benefits start on day one and include:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
- Life and AD&D Insurance
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program