Warehouse Manager

Job Profile Summary

Responsible for the storage and movement of materials and finished goods including: • Shipping & Receiving • Warehousing • Order Filling, Picking, and Packing • Inventory Control & Records Management • Dispatch • Developing transport schedules, methods, and routes • Analyzing and projecting transportation costs • Coordinating customs clearances and permits • Maintaining, loading, packing and driving vehicles • Evaluating, selecting, and managing ongoing relationships with external transport providers (e.g., fuel suppliers, trucking/shipping companies, etc.) • Acquiring and managing fleet vehicles

Responsibilities

• Monitor and manage the daily processing of all Purchase Orders and Stock Purchase Orders to ensure they flow through the Admin and Back Office Macola systems correctly to Order Close
• Ensure product is warehoused and disbursed to the picking line within the prescribed time frame, and systematically processing all Instawarehouse Purchase Orders to completion
• Ensures daily warehouse order processing is successfully executed and Pick Tickets/Products are shipped out from our warehouse
• Management of the receiving, inventory control & the returns department including the monitoring of the Direct and True Bins to properly issue out for accurate inventory and processing orders to close
• Aid with expediting customer service orders and monitoring orders and inventory for order completion
• Input data, provide training, supervise staff, oversee workflow & resolve problems
• Aid Customer Service Manager(s) in resolving any shipment or returns issues
• Enforce proper use and maintenance of any Instawarehouse equipment – motorized or other
• Ensure proper delivery and pickup of inventory using appropriate shipping sources
• Ensure that the Instawarehouse is properly staffed at all times during normal business hours or other hours as may be deemed necessary by management
• Ensure that all Instawarehouse floor areas, offices, front walkways, dock and dumpster areas are clean, neat and free of any debris
• Motivating, organizing and encouraging teamwork within the workforce to ensure set productivity targets are met
• Train staff and monitoring their performance and progress

Qualifications

• Education: High School diploma or equivalent.
• Preferred Qualifications: Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
• Experience: 2 to 5 years of Supply Chain/Warehouse and Management experience
• Computer Applications: Proficiency with various Warehouse Management platforms and Inventory systems
• MS Office: Computer applications using MS office specifically excel, word, and PowerPoint
• Forklift Certification: Possess or ability to pass forklift certification

Skills

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work comfortably under pressure
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to prioritize individual and staff workloads to meet deadlines
• Effectively communicate with internal and external customers (management, coworkers, and suppliers.)
• Ability to write short correspondence
• Ability to accurately spell
• Ability to speak and write English in a clear, understandable manner
• Ability to accurately follow detailed procedures and processes
• Ability to work accurately in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work with a diverse group of people
• Ability to work comfortably under pressure
• Ability to prioritize and work multiple tasks and exceed deadlines
• Ability to work independently and with a group on various on-going projects simultaneously
• Effectively communicate with internal and external customers (management, co-workers, vendors and customers.)
• Must be able to perform basic arithmetic calculations (e.g., addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and percentage functions.)
• Ability to concentrate for extended periods of time
• Must have the ability to work in a non-climate controlled environment (hot in the summer and cold in the winter.)
• Must be able to lift and move packages up to 50 pounds
• Must be able to bend, reach and stoop
• Must be able to look at a computer screen for periods of time and type
• Requires the ability to read written instructions, reports and other documentation
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
• The employee frequently is required to talk or hear
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud

Physical Demands

• Must be able to stand, move and walk 75%+ of the day
• Must have the ability to work in a non-climate controlled environment (hot in the summer and cold in the winter.)
• Must be able to lift and move packages up to 50 pounds
• Must be able to bend, reach and stoop
• Must be able to look at a computer screen for periods of time and type
• Requires the ability to read written instructions, reports and other documentation
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
• The employee frequently is required to talk or hear
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud

Working Conditions

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job
• Must be able to stand, move and walk 75%+ of the day
• Must have the ability to work in a non-climate controlled environment (hot in the summer and cold in the winter.)
• Must be able to lift and move packages up to 50 pounds
• Must be able to bend, reach and stoop
• Must be able to look at a computer screen for periods of time and type
• Requires the ability to read written instructions, reports and other documentation
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
• The employee frequently is required to talk or hear
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud