Warehouse Manager

About the Role

Provide managerial, functional, and technical expertise in distribution services with a focus on improving execution in inventory control, customer service, shipping, receiving, food safety, and effective transport of raw and finished materials. Manage the Distribution and Shipping/Receiving departments in a quality, safe, and efficient manner while collaborating with USDA, Safety, Human Resources, Quality Assurance, Inventory Planning, Operations, and Maintenance. Maintain daily awareness of supply and demand for OLAM-produced products and execute actions to resolve inefficient product movement, ensuring acceptable customer service at minimum cost. Deliver distribution service programs on time and within budget.

Responsibilities

• Work with accounting and operations to maintain accurate inventory and reporting systems for finished products, raw materials, packaging, and ingredients.
• Ensure inventory processes meet or exceed corporate quality standards for food safety (recall) and positive material release requirements; manage accuracy and distress levels within budget.
• Process orders for shipments in a timely and accurate manner to meet customer requirements and corporate-level service targets.
• Ensure a safe work environment and collaborate with the Safety department to meet corporate goals and governmental standards, including training and certifications on forklifts, order pickers, floor maintenance equipment, and fall protection.
• Develop relationships with Plant Operations, Corporate Supply Chain, Transportation, Sales, and customer contacts to promote high customer service standards.
• Manage labor costs to achieve favorable variance, ensuring operations meet or exceed planned service levels and approved budget.
• Assure efficient and economical utilization of materials, improve methods, and eliminate wasteful practices within distribution, scheduling, and shipping/receiving departments.
• Develop distribution staff to meet personal and company goals, conduct annual performance evaluations, and ensure training programs meet organizational needs.
• Work with outside warehousing to handle and maintain product integrity.
• Utilize HR planning process systems to facilitate PMP, IDP, and talent review processes.
• Achieve monthly throughput goals set by Enterprise Logistics and monitor manpower needs to process customer and stock transfer orders on time.
• Develop high-performance employees and teams to drive business results.
• Coordinate Material Safety Data Sheets and allergens for all raw and packaging materials with Quality Assurance.
• Provide comprehensive analysis of slotting and material flow (raw, packaging, finished goods) to develop innovative solutions for efficiency and effectiveness, including data collection, analysis, evaluation, and scenario recommendations.
• Assume profit and loss responsibility where appropriate.
• Perform root cause analysis and implement new or revised practices to achieve goals and standards.
• Perform any other duties assigned or directed by the Plant Manager or Regional Distribution Services Manager.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in logistics, transportation, distribution, business administration, or a related field.
• Minimum of five years’ experience in warehouse operations, transportation management, and/or supply chain management.
• Good working knowledge of distribution operations, logistics, information systems, customer service, transportation, inventory management, and supply chain management.
• Decisive, innovative, and possess solid interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills, along with strong influencing and negotiation abilities.
• Warehouse Management Systems knowledge, especially SAP, preferred.
• Computer program literacy, including Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Pay

The pay for this role in the state of CA ranges from $87,000 to $116,000 and is based on position responsibilities and geographic location. Actual pay within this range may be determined by candidate’s experience, qualifications, and other factors.