Warehouse Manager

About the role

DSV, founded in 1976, is now the world's third-largest provider of global transport and logistics solutions. We manage the entire supply chain, handling the transportation, storage, packaging, processing, and clearance of goods across more than 80 countries.

Responsibilities

• Conducts staff meetings to review daily/weekly work activities, plan and assure continuous improvement.
• Effectively keeps senior management and client representatives informed of critical issues that affect the operations.
• Ensures the development of systems and procedures for managing operations, equipment, and products in a safe and profitable manner in accordance with company policies, guidelines, and procedures. Manages operations to meet prescribed productivity and service goals. Complies with terms outlined in sites operating agreements with the client.
• Implements and reports on-going cost savings measures. Provides ideas and suggestions for more efficient operations.
• Maintains high degree of motivation in team members to retain focus of providing highest levels of customer satisfaction.
• Supports adherence to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Supports and trains team members with adherence to SOPs (corporate and client).
• Supports the development of an annual operating budget. Develops and manages a system of controls to ensure that service levels and operational performance goals are met within prescribed cost, revenue, and profit parameters. Assists and supports to ensure that the budgeting and pricing activities are in compliance with contract guidelines.
• Manages existing programs for maintaining company standards of sanitation, maintenance, security, housekeeping, safety and, equipment including material handling equipment (MHE). Ensures team members are properly trained on any MHE.
• Keeps informed of relevant new technology and make recommendations as applicable.
• Achieves company goals in terms of injury frequency ratings (IFR) and other safety metrics by establishing a proactive and participative safety culture within the operations. Audits warehouse daily for compliance with safety, security, and quality principles and rules. Maintains a clean, neat and orderly work area. Ensures all federal, provincial or other statutory requirements are adhered to within the parameters of Health and Safety.

Qualifications

• Education and/or Experience: Must have a High school diploma or general education degree (GED). 3 years’ experience working in a logistics/distribution/relevant environment. 1 year experience in a supervisory role. Able to operate MHE.
• Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Professional Designations: Satisfactory completion of a forklift training program.

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

• Computer Skills: Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Work, and Power Point), RF Scanners, WMS functions.
• Language Skills: English (reading, writing, verbal).
• Mathematical Skills: Basic to intermediate level to verify quantities of product, count inventory, or perform other duties associated with handling, storing and distributing client products.
• Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee rarely is exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate. The physical demands and work environment characteristics described above are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, and life insurance, along with flexible and health spending accounts, short and long-term disability coverage, and wellness resources.
• 401(k) plan offering company-matching contributions up to 5%.
• Paid time off, paid holidays, and additional floating holidays.

Pay

The expected base pay range is $80,000.00 – $80,000.00 Annual. Actual compensation will be determined based on job-related factors such as relevant experience, skills, education, certifications, and geographic location, in accordance with applicable laws and company policy.

Schedule

Full Time