Warehouse Manager

Leadership

• Manage plant shipping, conveyance and inventory team to ensure efficient and effective material flow and storage across the plant and on-time, in-full outbound shipments to customers
• Work with plant managers and customer service / sales to ensure the right material is in the right place at the right time
• Develop and implement written policies and procedures for daily operations
• Continuously evaluate and improve systems and processes to drive increased performance and efficiency of the functions
• Prepare annual budgets and provide regular updates on performance against budget
• Hire, train, provide performance feedback, and take appropriate disciplinary action for team members when required 
• Ensure that food and plant safety is maintained at all times and foster a safety culture, including participating in regular food and plant safety audits (if required)

Shipping

• Ensure inbound/outbound product gets on the right truck, at the right time, in the right quantity, headed to the right destination, with all of the proper documentation.
• Communicate and resolve customer shipment issues when they arise, including working closely with the Customer Service and Sales teams to coordinate activities to resolve issues
• Use software to track, check, prioritize and route orders
• Estimate lead times for customer orders and communicate resolution plan on late deliveries. 
• Manage all important documents such as advanced shipping notice, pick slips, bills of lading etc.

Conveyance

• Manage all flow of materials across the plant (including from outside storage locations) to ensure the right material is in the right place at the right time for production to consume
• Develop and document clear process flows for all conveyance of material

Inventory

• Manage inventory team to ensure material is located in the right places
• Establish and maintain physical inventory mgmt./cycle count processes to maintain a high inventory accuracy and minimize waste 
• Ensure inventory is accurately captured in ERP system and work with Finance to ensure inventory is correctly reflected in reporting