Warehouse Manager

Position Title: Warehouse Manager
Location: Midland, TX
FLSA Class: To be confirmed
Responsible to: Materials Manager

Position Summary: The Warehouse Manager is responsible for overseeing daily operations of the Midland warehouse, including receiving, putaway, picking, cycle counting, material handling, and VGT service parts support. This position leads warehouse personnel, maintains inventory accuracy, establishes standardized operating procedures, and aligns replenishment with daily field and shop requirements.

The Warehouse Manager works closely with site leadership, Shop, Fleet, Gas, Procurement, and Materials Planning teams to ensure materials are available to support operations. This role also develops cost-saving initiatives and ensures warehouse activities align with the Materials Management department’s standards, systems, and reporting requirements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead, schedule, and develop the Midland warehouse team, including the Warehouse Lead and hourly warehouse personnel, establishing clear daily priorities across warehouse functions.

• Develop, implement, and maintain standard operating procedures for receiving, putaway, picking, cycle counting, and material handling, ensuring alignment with department-wide Materials Management standards.

• Maintain inventory accuracy through cycle count programs, inventory accuracy tracking, discrepancy investigations, and corrective actions.

• Conduct weekly coordination meetings with Shop, Fleet, and Gas teams to review material usage, shortages, and upcoming demand.

• Communicate demand trends and replenishment requirements to the Materials Manager and adjust inventory support to meet daily operational needs.

• Develop and implement a strategy for comparing actual material usage against projected demand, supported by key performance indicators.

• Establish and maintain reporting for material returns and reverse logistics.

• Partner with Procurement and Materials Planners to develop, implement, and monitor cost-saving initiatives related to parts demand and warehouse operations.

• Ensure inventory transactions, including receipts, putaway, picks, issues, transfers, and counts, are recorded accurately and promptly in the ERP system.

• Support department initiatives related to inventory system integrity, barcode technology, and scanning processes.

• Coordinate with the Shipping & Receiving Supervisor on scheduled delivery routes, backhauls, and inbound and outbound shipments affecting Midland operations.

• Maintain safe, clean, and organized warehouse, third-party logistics, shed, and laydown yard areas.

• Enforce safety policies and procedures and support incident prevention across warehouse operations.

• Support onboarding and training for warehouse personnel, including establishing the VGT Service Parts function in coordination with the VGT shop.

• Build effective working relationships with site leadership and internal customers to support consistent service and operational alignment.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.

• Associate’s or bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.

• Minimum of five years of progressive experience in warehouse or inventory operations.

• Minimum of two years of supervisory or management experience.

• Experience in oilfield services, energy, or industrial parts operations strongly preferred.

• Experience using enterprise resource planning (ERP) or warehouse management systems (WMS) required; NetSuite experience strongly preferred.

• Demonstrated experience developing standard operating procedures, KPI reporting, and cycle count programs that improve inventory accuracy.

• Strong leadership, coaching, and team development skills, including experience supervising hourly personnel and team leads.

• Effective verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to lead coordination meetings and report operational performance to leadership.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate inventory accuracy and material usage data into corrective actions.

• Excellent organizational and time management skills in a high-volume environment supporting changing field requirements.

• Ability to identify and implement cost-saving opportunities in partnership with Procurement and Materials Planning.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.

• Forklift certification or the ability to obtain certification.

• Valid driver’s license.

• This position is primarily based on-site in Midland, TX, and works in warehouse, yard, and outdoor laydown environments. Work may involve exposure to heat, cold, dust, and noise typical of West Texas operations. Regular interaction with warehouse personnel, site leadership, and internal customers is required. Occasional travel to other locations may be required for training, coordination, and standardization activities.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to stand, walk, bend, and reach for extended periods in warehouse and yard environments.

• Ability to regularly lift and move materials weighing up to 50 pounds.

• Ability to operate forklifts and other material handling equipment.

• Ability to use computers and standard office equipment.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

VoltaGrid is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, arrest record, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

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