Warehouse Manager

Warehouse Manager

Purple is a digitally-native vertical brand with a mission to help people feel and live better through innovative comfort solutions. To us, comfort means more than great products, it means empowering every employee to feel comfortable being themselves. We believe your career at Purple will be a one-of-a-kind "Career in Comfort" because our workforce is one-of-a-kind. We are committed to a culture of collaboration where every voice is heard and understood. As an innovation company at our core, we believe a diversity workforce brings better insights, solutions and products and serves as the backbone to bettering our company. Join with us as we add to our team of exceptional individuals who will help us take over the world — one mattress at a time.

Compensation: $85,000 - $100,000

Job Description

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Coach, manage, and develop a team of between 20-50 Associates
• Communicate policies to your team and act as the primary information source for the team - maintaining compliance, consistency, and taking corrective action when needed
• Create, manage, and support recognition programs
• Maintain all Standard work is both updated, designed, and implemented
• Support all safety programs and OSHA compliance to ensure a safe work environment for all associates
• Maintain all timecards for all associates.
• Ensure procedures are followed for building security and product loss prevention
• Partner with senior management team to establish and maintain quality control standards as well as KPI's for departments.
• Develop performance goals and targets to achieve customer demand and ensure accuracy and quality
• Owns all inventory controls and materials movements processes for the warehouse and is responsible to design, improve, enforce, train, audit, troubleshoot, and report on both.
• Is responsible for the successful completion of regular full inventory counts, leading the preparation and execution of each count.
• Works with the Manufacturing Controller and the accounting group to meet all auditor expectations regarding inventory and inventory controls within the warehouse.
• Works directly with warehouse supervisors, leads, and staff to execute daily team responsibilities including shipping, receiving, materials movements, cycle counting, and other warehouse duties as assigned.
• Work with production management to set Kanban levels for raw materials and component goods and ensure Kanban's are maintained at established levels.
• Works with representatives from all other departments to discover needs that can be met by the warehouse team

Required Skills, Education, Experience:

• BS/BA or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 5 - 7 years warehouse and or operations experience
• Prior supervisory experience
• Strong computer skills
• Experience with ERP systems (NetSuite knowledge a plus)
• Must be able to pass a background screening and drug test
• Comfortable with ERP systems and the role of inventory management and warehousing activities within an ERP environment
• Knowledge and experience with WMS systems integrated to ERP systems
• Ability to communicate effectively with shipping companies
• Familiar with lean design and concepts
• Comfortable operating and managing in a dynamic environment

Physical Requirements

Physical activities may occasionally include:

• Remaining in stationary position, often standing, or sitting for prolonged periods of time.
• Adjusting or moving objects up to 15 pounds in all directions.

Physical activities may constantly include:

• Communicating with others to exchange information.
• Repetitive motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers.
• Assessing the accuracy, neatness and thoroughness of work assigned.

Environmental Conditions may occasionally include:

• Noisy open office environment

Benefits and Perks

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 401(k) Match
• Flexible PTO
• Earn a Mattress
• Purple Swag
• Amazing Purple Products

Why Work at Purple?

• Make your mark: We value innovative thinking. At Purple, you will be empowered to bring your ideas to life as we work together to improve people's lives through comfort.
• Gain unique experience: Be a part of one of the fastest growing companies in Utah! The contributions you make will matter at Purple as the company continues to grow with you.
• Awesome culture: Join the tight-knit team at Purple and you can enjoy working alongside industry experts, making close friends, and annual employee appreciation events.

Purple provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.