Warehouse Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Essential Duties

Essential duties are interpreted as being descriptive and not restrictive in nature. Other duties may be assigned.

1. Performs all work in a safe manner; promotes and fosters a safe work environment.
2. Maintains receiving, shipping, warehousing, and distribution operations by initiating, coordinating, and enforcing program, operational, and personnel policies and procedures.
3. Shares responsibility for controlling inventory levels by conducting physical counts ensuring all locations are cycle counted quarterly.
4. Responsible for the planning and execution of physical inventory quarterly. Compares physical counts to SAP and reconciles per Kingspan standards.
5. Maintains warehouse staff job results by coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees, planning, monitoring, and appraising job results.
6. Works closely with Production, Planning, Transportation and Logistics teams to ensure work schedules are organized and product is stored safely.
7. Responsible for First in First out (FIFO) product rotation.
8. Conducts training of all warehouse employees and Production Lift Truck Operators (LTO), to ensure compliance of all processes and procedures.
9. Manages timecard approval of all direct reports.
10. Manages/Leads continuous improvement projects, including facility improvement.

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Education and/or Experience: Bachelor’s degree in logistics or management plus at least 5 years of experience running a warehouse; or High School Diploma or GED plus at least 10 years of experience running a warehouse. Prefer someone with at least 2 years of RF Scanner warehouse management experience.

SAP – Experience – Highly desired.

Must have:

• Experience with business computer applications (Microsoft Office).
• SAP or similar software experience.
• Knowledge and practice of modern manufacturing and warehousing techniques.
• Strong leadership skills, analytical, and problem solving ability.
• Strong organizational skills; strict attention to detail; ability to multi-task and prioritize.
• Strong communication skills, effective interpersonal and conflict resolution skills.
• The ability to deal with highly complex issues and to stay calm when under pressure.

Must be able to:

• Work in a team based environment..
• Set and manage multiple priorities.
• Follow directions and get along well with others.

Competency Statement(s):

• Aligning Performance for Success - Focusing and managing individual performance by helping others set performance goals/objectives, and then tracking results and continually evaluating performance effectiveness. Aligning Performance for Success supports our business drivers of Building a High Performance Culture and Increasing Global Focus.
• Building Influential Partnerships - Leveraging relationships with internal and external partners to persuade key stakeholders to take action that will address customers’ needs and advance business objectives. Building Influential Partnership supports our business driver of Executing a Competitive Strategy.
• Customer Focus - Ensuring that the internal or external customer’s perspective is a driving force behind strategic priorities, business decisions, organizational processes, and individual activities; crafting and implementing service practices that meet customers’ and own organization’s needs; promoting and operationalizing customer service as a value. Customer Focus supports our business driver of Increasing Revenue Production.
• Decision Making - Identifying and understanding challenges and opportunities by gathering, analysing, and interpreting quantitative and qualitative information; choosing the best course of action by establishing clear decision criteria, generating and evaluating alternatives, and making timely decisions; taking action that is consistent with facts and optimizes probable consequences. Decision Making supports our business driver of Driving Efficiency.
• High-Impact Communication - Clearly and succinctly conveying information and ideas to individuals and groups in a variety of situations; communicating in a focused and compelling way that influences others’ thoughts and actions. High-Impact Communication supports our business drivers of Building a High Performance Culture, Increasing Financial Performance, Increasing Global Focus, Executing a Competitive Strategy and Driving Efficiency.
• Leading a Culture of Trust & Integrity - Fostering a work environment that encourages people to act with integrity and treat each other and their ideas with respect; creating and protecting a high-trust environment by setting an example, advocating for others in the face of challenges, removing barriers, and rewarding others for demonstrating behaviors that cultivate trust. Leading a Culture of Trust and Integrity supports our business driver of Building a High Performance Culture.
• Health & Safety - The ability to effectively oversee, implement, and promote health and safety practices within a designated area or team. Individuals with this competency are responsible for ensuring the well-being of employees by creating and maintaining a safe and secure work environment. This includes the application of relevant regulations, the development of preventive measures, and the fostering of a culture that prioritizes health and safety.

Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as operating instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Must be able to communicate orally and written in English.

Mathematical Skills: Ability to calculate figures by using basic math skills (add, subtract, multiply and divide).

Reasoning Skills: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

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