Warehouse Manager

Avient•Englewood, CO

34d•Onsite

About The Position

Position plans, directs and organizes all the activities to support the warehouse operations of the plant. Consistently plans warehouse resources and activities to meet company objectives. Responsible for the development of warehouse staff. Develops process and systems to maintain inventory accuracy and generates all required reports.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, logistics, business, operations, or a related field preferred; equivalent warehouse or manufacturing experience may be considered.
5+ years of warehouse, distribution, logistics, or materials management experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.
Previous supervisory or leadership experience with responsibility for developing employees and managing daily warehouse operations.
Strong knowledge of shipping, receiving, material handling, inventory control, and warehouse organization.
Experience managing raw materials, finished goods, and material flow to support production requirements.
Experience with ERP or warehouse management systems, such as SAP, or similar systems, preferred.
Strong understanding of inventory accuracy, cycle counting, physical inventories, and inventory reconciliation.
Knowledge of warehouse safety requirements, including forklift and powered industrial truck operations.
Ability to monitor warehouse performance and drive improvements in safety, inventory accuracy, productivity, and on-time delivery.
Strong problem-solving and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Demonstrated ability to lead continuous improvement efforts using Lean, 5S, or similar methodologies.
Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively with production, supply chain, customer service, quality, and transportation teams.

Responsibilities

Hires, supervises, trains, and develops the warehouse staff.
Provides associates with guidance, training and communication regarding job requirements, all OSHA safety guidelines, ISO procedures & Avient rules/expectations.
Performs performance appraisals and provides timely feedback regarding performance reviews to the employee.
Coordinates the scheduling of warehouse personnel to ensure proper coverage in order to receive and distribute products/materials in a productive and cost-efficient manner.
Coordinates the scheduling of warehouse personnel to ensure proper coverage in order to receive and distribute products/materials in a productive and cost-efficient manner.
Completes and approve warehouse associate’s time-cards.
Manages all inbound and outbound orders.
Responsible for the general condition of the warehouse, shipping/receiving areas and yard areas in regard to container storage and overall cleanliness. Inspects for any improper warehousing of inventory & insures the warehouse is neat and clean at all times.
Manages warehouse supplies at proper inventory levels and insure all warehouse costs are meeting plan.
Provides effective communication between service center office staff and the warehouse personnel.
Provides the highest level of customer service.
Develops/maintains various warehouse productivity reports.
Monitors phone calls, voice mails, e-mails and other communications, providing professional communication in a timely manner.
Monitors all warehouse activity for proper output, productivity, and safety processes (flag up, lock out tag out, etc.).
Manages all ISO procedures, documentation, and control of records, correct forms and training.
Monitors forklift maintenance, safety, and training.
Other project/duties as assigned.

Benefits

Avient Corporation is an innovator of materials solutions that help customers succeed, while enabling a sustainable world.
Innovation is powered by the passion, creativity, and diverse expertise of 9,000 professionals worldwide.
Join our global team and help shape the future with sustainable solutions that transform possibilities into realities.
We believe that all of our global employees are leaders and that the six most important behaviors for driving our strategy and culture are the same no matter if an employee is a leader of self, a leader of others, or a leader of the business.
By playing to win, acting customer centric, driving innovation and profitable growth, collaborating seamlessly across Avient, and motivating and inspiring and developing others and yourself you will accelerate your ability to achieve Avient’s strategic goals, to meet our customer needs, and to accomplish your career goals.
At Avient, we believe a wide variety of thoughts, ideas and backgrounds gives us the creativity to be successful in a rapidly changing world.
In support of this, we stress equality of opportunity for all qualified individuals in accordance with applicable laws.
Decisions on hiring, promotion, development, compensation or advancement are based solely on a person’s qualifications, abilities, experience and performance.
Avient is an equal opportunity employer.
We maintain a policy of non-discrimination in providing equal employment to all qualified employees and candidates regardless of race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, color, religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, protected veteran’s status, or other legally protected classification in accordance with applicable federal, state and local law.
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