Warehouse Manger - Huntsville, United States - Five Star Food Service - HQ

Description

The Warehouse Manager is responsible for ensuring the accuracy and wellbeing of all warehouse related assets and personnel.

Related assets include all product SKUs, management technology, warehouse buildings, coolers, freezers, pallet jacks, dumpsters, compactors, and other equipment necessary for the movement, management and disposal of warehouse items.

Personnel includes all other warehouse management and pickers including full, part and temporary employees.

The Manager is the primary contact between Five Star and suppliers and must also interact effectively with all route personnel and senior management.

Strong customer interaction skills required. Supervises and coordinates activities of warehouse personnel; assures the highest standard of customer service by performing the following duties.


Supervisory Responsibilities:
Directly supervises all warehouse employees. Be able to carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.

Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training warehouse employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems; communication with essential Line of Business (LOB) managers within division.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Manages all warehouse purchases and maintains appropriate inventory levels to support the needs of each LOB serviced. Actively pursues all inventory related goals as outlined in the Warehouse Operations Standard Operation Procedure (SOP).

Ensures the proper purchasing of approved items from approved sources.

Ensures timely entering/completion of all warehouse forms/documents including, but not limited to, purchase invoices, requisitions, returns, transfers, etc.

Manages and completes a full and accurate warehouse inventory weekly.

Achieves financial objectives by analyzing variances in a timely manner; initiating corrective actions; scheduling/monitoring expenditures; controlling labor costs.

Actively supports LOB sales activities to include purchasing, rotation, placement and mapping of all products.

Manages and trains all warehouse picking staff. Actively pursues all warehouse picking goals.

Maintains warehouse in a safe and clean manner as outlined in the Warehouse Audit SOP; ensures that the warehouse is always in a state to pass any internal and/or external inspection/audit.

Adheres to and implements all employee safety related policies including the usage of all applicable signage, forms, etc.

Adheres to and implements all food safety related policies including the usage of all applicable signage, forms, etc.

Reviews warehouse reports daily and weekly to ensure employee performance, data integrity, control spoilage rates and control labor costs.

Maintains schedules to ensure picking activity is conducted in a timely manner and is completed each day.

Controls employee scheduling so that employees are allowed their requested days off, and the operation has enough labor each day for service obligations; when necessary, performs activities of workers supervised.

Able to perform all job duties assigned to warehouse personnel in support of warehouse operations.

Completes all forms of self-regulation including pick audits and warehouse audits.

Schedules regular meetings with warehouse personnel and fosters open lines of communication with direct reports; confers with other supervisors to coordinate activities of the operation and attends regular staff meetings to keep informed and updated about current developments related to our company.

Ensures a safe working environment and communicates company safely policies and goals to employees; secures necessary vehicles for warehouse personnel (if applicable) and ensures proper maintenance of fleet vehicles used for warehouse purposes; oversees all aspects of building maintenance including repairs, housekeeping and security.

Maintain clean and safe work environment; performs job safely.

Individual will notify a member of Senior Management of any information that would be beneficial in employee and/or customer retention.

Maintains timely communication with Director of Warehouse Operations regarding new items, equipment needs, etc.

Maintains technical knowledge of all internal systems including, but not limited to, VendSys and LightSpeed.

Maintains physical condition of all warehouse equipment including, but not limited to, handhelds, computers, racking, carts, pallet jacks, forklifts, etc.

Other duties may be assigned.


Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.


Education and Experience:

Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from four-yea