Exact Match Recruitment
Warehouse & Distribution Manager
Reporting to the Director of Supply Chain, the Warehouse & Distribution Manager is responsible to provide and coordinate all Warehouse, inventory control and Transportation functions for the facility.
- Oversee shipping, receiving, inventory control, and raw material transfer operations
- Provide coaching and support to Supervisor, leads and other warehouse staff
- Manage annual budget for warehousing and transportation
- Institute process and technology initiatives to drive productivity, cost and service enhancements
- Ensure efficient space utilization through layout review and workload/process management
- Maintain standards of health and safety, hygiene and security
- Institute reports and KPIs to monitor and improve productivity and efficiency of operations Lead WMS digital transformation and associated change management
- Lead network design strategy and operational oversight of new offsite warehousing operations
- Oversee logistics planning and product shunting between multiple warehousing sites
- Review and negotiate lane rates in partnership with Transportation Specialist to make strategic decisions on RFQ process and supplier agreements
- Identify improvement opportunities and participate in establishing the performance metrics and the CI program for the Department.
- Champion the CI program to the Shop Floor.
- Facilitate implementation of changes in the department.
- Sponsor, lead, facilitate or participate in specific CI projects and establishment of Standard Work.
- Monitor and Ensure Health & Safety / HACCP / 5S Compliance
- Lead accident/incident investigations and submit reports in a timely manner.
- Correct unsafe acts or conditions, ensuring health & safety policies are followed.
Regularly audit the - Warehouse to ensure compliance with policies and procedures and ensure that inspections are appropriately documented.
- Foster a collaborative and high-performance culture with a safety and continuous improvement mindset
Qualifications:
- 5-10 years of progressive leadership in a fast paced, high volume Lean Manufacturing environment.
- Experience with performance metrics and warehouse management systems (WMS)
- SAP Experience
- Forklift/Reach Truck licenses an asset.