Warehouse Manager

Sonepar • La Vergne, TN

14d • Onsite

About The Position

The Warehouse Manager oversees warehouse and delivery operations at Crawford Electric Supply, an electrical products and services distributor. The role manages warehouse and delivery personnel and ensures merchandise is handled, stored, shipped, received, and transported efficiently, accurately, safely, and securely. The manager works with Sales and Sales Support to deliver timely customer service, establishes and tracks productivity standards, oversees logistics costs and route schedules, and works to improve inventory accuracy and reduce shortages.

The position also oversees warehouse equipment and supplies, personnel training and performance, safety and loss prevention programs, and applicable business systems. Work may involve occasional long and varied hours, mandatory physical inventory, and extreme hot or cold and dusty conditions.

Requirements

• College degree with at least 2 years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Basic reading, writing, and arithmetic skills.
• Proficiency with powered industrial trucks, including reach truck, order picker, and sit-down propane forklift; current certification is a plus.
• Manual dexterity to operate machinery and handle small parts.
• Ability to lift up to 70 pounds.
• Service-oriented, customer-first attitude.
• Good listening skills and ability to support and act as an Operations liaison to the Sales team.
• Ability to gain associates’ respect through active leadership in daily operations.
• Ability to teach or train employees and develop team members.
• Excel proficiency, including manipulating data and performing basic calculator functions.
• Ability to learn the Eclipse system.
• Problem-solving ability.
• Ability to work occasional long and varied hours, mandatory physical inventory, and in extreme hot or cold and dusty conditions.

Nice To Haves

• Current powered industrial truck certification.

Responsibilities

• Manage warehouse and delivery personnel performing loading, unloading, selecting, packing, shipping, receiving, and transporting merchandise.
• Manage incoming and outgoing shipments and coordinate with Sales and Sales Support to provide efficient, accurate, and timely customer service.
• Manage the order-routing process and inspect loading operations for compliance with shipping specifications and security requirements; direct shipments between docks, storage, and work areas.
• Maintain warehouse racking and equipment and oversee purchasing warehouse and trucking supplies.
• Set productivity standards for warehouse and logistics operations and monitor them through productivity, performance, and status reports.
• Manage warehouse and delivery personnel, including staffing recommendations, training, evaluation, monitoring, rewards, discipline, and succession planning.
• Train warehouse and delivery personnel on applicable business systems and use of system features to improve accuracy and efficiency.
• Maintain security of merchandise and equipment.
• Manage safety standards and loss-prevention programs for warehouse and delivery personnel and operations.
• Optimize route schedules to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
• Manage logistics profit-and-loss accounts and contract labor.
• Improve inventory accuracy and address inventory shortages.
• Actively lead daily operations, support the Sales team as an Operations liaison, and develop and train team members.

Benefits

• Healthcare plans
• Dental and vision coverage
• Paid time off
• Paid parental leave
• 401(k) retirement savings with company match
• Professional and personal development programs
• Opportunity to become a shareholder
• Employer-paid short- and long-term disability
• Employer-paid life insurance for spouse and dependents
• Wellness program
• Gym reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Employee resource groups (ERGs)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager