Warehouse Manager - St. Louis Vandeventer

Sonepar • St. Louis, MO

10d

About The Position

Your career grows here. At Echo Electric, a brand owned by Sonepar, we are a leader in electrical distribution. Echo Electric represents over $1.2 billion in sales covering Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, Nebraska, and Southern South Dakota. As part of Sonepar, the worldwide leader in electrical distribution, we have a global reach that allows us to offer excellent benefits and develop innovative solutions, while maintaining our strong local roots and close-knit culture. We empower our associates to contribute to our success by adopting the adapt, dare, learn mindset-- adapt to new situations and people, dare to appropriately challenge the status quo, and learn from others and our own experiences. Our 5 legacy brands known as Holt, PEPCO, Richards, and Springfield Electric have become one brand moving forward with a shared culture, strategy, and vision. We are now going to the market under one bold new brand, Echo Electric. We have a great opportunity for a hands-on Warehouse Manager that’s passionate about using reports to improve our operations and has good people management skills! As a Warehouse Manager you oversee our warehouse functions including receiving, order fulfillment, shipping, wire cutting, inventory control, delivery activity, and ensuring safe practices by associates.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 2+ years of experience managing teams in a medium-sized warehouse environment; experience with unions is a plus
• Strong leadership skills and proven experience driving behaviors that lead to great results
• Strong problem solving skills and ability to maintain a calm demeanor under stressful situations
• Excellent communications skills by phone, email, verbal and written forms of communication to deliver excellent customer service to internal and external customers
• Knowledge of industry safety best practices and OSHA
• Willing to operate warehouse equipment such as forklifts and pallet jacket. You will also use push carts and rolling ladders
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds with or without accommodation
• Ability to stand for extended periods and traverse the warehouse with or without accommodation
• Basic problem-solving skills and computer skills

Nice To Haves

• experience with unions is a plus

Responsibilities

• Set the direction and oversee the warehouse operations including receiving, order fulfillment, shipping, wire cutting, inventory control, and delivery activity. Orders range from a small box to pallets.
• Lead warehouse and driver staff by setting goals and focusing on continuous improvement and associate development.
• Possess knowledge of the warehouse role (e.g. Picking, packing, receiving and shipping) and equipment used e.g. RF scanner, wire cutting machine, forklift.
• Solve most complex warehouse issues and partner with external and internal customers to deliver high customer satisfaction.
• Analyze warehouse and delivery route pain points and implement process improvements by collaborating with stakeholders
• Learn and maximize capabilities of ERP software Solar Eclipse to improve warehouse operations.
• Serve as a safety ambassador regularly covering safety tips and correcting unsafe practices.
• Provide input and proactively monitor the warehouse’s budget to capitalize on efficiencies and cost savings wherever possible.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance plus employer paid short term and long-term disability and life insurance.
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• 401K match
• Profit Sharing
• Tuition reimbursement and employee development.
• Annual Safety Shoe Reimbursement
• Employee Discount on products
• Access to a variety of trainings for personal development

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees