Warehouse Manager

Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream•Laurel, MD

47d•$100,000 - $112,000•Onsite

About The Position

Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream, now part of Froneri, is seeking a Warehouse Manager to lead their warehouse team. This role is crucial for managing inventory, supplying materials to production, and overseeing third-party warehouse service providers to meet plant KPIs. The position involves ensuring inventory freshness, warehouse safety, and cost optimization. The company emphasizes a culture of ownership, integrity, continuous improvement, and teamwork, encouraging employees to think like general managers and gain broad exposure across various business functions. This is an opportunity to drive high-impact transformation with well-known brands in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.

Requirements

At least successful operational experience in a leadership role at business level in warehouse management.
Relevant operational experience at business level in Logistic, Technical, Transportation is beneficial.
Experience in the management of projects such as: Warehouse, Distribution Network Redesign, High Performance Logistics.
Strong leadership, analytical thinking, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
Developed ability of Excel skills.
Highly developed ability of negotiation and communication skills.
Good knowledge of Planning cycle, commercial understanding, optimization techniques and Costing.
Represent The Froneri Way of working through the behaviors and characteristics in our Operating Model and Core Values.
Results Orientated.
Warehousing Management (Materials Fulfillment) processes, tools, systems, and related Best Practices for the optimization of available resources.
Insourcing versus Outsourcing of warehouse operations.
Safety, Health and Environment, Quality principles, regulations/ Best Practices.
Legal Framework for warehouse operations Understands Best Practices, implications.
Budget management and cost analysis.
Other ensuring supply processes (Customer Service, Demand & Supply Planning and Manufacturing) and related drivers (lead times, customer service levels, customer prioritization, customer requirements, key supply constraints).
Stock management (type of demand, seasonality, lifecycle status, shelf life, bad goods, consensus demand plan).
Must be able to win trust and respect of others.
Must be able to identify potential impacts of a problem on all relevant areas of the operation.
Must be able to give a point of view clearly and firmly while open to objections.
Eye for detail - Able to balance priorities.
Able to see the bigger picture beyond the scope of their job.
Thinks outside of the box.
Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration, or related field.
Equivalent combination of education and relevant experience considered.
5+ years of warehouse/logistics experience in a manufacturing or food production environment.
Minimum 2–3 years in a leadership or supervisory role.
Experience managing dry goods inventory (packaging materials, ingredients, MRO parts, etc.).
Strong background in high-volume, fast-paced operations (FMCG preferred).

Nice To Haves

Experience implementing improvement concepts and tools.

Responsibilities

Lead the warehouse team in setting targets for warehousing services, including factory inventory, supply of materials to production, and timely delivery of goods.
Manage and control the warehouse management information system, ensuring data integrity and championing process improvements for efficient use of capital and people.
Ensure flexibility in structures and processes to meet ad-hoc requirements and adapt to changes in the logistics or market environment.
Drive cost-saving initiatives to improve warehouse operation performance and manage the warehousing cost budget, including potential investment requirements.
Negotiate contracts and establish strong relationships with service providers, including conflict management.
Select, engage, motivate, and manage the warehouse team.
Ensure maintenance of the building, warehouse equipment, and security.
Identify potential issues within warehouse operations, evaluate risks, and propose solutions.
Provide daily/weekly updates to ensure alignment with the team and cross-functional departments on warehouse operations.
Ensure outstanding delivery of 3PL services at minimum cost through close and effective management of the relationship.
Manage the budget for 3PL services.
Adhere to FRONERI procedures and standards.
Maintain 5S in the workplace.
Update planning parameters on the system for materials as needed.