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The Distribution & Warehouse Manager will be responsible for leading the warehouse, shipping and receiving activities of the South Bend and Bendix facilities, ensuring customer satisfaction. The role will be accountable for operations activities involving environmental health and safety, people management, and inventory & logistics planning, analysis & reporting.
Job Responsibility:
Fully support facility safety programs and actively contribute to continuous improvement of facility safety performance
Ensure OSHA and DOT requirements are met in the warehouse areas and collaborate actively to promote safe practices and efforts throughout the facility
Manage plant systems to maximize employee safety and minimize environmental risk. Ensure compliance with all applicable environmental regulations and assist the H.B. Fuller EHS team
Manage Warehouse Operations along with all shipping and receiving activities associated with receiving, storing and dispatching goods, tracking shipments and returns and liaising with customers and suppliers as necessary
Adherence to all environmental requirements and ensuring appropriate storage practices are being followed
Manage a team including a Warehouse Supervisor, Shipping Clerks, and Shipping Operators
Manage Plant Inventory and lead Plant Full Physical including Cycle Count Process
Provide logistics and scheduling support as needed
Work to maintain and improve SAP transactional accuracy for warehousing processes (inventory accuracy, days on hand, on time shipments, cycle counts, etc.) to ensure the effective running of the operation
Continually challenge and improve warehouse processes. Investigate, justify and introduce enhancements
Work closely with other functions (production planning, production, finance) to effectively support SIFOT and other operational goals
Maintain FIFO stock rotation by utilizing good warehousing practices
Identify old or unused stock and manage the obsolescence process (including removal and disposal)
Maintenance planning for the warehouse areas to anticipate the needs of the business
Monitor performance of freight carriers and timeliness
Requirements:
Bachelors Degree
5-7 years of proven successful record in warehouse and distribution operations
3 years leadership experience in a warehousing environment
Experience with inventory control practices
Strong SAP knowledge
Detailed knowledge of MS Office with strong focus on Excel and PowerPoint
Ability to provide the leadership necessary to establish courses of action for self and others to ensure that work is completed safely, efficiently and effectively
Excellent strategic skills, problem solving, analytical skills
Strong organization, planning and prioritizing skills with attention to detail
Ability to travel up to 10%
Nice to have:
APICS certification
Experience with Union environment
Sig Sigma Greenbelt
SAP S4 Hana experience
5S implementation
What we offer:
competitive total rewards package including comprehensive benefits, incentive and recognitions programs, health & wellness benefits, 401K contributions, paid time off and paid holidays