Warehouse Manager

Our client has retained our services to hire a full-time Warehouse Manager in Lincoln, NE!

The Warehouse Manager is responsible and held accountable for delivering, maintaining, enforcing, and executing the distribution operations within the company.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintains receiving, warehousing, and distribution operations by initiating, coordinating, and enforcing program, operational, and personnel policies and procedures.
• Safeguards operations and contents by establishing and monitoring procedures and protocols.
• Controls inventory levels by conducting physical counts; and reconciling with WMS and ERP systems.
• Maintains physical condition of operations by planning and implementing innovative design layouts; inspecting equipment; issuing work orders for repair and requisitions for replacement.
• Achieves financial objectives by managing weekly budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; and initiating corrective actions.
• Manages by walking around.
• Completes distribution operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees, following work performance and productivity.
• Maintains distribution staff by selecting, interviewing, on-boarding, and training employees.
• Maintains distribution staff job results by coaching, counseling, disciplining, planning, monitoring, and appraising job results.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops when available.
• Adhere to customer requirements.
• Deliver excellent customer service to our internal and external customers.
• Partners with HR regarding employee relations issues.

• Requires 7-10 years of knowledge and experience in distribution, receiving, and inventory control or materials management preferably in a cold storage or manufacturing environment.
• Requires a minimum of 3-5 years prior applicable supervisory experience.
• Candidate must demonstrate ability to lead people and get results through others.
• Experience working in a team-oriented environment
• Candidate must demonstrate attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities
• Requires effective and professional oral and written communication skills
• Required previous experience in managing a budget, forecasting, and analyzing labor standards.
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the methodologies of Lean Continuous Improvement and apply these concepts where applicable in the operation.
• Proven safety management experience
• Ability to think ahead and plan over a 30-day time span and prepare action plans to achieve results.
• Ability to balance and achieve positive results in the areas of safety, quality, productivity, cost, and employee relations.
• Show systems and continuous improvement orientation.
• Ability to problem analysis and resolution
• A college degree is preferred.
• Bilingual is preferred.

• Operates in a warehouse/manufacturing facility.
• Requires the ability to perform work in different elements of the operation between a warehouse environment and a general office environment.
• Will work in a cold and wet environment.
• Will require lifting to 45 to 60 pounds
• Will be standing most of the shift along with bending and twisting.

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If you are interested in learning more about the company and this career opportunity as a Warehouse Manager, apply today!