Warehouse Manager jobs in Iowa City, IA

Are you ready to lead a dynamic team in a climate-controlled environment? Do you thrive in a collaborative, employee-owned company? We're seeking a dedicated Warehouse Manager to oversee operations at our small, but international, employee-owned company. If you're a hands-on leader with a passion for efficiency and teamwork, who enjoys the people and reports, we want you to join us!

The Warehouse Manager is responsible for implementing high level strategies that set the focus and control resource allocations for the warehouse. This position leads a cross functional team in the execution and continuous improvement of processes in the following areas: Shipping, Receiving, Material Handling, Value-Add, Lean Initiatives, and Inventory Control. The Warehouse manager will optimize operations, control costs, enhance customer satisfaction, and mitigate risks, all of which will contribute to ESP’s long-term success.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Design and implement efficient warehouse layouts, workflows, and processes.
• Streamlining operations, minimize bottlenecks, reduce cycle times, and enhance overall productivity.
• Work in partnership with the Customer Excellence and Supply Chain Teams so that strategies are aligned and customized to our customers’ expectations.
• Identify and mitigate risks and disruptions in our warehouse operations.
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with safety regulations and implementing measures to mitigate risks such as damage or accidents within the warehouse.
• Leverage technology and data to enhance our warehouse operations.
• Reporting Daily: line efficiencies, OTD and CAPA’s. Identifying gaps in the metrics and improving performance.
• Maintain a clean and well organized facility. This includes office areas, shared spaces and overall building structures.
• Organizational Savvy:
• Operates within the organization’s formal and informal structures while building allies and relationships across departments. Uses allies to build consensus and create results. Is appropriately diplomatic, understands others’ roles and perspectives, and can sell projects and ideas across the organization.
• Decision Making/Judgment:
• Recognizes problems and responds. Systematically gathers information and can sort through complex issues. Seeks input from others, addresses root cause of issue, and makes timely decisions. Can make difficult decisions and uses consensus when possible. Communicates decisions to others.
• Problem Solving/Analysis:
• Breaks down problems into smaller components. Understands underlying issues, can simplify and process complex issues, and recognizes the difference between critical details and unimportant facts.
• Interpersonal Skills:
• Flexible and open minded, builds strong relationships, negotiates effectively, has good listening skills and

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Business Admin, Engineering, or SCMG form an accredited College or University and 5 years of related expereince or combination equivalent education and experience. Familiarity with pressure situations and how to handle them in a professional business manner also required.

Accountabilities

First Month:

• Spend significant time in all functional areas of the warehouse to establish an understanding of each function
• Through each function learning and becoming familiar with our WMS and ERP system
• Complete product certification training program through Level 1
• Build good working relationships with key members of the engineering, quality, sales, supply base, warehouse, and production departments

First Quarter:

• Spend significant time in all functional areas of the warehouse to establish an understanding of each function and systems being utilized.
• Become familiar with current metrics reporting and establishing data and creating monthly metric reports
• Complete Level 2 product certification training program
• Introduction to CAPA and current open issues needing improvement
• Provide 90-day observations and recommendations on current processes and systems.

Second Quarter:

• Obtain advanced working knowledge of most functional areas in the warehouse and efficient with standard WMS and ERP functionalities
• Generating monthly performance metrics, review results and establishing action items
• Leading Corrective Action Initiatives on open CAPA (Order processing issues).
• Establish and implement updated advanced metrics for the warehouse functions.
• Develop key strategies and priorities for the warehouse

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $70,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to Relocate:

• Cedar Rapids, IA 52402: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person