Senior Manager, Warehouse Operations

Divergent•Torrance, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Divergent is a technology company that has architected, invented, built, and commercialized an end-to-end factory system called the Divergent Adaptive Production System (DAPS) that comprehensively uses machine learning to optimally engineer, additively manufacture, and flexibly assemble complex integrated vehicle structures and subsystems. Products created using DAPS are superior in performance, lower in cost, rapidly customizable to meet mission and customer-specific requirements, faster to market, and scalable on demand to high volume production. Divergent is a qualified Tier 1 supplier to global automotive OEMs, and Divergent is now expanding to support mission critical needs in the Aerospace and Defense sector. Join us to be a part of this transformative journey, where your impact will shape the future of technology and production. Purpose The Sr. Manager, Warehouse Operations is a critical leadership role within the Logistics and Warehouse Operations team and will be instrumental in driving overall warehouse team performance in support of production operations. Reporting directly to the Director, Logistics , this position requires hands-on support for multiple teams operating out of multiple facilities, and requires strong leadership to develop a culture of performance and safety. Additionally, this position will play a critical role in developing and revising existing systematic processes, will drive integration between multiple enterprise level platforms, will implement widespread changes between warehouse organization and layout, will build a detailed set of metrics to measure and evaluate performance , and will ensure all team members are appropriately trained on all new processes.

Requirements

Ability to lead and inspire large warehouse teams.
Strong, professional communicator who will work with multiple cross functional teams and personnel
Advanced proficiency with systems and tools including Microsoft products (PowerBI, Power Automate, Excel, etc), ERP/TMS/MES/QMS platforms (Oracle, SAP, third party, etc), Atlassian (Jira, Confluence), Smartsheet, warehouse label creation/configuration tools, etc.
Ability to develop and manage KPIs and metrics in support of supply effectiveness, time to replenish, kitting/picking completion rates, etc.
Experience and understanding of inventory management and production kitting processes
Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize tasks effectively and efficiently
Ability to work in a fast-paced /cross functional environment
Excellent communication and team-building skills

Nice To Haves

Experience working in automotive, aerospace, or start up manufacturing environments

Responsibilities

Directly manage warehouse teams for both Divergent and Czinger, supporting a wide range of activities including additive manufacturing production, outbound transportation support, lineside kitting for finished goods and vehicle builds, and overall warehouse management for all of the above.
Support digital transformation efforts as the warehouse system subject matter expert, analyzing existing systems integrations or lack thereof to determine MVP path, and enabling best in class systems to ensure the warehouse team successfully supports all critical needs across both businesses.
Accountable for accuracy of all transaction based processes – receipts, issues, kitting, WIP movements, quality dispositions, etc. in addition to supporting monthly reconciliation with finance and accounting.
Responsible for evaluating existing part life cycle processes and will be required to implement improvements to ensure quality, accuracy, and timing requirements are met.
Develop cycle count plan, generate plan reports, schedule counts, validate variances, and complete count adjustments.
Report and track material stock levels across all organizations and work closely with purchasing and material planning to drive accuracy across planning and demand activities.
Drive continuous improvement across kitting processes to increase efficiency and accuracy in support of future growth and scale.
Work closely with purchasing team to ensure systematic orders are aligned with physical receipts, and drive reconciliation as needed.
Support warehouse expansion operations by evaluating future space requirements based on demand forecasts and existing inventory levels.
Provide hands-on support to teams as needed based on day-to-day demand