Sr Warehouse Manager

Georg Fischer • Irvine, CA

4d

About The Position

The Senior Warehouse Manager is responsible for leading all internal warehousing and external distribution center operations at a high velocity engineered plastics facility. This role oversees a complex material flow environment, ensuring that raw materials are staged accurately and efficiently for production, and that finished goods are shipped on time, in full, with full traceability and compliance. - Oversees all internal warehouse operations, including receiving, raw material staging, inventory control, and line-side delivery. - Manages the external distribution center, ensuring timely and accurate order fulfillment, staging, and outbound logistics. - Leads, develops, and holds accountable a team of warehouse employees - Implements and sustains best practices for warehouse layout, 5S, FIFO flow, and inventory accuracy. - Drives improvements in order-picking speed, dock scheduling, and load optimization to reduce freight costs and improve customer satisfaction. - Maintains ERP and WMS system integrity, ensuring real-time inventory tracking and accurate transactional data. - Owns warehouse safety and compliance, including forklift training, pedestrian safety, and material handling standards. - Coordinates with Production, Quality, Purchasing, and Customer Service to meet delivery targets and support efficient plant operations. - Analyzes KPIs and leads regular performance reviews to identify and resolve bottlenecks. - Serves as Plant Manager backup as needed. - Supports a group-wide supply chain and assists with other sites as needed. - Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Strong leadership and team-building skills.
• Ability to coach, delegate, and drive accountability.
• Excellent organizational, planning, and time management abilities.
• Commitment to safety, accuracy, and continuous improvement.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Bachelor's degree or better in a relevant field (Business, Logistics, Engineering, Supply Chain, etc.) preferred.
• Seven (7) plus years of experience in warehousing, logistics, or distribution, including at least 3 years in a supervisory or management role.
• Proven success managing warehouse operations in a fast-paced manufacturing or distribution setting.
• Experience with ERP and/or WMS systems (SAP, Oracle, Epicor, or similar).
• Exposure to machine noise.
• Typical office/factory environment with possibility of exposure to heat in production and warehouse area.
• Working conditions are normal for a high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Work may involve lifting materials and products up to 50 pounds and working in and around heavy equipment.
• Working in this environment requires the use of safety equipment to include but not limited to; eye safety glasses, hearing protectors, and work boots.
• This role may require walking in a non-climate-controlled manufacturing environment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in plastics manufacturing or high-mix production environments is advantageous.
• Experience with cycle counting programs and inventory reconciliation processes.
• Familiarity with Lean tools applied to warehousing and distribution (e.g., spaghetti mapping, pull systems, visual controls).
• Exposure to EDI shipping and direct customer fulfillment models.

Responsibilities

• Oversees all internal warehouse operations, including receiving, raw material staging, inventory control, and line-side delivery.
• Manages the external distribution center, ensuring timely and accurate order fulfillment, staging, and outbound logistics.
• Leads, develops, and holds accountable a team of warehouse employees
• Implements and sustains best practices for warehouse layout, 5S, FIFO flow, and inventory accuracy.
• Drives improvements in order-picking speed, dock scheduling, and load optimization to reduce freight costs and improve customer satisfaction.
• Maintains ERP and WMS system integrity, ensuring real-time inventory tracking and accurate transactional data.
• Owns warehouse safety and compliance, including forklift training, pedestrian safety, and material handling standards.
• Coordinates with Production, Quality, Purchasing, and Customer Service to meet delivery targets and support efficient plant operations.
• Analyzes KPIs and leads regular performance reviews to identify and resolve bottlenecks.
• Serves as Plant Manager backup as needed.
• Supports a group-wide supply chain and assists with other sites as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Clear vision and purpose "We are a sustainability and innovation leader providing superior customer value" is our vision and this is what guides us. Our purpose "becoming better every day - since 1802" is what inspires us in our daily work.
• Sustainability and innovation focus We have high sustainability and innovation goals. Let's work towards a sustainable future together.
• Excellent learning tools At GF we provide development opportunities for everyone. We offer global learning tools as well as trainings and specialized courses.
• Great career opportunities GF as a global acting company provides many opportunities regarding career growth. We also offer a dedicated talent management process (MyNextBigStep@GF) to boost your career.
• Health care GF offers a comprehensive health and welfare benefits plan including, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, and 401k with generous company match.
• Paid holidays Paid time off include 12 paid days of company holidays.
• Sport activities We support the purchase of a fitness membership from the center of your choice with a subsidy.
• Work perks discount The discount program includes many different goods and services including appliances, electronics, theme parks, movies and more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager