Warehouse Manager

We are searching for a Warehouse Manager to work with our Client in Hawthorne, NJ.

The Warehouse Manager is responsible for Consumer Products in a fast-moving environment. The Warehouse Manager manages receiving, multiple warehouses, third-party trucking, and DSD activities. Manages the warehouse ensuring the receipt, coordination, and safety of goods coming through a warehouse. Also ensures that orders arrive and are dispatched on time to the appropriate destinations and in the expected quantities.

Major Responsibilities / Accountabilities

• The full materials/component movement and storage process is well understood and strong inter-departmental partnerships are established that allow the effective execution of orders and development of solutions to challenges associated with internal & external customer expectations.
• Executes the daily shipping schedule ensuring the accuracy of all products shipped to customers.
• Internal and external customers are completely satisfied with the timing and communication related to inventory and warehousing services.
• A comprehensive set of department performance metrics with trends and targets are developed, analyzed, reported and available to be discussed at team meetings.
• Proposals to increase customer satisfaction and business process effectiveness are developed, documented, and implemented.
• Inventory management results in organization, cleanliness, FIFO, cycle count accuracy, and minimal “shrinkage” & damage.
• Directly reporting team members to show the clear behaviors and culture indicative of working for a leader that fosters collaboration, challenging responsibilities, ability to contribute, learning, and growth in a positive work environment.
• Product Quality / Food Safety
• Maintain Good Manufacturing, Food Safety, and Quality Practices.
• Recommend measures to improve the quality of products and production methods.
• Take all measures necessary to ensure food safety and quality.
• Recommend measures to improve the quality of department operations.
• Ensure a safe, clean and productive work environment, and maintain a positive employee relations climate throughout the organization.
• Oversee the training of personnel in the performance of job responsibilities, including the safe and proper handling and/or use of material, tools, machinery, and equipment.
• Maintain an adequately staffed, well qualified, and fully-trained Logistics organization.
• Implement changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency.

Background/Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations or equivalent, with a minimum of seven (7) years of relative combined experience in the areas of warehousing, logistics, inventory control, manufacturing, and management is strongly preferred.
• Experience in managing food warehouse multiple shifts. Prefer experience with refrigerated warehouses.
• Fully developed personal competencies in attention to detail, organization and prioritization, time management, analytical thinking, a bias for action, communication, and customer care. Tenacious, determined, results-oriented, resourceful at collecting, processing, and sharing information.
• Fully developed skills and experience with Excel and MRP systems.
• Bilingual English and Spanish preferred.

Successful candidates will possess:

• Integrity
• Familiarity with failure, but never comfortable with it
• Selfless, team-oriented predisposition
• Willingness to respectfully challenge conventional thinking
• Proactive engagement in critical business matters

Salary and Benefits:

• Salary $95,000 – $110,000 BOE

• On day 90 receive benefits: Health, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance, 401K