Warehouse Manager

ZEISS Group•Minneapolis, MN

48d•$83,000 - $103,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Warehouse Manager is responsible for safety, leadership, operational performance, and continuous improvement of the warehouse and the team. Part of this role is leading daily warehouse operations to ensure accurate, efficient, and timely movement of materials and products for our production floor. This role oversees receiving, storage, picking, packing, shipping, inventory control, team performance, process improvement, and compliance with company policies and safety standards. The Warehouse Manager is accountable for creating a highly collaborative environment across Operations, Sales, Customer Service, Manufacturing, Purchasing, Engineering, Quality and Finance to ensure seamless execution of customer orders and efficient product flow throughout the organization. This position will be based at our new offsite warehouse and will manage the warehouse staff as well as the material flow back and forth with the production warehouse management team. In addition, this role champions ZEISS core values and culture by partnering with internal and external partners for effective and timely communication and problem resolution.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in operations management, supply chain, business or related field, OR equivalent experience of 7+ years
Minimum of 3 years in a supervisory or management role.
MUST have a minimum of 3 years of SAP ERP warehouse-specific experience
Demonstrated success leading cross-functional teams
Excellence in the following skills: Written and verbal communication, Service orientation, Attention to detail, Time management, Teamwork, Problem solving, Self-motivation, Able to work autonomously
Intermediate experience using Microsoft products (Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint)

Nice To Haves

Prior SAP ERP implementation experience preferred

Responsibilities

Manage daily warehouse operations, including receiving, storage, picking, packing, returns, put-away’s and staging.
Ensure optimal warehouse layout and space utilization for new and existing parts for product lines that are arriving domestically and internationally.
Understand, maintain and improve kanban processes and flow with the production team on the floor, partnering with their teams to ensure stock is filled and part numbers maintained.
Oversee cycle counts and physical inventories; investigate and resolve discrepancies in SAP.
Monitor warehouse key performance indicators such as order accuracy, picking productivity, on-time shipments, dock-to-stock time, inventory accuracy, and safety performance.
Partner with the Fulfillment Operations Manager at the onsite warehouse to ensure materials are delivered timely to the production floor.
Provide leadership, coaching, training, and professional development for the reporting team.
Empower and motivate employees via feedback, improvement initiatives and recognition.
Ensure employee performance meets all established requirements regarding policy and procedure adherence.
Plan and execute training and development of direct reports.
Exemplify ZEISS values (Serve, Empower, Act, Win) and help to build and lead a high-performing team.
Lead Lean initiatives focused on waste reduction and operational efficiency.
Identify opportunities for continuous improvement, including workflow changes, equipment uses, automation, lean practices, and cost control.
Improve warehouse productivity and fulfillment processes.
Standardize work procedures, work instructions and implement best practices.
Utilize operational metrics to drive performance improvements and help create, implement and drive new metrics.