Key objectives of the position include:
• Improve and maintain strong delivery performance for outbound deliveries and internal order fulfillment
• Drive year over year increases in productivity
• Maintain inventory accuracy and ensure annual exemption from physical inventory
• Grow and develop talent within the warehouse organization
• Lead a multi-year strategic transformation to ensure warehouse operations are capable to meet the needs of the division’s profitable growth objectives
Responsibilities
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental regulations
• Ensure compliance with inventory cycle count and control processes
• Achieves financial objectives by preparing an annual budget, scheduling expenditures, analyzing variances, and initiating corrective actions
• Maintains warehouse staff job results by coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees
• Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actions
• Ensure good condition of facility/equipment through regular audit and implementation of preventative maintenance protocols
• Manage third party contracts for services to warehouse
• Respond timely and professionally to customer complaints and inquiries
• Conduct analysis of warehouse activity to identify optimizations to pick, pack, shipment, and putaway processes
• Conduct capacity planning and ensure labor and equipment resources balanced with demand
• Ensures warehouse staffing needs through recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees.
• Monitor warehouse workflow indicators and respond to exceptions
• Collaborate across departments to ensure efficient workflow and positive working relationships among teams
Required Knowledge/Skills, Education, and Experience
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Industrial Engineering, or related discipline
• 5-10 years of leadership experience in a high volume pick/pack operation
• Less than 5% travel
• Superior decision making and problem solving skills
• Ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines
• Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal
• Experience with warehouse management systems
• Experience in building a team in a high turnover environment
• Proficiency in MS Office applications including Word, Power Point, and Excel
• Ability to work a flexible schedule supporting both first and second shift operations
• Experience with selecting, procuring, operating, and maintaining a variety of warehouse material
Thank you,
Sachin Patil,
510-402-1063
sachin@apninc.com