Warehouse Operations Manager

AWG Enterprises•Nashville, TN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Directs and coordinates the day to day activities in the distribution center to ensure productivity, safety, expenses, budget goals are met, inventory is properly maintained and accurate, and to ensure the deliveries to member stores are accurate and timely. This position supports AWG’s mission to remain firmly committed to our long-established mission statement: “Our mission is to ensure the success of our member retailers and provide opportunities to our employees. This will be accomplished by satisfying the customers’, and our member retailers’, needs for quality supermarket merchandise and superior support services. We will do this with high quality employees whose mission is to provide the lowest possible cost of goods in order to ensure our members’ profitability, competitiveness and continued growth.”

Requirements

Ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Valid Driver’s License.

Nice To Haves

Degree or equivalent; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

Establish operational procedures for verification of incoming and outgoing shipments, handling and disposition of merchandise, keeping of warehouse inventory, and to ensure timely receiving and shipment of product to meet the demands and needs of the members.
Assign workers specific duties, such as verifying amounts of and storing incoming merchandise and assembling customer orders for delivery.
Direct reclamation of damaged merchandise.
Review billing for incoming merchandise and customer orders in order to plan work activities.
Maintain and improve the productivity and efficiency of the warehouse operation.
Oversee the warehouse safety programs.
Train and develop supervisors in all aspects of warehousing.
Increase production and effectively utilize the workforce to maximize efficiency and reduce warehouse operating expenses.
Monitor disciplinary steps taken by warehouse supervision to ensure proper steps are followed.
Communicate to the Director of Distribution problem areas, improvements, etc., regarding the warehouse center’s operation.
Responsible for seeing that state, federal and AWG safety, sanitation, and governmental policies, laws and regulations are maintained and adhered to.
Oversee the resolution of employee complaints or grievances to facilitate a proper resolution.
Work as a member of the AWG team so the total job responsibilities are met. Actions must always stress a sense of cooperation, integrity, tact and consideration with our members, associates and division management.
This position requires strong communication and computer skills with the ability to use and learn new technology.
The Flawless Execution method will be utilized in all planning and communication.
Management will be kept informed on planning, analysis, work performed and results.
All records required by management must be complete, accurate and submitted on time.