Operation manager

We are looking to add a dedicated and experienced Operations Logistics Manager to their ground team to lead and oversee all facets of their warehouse operations at the company’s headquarters in Essex County.

The ideal candidate will offer 5 years of previous management experience in a warehouse setting, and possess strong leadership skills, with a high degree of process and detail orientation.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead daily meetings with staff
• Manage all aspects of warehouse staffing, including recruiting, scheduling, and timekeeping
• Responsible for ensuring safety training procedures and protocols, provide regular guidance and oversight to staff
• Responsible for quality control processes and accuracy of shipments
• Perform inventory checks using inventory management software
• Regularly communicate with dispatchers
• Work in internal departments to ensure customer orders are accurately relayed to staff and fulfilled in a timely manner
• Consistently lead by example by exuding responsible behavior; build and maintain a team of high performing warehouse associates
• Emphasize and lead trainings to warehouse staff

Qualifications

• 5 years previous management or assistant management experience in a warehouse setting
• Bachelor’s Degree in business administration, supply chain, logistics, or similar field strongly preferred
• Extensive experience with LTL and FTL shipments
• Experience with operational, process, and performance improvement projects (lean or six sigma experience highly valued)
• Strong communication and listening skills
• General office knowledge, including telephone and computer skills, to perform in a customer service environment
• Extensive experience using Microsoft Office applications, including MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook, and MS PowerPoint
• Demonstrated leadership in building a culture of Continuous Improvement for process and operations
• Proven ability as a passionate people-centric leader who can effectively drive results in a fast-paced and rapidly growing company
• Extremely organized, meticulous and detailed oriented
• Strong analytical ability necessary to gather and interpret data to further develop, recommend and implement solutions
• Experience using warehouse management software and an inventory barcoding system
• Must demonstrate responsible work habits and satisfy pre-employment requirements, including a background check and drug test
• OSHA Forklift Certification License a plus

Physical Demands

Position requires work in a general warehouse setting, including standing, lifting with arms and hands, pushing or pulling, walking, exchanging ideas or providing instructions, visual ability to prepare and analyze data and figures, view a computer terminal, and operate both general office equipment and warehouse equipment

• Exert or lift up to 50 pounds on a regular basis; request assistance for anything exceeding this weight
• Warehouse environment with exposure to various temperatures, noises, and warehouse hazards

Last updated : 2024-05-29