Warehouse Manager

Overview

Parts Authority, founded in 1973, is a leading national distributor of automotive replacement parts, tools/equipment and transmissions. Headquartered in Long Island, New York, Parts Authority is rapidly expanding, and today has more than 300 locations servicing customers in Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Washington DC and Wisconsin.

Parts Authority has grown through both organic initiatives and acquisitions. Over the past several years Parts Authority has acquired over a dozen companies as part of its expansion strategy. Parts Authority's catalog of over 3 million parts covering more than 125 million applications, ensures our customer partners receive the parts they want, when they want them.

What makes Parts Authority different is OUR TEAM. Parts Authority has a team of professionally trained, experienced counter people to assist in finding the right parts and the right brand for each application.

Parts Authority carries the best brands in the business for domestic and import vehicles. AC Delco, Motorcraft, Denso, Bosch, KYB, Monroe, Gates, Dorman and Exide are just a few of the more than 400 suppliers from around the world, that Parts Authority partners with to bring our customer partners the best parts.

Each team member plays a vital role in our success. We are rapidly expanding and looking for a professional, self motivated individual to fill the role of Warehouse Manager.

Responsibilities

The Warehouse Manager is responsible for all activities relating to warehouse operations for the assigned location, including developing strategic departmental initiatives and meaningful metrics to effectively manage, perform, and monitor all aspects of warehousing, logistics, and inventory management If you have previous warehouse leadership experience and work well in a fast-paced environment, we want to hear from you.

• Maintain a high level of productivity, efficiency and customer service :
• Ensure customer service goals are continuously met
• Receive, analyze and react to daily status reports across all distribution center functional areas.
• Oversee routing of deliveries to customers and stores to find the most efficient route. Plan routes for shuttles that travel between (hub) warehouses and stores (spokes).
• Analyze data on deliveries and transportation between hub warehouse and stores, and recommend/implement improvements.
• Ensure dock to stock for most lines within 72 hours.
• Audit and adjust processes and oversee employee productivity metrics.
• Formulate and enforce picking goals for each area/zone of the warehouse.
• Work with purchasing to develop and implement procedures for unloading orders from vendors and stocking them on our shelves.
• Ensure trucks/ trailers are efficiently and accurately loaded/ unloaded to support the efficient movement of goods and materials to their destinations to fulfill commitment to our customers and support sales objectives.
• Work with dispatchers and outbound production team to enhance customer service via delivery vehicles.

Staff Management :

• Lead and supervise a team of managers.
• Adjust staffing across multi-functional platforms when timelines are in jeopardy and plan staffing/workflow according to dynamic market changes.
• Assign staff to individual warehouse jobs, and develop and implement improvements in job staffing, including incorporating time studies.
• Identify, motivate, mentor and develop high performers
• Train, develop and motivate all team members
• Provide valuable and actionable feedback to team members during review periods and ongoing for consistent team growth.
• Hold team members accountable to high productivity metrics; coach for improvement as needed.
• Ability to work as part of a team

Oversee Operations :

• Review and maintain warehouse budget, control operating expenses and project capital expenditures (as necessary).
• Maintain 5S warehouse principles are administered and followed on a routine basis
• Maintain a meticulous standard for cleanliness, organization, and safety throughout the warehouse.
• Maintain a safe working environment. Ensure that safety and compliance practices meet DOT and OSHA standards
• Frequently communicate with executive level management.
• Manage carrier (FedEx, UPS, USPS, etc.) and local (contract) delivery relationships
• Performs additional duties as assigned
• Maintain and promote workplace safety
• Securing and transferring cash or other assets.

Qualifications

Some of the benefits of being a part of our growing Parts Authority family:

• Medical Coverage
• Pharmacy Coverage
• Dental Coverage
• Vision Coverage
• Basic Life and AD&D
• Short Term Disability Coverage
• Voluntary Short Term Disability Coverage
• Voluntary Long Term Disability Coverage
• Flexible Spending Account
• Commuter Expense Reimbursement Account
• Health Savings Account
• Health Reimbursement Account
• Accident Insurance
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• ID Theft Insurance
• Legal Plan Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid Holidays, Sick and Vacation
• Profit Sharing/401 (k) Plan
• Employee Discounts on Merchandise