Assistant Warehouse Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Assistant Warehouse Manager – New Hope, MN

Competitive wage: $26 to $28

Schedule: 7:00am to 3:30pm, Monday to Friday

About N9NE Furniture Group

N9NE Furniture Group is a fast-growing brand in the office furniture industry, delivering modern, functional, and affordable solutions across North America. Founded through a collaboration of four leading U.S. wholesalers, N9NE brings decades of industry expertise together under one powerful brand.

We furnish offices to the nines—with N9NE. Our extensive product line supports today’s modern workspaces, balancing style, performance, and value. With warehouses nationwide, we provide fast, reliable distribution and exceptional customer service coast to coast.

As we continue to grow, we’re looking for motivated, customer-focused individuals to join our team and help shape the future of office furniture.

The Role

We are seeking a motivated, hands-on Assistant Warehouse Manager to support the Warehouse Manager in overseeing the day-to-day operations of the warehouse. The Assistant Warehouse Manager provides hands-on leadership to warehouse employees, assists with coordinating daily workloads and activities, and serves as the primary point of contact for warehouse operations in the Warehouse Manager's absence.

This position offers a competitive hourly wage of $26.00 to $28.00 per hour, based on experience and qualifications. This is a 100% on-site position.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist the Warehouse Manager with the daily operation of the warehouse, including receiving, put-away, order picking, packing, staging, loading, shipping, and inventory activities.
• Provide day-to-day direction and support to warehouse employees to ensure work is completed safely, accurately, and efficiently.
• Help assign workloads and establish daily priorities based on customer orders, incoming shipments, deliveries, transfers, and operational needs.
• Monitor employee productivity, attendance, work quality, and adherence to established procedures.
• Assist with training and onboarding new warehouse employees and provide ongoing coaching and instruction to existing team members.
• Ensure products are properly received, inspected, labeled, stored, picked, and staged to minimize damage and inventory discrepancies.
• Assist with inventory counts, cycle counts, inventory reconciliation, and investigation of inventory discrepancies.
• Coordinate with customer service, sales, and other departments regarding orders, customer pickups, deliveries, inventory, and operational issues.
• Support the coordination of inbound and outbound freight, including carrier pickups, transfers, and customer orders.
• Verify shipping and receiving documentation for accuracy and completeness.
• Assist with maintaining an organized warehouse and ensuring aisles, loading areas, workstations, and storage locations are clean and free of hazards.
• Monitor proper use of forklifts, pallet jacks, material-handling equipment, and other warehouse equipment.
• Ensure employees follow Company safety policies, procedures, and required personal protective equipment standards.
• Identify safety concerns and operational issues and promptly communicate them to the Warehouse Manager or appropriate management.
• Assist with investigating damaged or missing products, shipping errors, and other warehouse discrepancies.
• Support equipment, building, and facility needs by identifying maintenance issues and coordinating with management as necessary.
• Assist with maintaining adequate warehouse supplies and equipment.
• Help enforce Company policies, procedures, attendance expectations, and performance standards.
• Provide input regarding employee performance, training needs, process improvements, and corrective action when appropriate.
• Perform warehouse duties as necessary to support the team and meet operational requirements.
• Assume responsibility for warehouse operations in the Warehouse Manager's absence.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Provides day-to-day direction and oversight to warehouse employees under the direction of the Warehouse Manager.
• May assist with training, scheduling, performance feedback, attendance management, and enforcement of Company policies and procedures.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Physical abilities: Ability to lift and move objects up to 75 pounds or more, stand and walk for long periods, and perform other physically demanding tasks.
• Computer Skills: Basic computer literacy for using warehouse management software and data entry.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Previous warehouse, distribution, or logistics experience required.
• Previous lead, supervisory, or warehouse management experience preferred.
• Experience in furniture distribution, wholesale distribution, or a similar environment preferred.
• Knowledge of receiving, shipping, inventory control, order fulfillment, and warehouse operations.
• Experience operating forklifts and other material-handling equipment preferred.
• Ability to lead employees and provide clear direction in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, and time-management skills.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to inventory and order accuracy.
• Ability to communicate effectively with employees, management, customers, drivers, and other departments.
• Comfort working in a dynamic, rapidly evolving environment; adaptable and able to pivot with shifting priorities.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Career Growth Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer

N9NE Furniture Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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