Warehouse Manager

PepsiCo • Montrose, CO

14d • $93,500 - $156,450

About The Position

The Warehouse Manager oversees warehouse operations at PepsiCo, maintaining a safe and healthy work environment while meeting legal, quality, productivity, and customer service standards. The role supports smooth product delivery to the Sales organization and contributes warehouse information and recommendations to strategic plans.

The manager develops people capability through hiring, training, employee relations, communication, coaching, and change leadership for front-line hourly and salaried personnel. The position also develops warehouse systems and processes for product handling and storage, receiving, equipment utilization, inventory management, gate processes, and shipping. It leads assigned continuous improvement efforts and addresses receiving and shipping complaints to identify causes, resolve issues, and prevent recurrence.

The position has a regular presence on the warehouse floor and may occasionally require lifting up to 40 pounds or operating forklifts and manufacturing equipment. The schedule is primarily first shift, with flexibility for nights and weekends if needed; off-shift and weekend work may be required. Travel may also be required at less than 5%.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree preferred, ideally in engineering, business, operations management, or a similar field; equivalent experience is also acceptable.
• Continuous improvement experience, demonstrated by successful completion of a major improvement project; examples include Lean Six Sigma certification, TPM, or lean manufacturing.
• Five years of operations, logistics, or supply chain experience preferred.
• Two or more years of supervisory experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of inventory management systems.
• Ability to lead a team-based approach to decision-making and work in a results-oriented, challenging environment.
• Strong leadership skills and ability to achieve results through mentoring others.
• Effective coaching, facilitation, presentation, and team-building skills.
• Must have an indefinite right to work in the United States.
• Must have a valid driver’s license.
• Safe driving record strongly preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Forklift certification.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, operations management, or a similar field.
• Five years of operations, logistics, or supply chain experience.
• Two or more years of supervisory experience.
• Safe driving record.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a safe and healthy work environment by establishing, following, and enforcing standards and procedures and complying with legal regulations.
• Maintain finished-product quality standards and ensure smooth product delivery for the Sales organization.
• Contribute warehouse operations information and recommendations to strategic plans.
• Prepare and review action plans and ensure productivity, quality, and customer service standards are met.
• Meet financial objectives through forecasting, annual budgeting, expenditure scheduling, variance analysis, and corrective actions.
• Build people capability through employee relations, hiring, training, and communication for front-line hourly and salaried personnel.
• Develop and motivate the team to solve day-to-day operational issues and achieve short- and long-term performance goals.
• Lead business changes while minimizing their impact on employees.
• Communicate and collaborate across functions to help resolve operational issues.
• Develop warehouse operations systems by determining product handling and storage requirements.
• Develop processes for receiving product, equipment utilization, inventory management, gate check-in and check-out, and shipping.
• Implement warehouse operations improvements by leading assigned continuous improvement projects and analyzing workflow, staffing, space requirements, and equipment layout.
• Troubleshoot receiving and shipping complaints, identify causes, help resolve issues, and prevent recurrence.

Benefits

• Performance-based bonus with an eligibility target payout of 12% of annual salary, paid annually.
• Paid time off, subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave, vacation, sick leave, and bereavement leave.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, subject to elections and eligibility.
• Disability coverage.
• Health and dependent care reimbursement accounts.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Accident, group legal, and life insurance.
• Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.

What This Job Offers

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