Job Description
Warehouse & Inventory Manager (Contract to Hire)
Job Description:
We are looking for an experienced Warehouse and Inventory Team Manager to be responsible for directing the inventory control and material handling units for two different facilities.
This associate will manage a team of supervisors, team leads, and associates as they go about their day-to-day operations. These tasks include conducting inventory and cycle counts, loading/unloading trucks, managing stock levels for all production and fulfillment departments, and keeping all areas of the warehouse in well-organized order. Working with team leadership, developing and implementing plans to improve warehouse organization, accuracy, and team performance.
This position will report to the Director of Operations and will reside in the Nashville area.
Responsibilities:
- Driving team culture as a collaborative, supporting department, with an emphasis on food safety
- Effectively manage inbound and outbound deliveries, warehouse layout, labor cost, and inventory levels for both facilities while supporting the production and fulfillment departments
- Must be flexible and adaptable as the business model continues to evolve
- Hires, coaches, trains, and develops warehouse associates, providing both informal and formal job performance-based feedback
- Keep team development and retention a top priority
- Manages P&L of the warehouse and allocation of the budget
- Responsible for operational expenses and shrinkage
- Ensure accuracy of weekly and monthly inventory counts
- Support and drive strategic improvements to the inventory function (new system rollout, cultural initiatives, and tools)
- Connect cross-functionally as the warehouse representative, partnering and supporting the customer department, production, fulfillment, QFS, and supply chain
- Develop and implement systems designed to improve the internal performance of the warehouse team, as well as its usefulness in a matrix structure
Education and Professional Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in business management, supply clhain, or other relevant fields
- Preferably 5+ years of experience in progressive management levels for inventory management/warehousing teams
Knowledge/Experience:
- Experience in the food/beverage industry is required
- Experience in managing both warehouse and inventory teams
- Expertise in FIFO (First In, First Out) inventory management
- Knowledge of 5S safety practices
- Proficient in the use of various technologies, such as Excel, Google Sheets, and various inventory management systems
- Capability to multitask in a fast-paced environment
- Strategic thinking
- Ability to plan, organize, and problem-solve
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
- Exceptional attention to detail
- Thrives in a high-pressure, deadline-driven environment
