Warehouse Manager

Manage warehousing for current facility 400,000 sq. ft and lead start-up warehousing operation within new 90,000 sq. ft. facility addition. Responsible for management of raw and finished goods, while managing the movement and storage of raw materials, work-in-process inventory, and finished goods from point of origin to point of consumption This position will also be responsible in managing and developing staff (Warehousing, Shipping and others as assigned).

Employee Type:

Full time

Location:

KY Buckner

Job Type:

Supply Chain Logistics

Job Posting Title:

Warehouse Manager

Job Description:

Responsibilities:

• Set-up from ground floor – floor planning, racking, efficiency planning for fast-paced warehousing environment.
• Manage all warehousing for finished products, raw and packaging materials for the Buckner, KY facility.
• Manage & promote a safe work environment and ensure that all employees are compliant.
• Manage and maintain approved departmental budget.
• Manage MHE equipment, leases, and/or purchases to optimize cost savings.
• Develop and manage all warehouse and transportations procedures and documentation to support, safety, food safety guidelines to comply with both internal and external quality and audit requirements.
• Develop people, by creating training materials, cross-training opportunities of all team members.
• Manage Inventory movement, accuracy, quarterly counts, rotation, and controls.
• Manage aging inventory (FIFO), reporting, approvals, dispositions, disposals and required documentation.
• Liaison, with Corporate Supply Planning, Demand Planning, Materials Planning, Procurement to implement company policies and strategies to support all Customers and Purchasing initiatives.
• Develop a predictive production plan that allows for effective planning for the purchase of raw materials and the most efficient production of final product.
• Measure actual performance against goals on a regular basis and present results to management.
• Ensure raw materials brought into the plant are managed to minimize cost and storage requirements.
• Identify constraints in the supply chain and implement plans to correct deficiencies.
• Manage the Vendor Managed Inventory relationships.
• Escalate any Supplier issues for expediting rush/late orders.
• Support the organization and actively participate in EHS, FSQ, and CI initiatives.
• Complete all other jobs as assigned.

Qualifications/Education/Experience/Skills

• B.S. in Business, Supply Chain or related field preferred.
• Proven experience leading start-up warehousing activities for a large facility (highly preferred).  Experience working in the Food Industry preferred.
•  Seven plus years of experience with primary responsibility for warehouse management to include product and staff.  
• The candidate must possess strong written and verbal communication skills and be computer proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint). Knowledge of SAP is also strongly preferred. 
• The successful incumbent must have prior supervisory experience.

EEO Statement:

Winland Foods believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. Winland Foods is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.