Warehouse Manager

Little Caesars•Greensboro, NC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Blue Line Distribution, the in-house distributor for Little Caesars Pizza, is a family-owned and operated company with over 50 years of experience, dedicated to leading customized and innovative food service logistics with safety as a top priority. The company measures its success by the growth of its colleagues and invests in its future by investing in its employees. This Warehouse Manager role in Greensboro, North Carolina, involves leading the warehouse department in strategic and day-to-day activities. The manager will oversee warehouse operations, create and manage strategic goals, ensure productivity standards, maintain OSHA compliance and safety, and provide high-quality service. The position also focuses on driving efficiencies and cost reductions through policy implementation and effective staff management. Key responsibilities include developing, communicating, and implementing local warehouse department policies, as well as adhering to state, national, and OSHA regulations. The role involves managing warehouse supervisors and indirectly, warehouse colleagues, operating with discretion and authority.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or related degree with minimum of five (5) years supervisory experience within the warehouse distribution industry, or equivalent of 8 years supervisory experience in the warehouse distribution industry.
Possesses a strong understanding of FDA and OSHA compliance requirements, company policies and all national and state regulations and the ability to enforce them.
Proven ability to build and maintain effective relationships and communicate with executive leadership, staff, customers and vendors.
Prior experience forecasting and managing operating budgets as well as communicating variance.
Previous experience with developing and adhering to department metrics.
Evidence of ability to effectively work in a fast-paced environment, handling multiple concurrent priorities.

Responsibilities

Lead the warehouse department in strategic and day-to-day activities.
Manage and oversee warehouse operations.
Create and manage warehouse goals identified in the strategic plan.
Be responsible for productivity goals and standards, OSHA compliance and safety.
Provide industry-leading quality service.
Drive efficiencies and cost reductions within the department through timely implementation of policies and procedures and effective management of the warehouse staff.
Develop, communicate and implement local warehouse department policies and state, national and OSHA regulations.
Manage the warehouse supervisors and indirectly warehouse colleagues.
Direct supervisors in managing the warehouse and assure the most efficient receiving and loading schedule that satisfies customer delivery needs while ensuring the lowest total distribution cost per case.
Develop and implement policies and procedures that increase efficiencies of the department that meet or exceed customer expectations, resulting in high customer service ratings.
Interview, select, and train warehouse supervisors.
Support and encourage an open-door policy to ensure open lines of communication with colleagues and respond to colleague issues or questions in a timely manner.
Uncover, prioritize and eliminate issues at an operational and tactical level.
Ensure colleagues follow all Blue Line policies and procedures in order to meet safety goals and guarantee that delivery schedules are consistently met.
Coach and develop warehouse supervisors, including conducting performance management reviews and progressive disciplinary steps as necessary.
Ensures warehouse equipment and Security Systems are properly maintained and functioning according to OSHA standards.