Warehouse Manager

POSITION SUMMARY: The Warehouse Manager is responsible for leading all warehouse and distribution operations at the Lee's Summit facility, ensuring the safe, efficient, and cost-effective movement of materials from production through customer shipment. The role provides strategic and operational leadership for receiving, inventory management, warehousing, picking, shipping, transportation coordination, and SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) execution. The Warehouse Manager develops supervisors and warehouse teams while driving operational excellence across safety, service, inventory accuracy, productivity, and continuous improvement. As a key member of the Operations Leadership Team, this role partners closely with Customer Service, Planning, Manufacturing, Transportation, Procurement, and Quality to ensure customer commitments are met while continuously improving warehouse performance. POSITION RESPONSIBILITES: 1. Safety, Compliance & Food Safety Build and maintain a zero-incident safety culture. Ensure compliance with OSHA, HACCP, GMP, company safety policies and food safety requirements. Lead serious incident investigations and corrective actions. Ensure supervisors consistently execute daily safety expectations. Champion 5S and visual workplace standards. 2. Operational Leadership Provide overall leadership for: Receiving Finished Goods Warehouse Raw Material Warehouse Shipping Inventory Control Material Flow Yard Management SAP Warehouse Operations Ensure all warehouse activities support production requirements and customer delivery expectations. Own warehouse performance through daily operational reviews and KPI management. Own warehouse execution of customer shipments by ensuring: Orders are picked on time Priority orders are executed quickly Cross-functional recovery plans are developed during shortages Partner daily with: Customer Service Planning Transportation Manufacturing to maximize OTIF performance. 4. SAP Warehouse Excellence Serve as the warehouse business owner for SAP EWM execution. Responsible for: Warehouse transaction accuracy Inventory integrity Bin accuracy Warehouse Monitor utilization Lead continuous improvement of SAP warehouse processes. Develop warehouse super users and ensure consistent adherence to standard work. 5. Inventory Accuracy Own inventory integrity throughout the warehouse. Lead: Cycle Count Program Inventory Adjustments Transaction Audits Target world-class inventory accuracy. 6. Transportation & Shipping Partner with Transportation to optimize: Load planning Ensure warehouse readiness supports transportation efficiency. 7. Labour Planning Develop labour strategies that align staffing with customer demand. Responsible for: Staffing plans Overtime management Temporary labour Workforce balancing Productivity improvement Monitor labour cost and productivity daily. Lead Warehouse Supervisors and Inventory personnel. Responsibilities include: Coaching supervisors Performance management Succession planning Accountability culture Build a high-performance warehouse leadership team. Lead warehouse improvement initiatives focused on: Material flow Warehouse layout Productivity Inventory accuracy Dock flow Automation opportunities Utilize Lean principles and structured problem solving. 10. Performance Management Develop warehouse scorecards and review performance daily. Key metrics include: Safety OTIF Inventory Accuracy Picking Accuracy Shipping Accuracy Dock-to-Stock Time Warehouse Productivity Labour Cost Overtime SAP Compliance Qualifications Education Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business or related field preferred. Experience 8–10 years of warehouse leadership in manufacturing Minimum 5 years managing supervisors Experience leading warehouses exceeding 75 employees preferred High-volume manufacturing experience required Food packaging or plastics experience preferred Multi-shift operation experience required #J-18808-Ljbffr