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POSITION SUMMARY: The Warehouse Manager is responsible for the overall success of more than one warehouse operation through the accurate and safe receipt, storage, retrieval, and timely dispatch of customer products and goods. This role is focused on providing our customers an exemplary level of service by driving inventory accuracy, warehouse organization, task-prioritization, and staff leadership.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Motivates, organizes, and encourages teamwork within the workforce to ensure set productivity targets are met.
• Trains staff and monitors their performance, progress, and service levels.
• Responsible for general administrative duties such as providing timely responses to inquiries, timecard management and submittal, coordination of supplies with Purchasing Department, and submittal of expense reimbursements for approval.
• Responsible for hiring, onboarding, daily management, performance management, coaching, and discipline processes for assigned employees up to and including termination.
• Identifies key team members that can be cross-trained for promotion opportunities and actively builds their bench for future opportunities.
• Partners cross-functionally to mobilize resources and align around the common goal of superior customer service.
• Promotes SOPs, follows processes, and drives high attention to detail to ensure customer needs are met/exceeded daily.
• Partners with internal departments to investigate and resolve customer concerns and support general inquiries.
• Oversees customer inventories, monitoring orders and processing shipments.
• Ensures quality, delivery, and budget objectives are met/exceeded.
• Continuously drives profitability and generates revenue by identifying and eliminating non-value-added activities.
• Assists in the development of warehouse design by planning layout, product flow, and product handling systems.
• Develops recommendations for warehouse operations system improvements by analyzing process workflow and equipment layout.
• Assesses and analyzes quantitative and qualitative metrics to determine current and future state of warehouse productivity.
• Produces regular reports and statistics as directed.
• Delivers and fulfills objectives and executes directives from leadership.
• Oversees and manages customer communication by email and telephone.
• Manages and coordinates on-site visits for current and potential customers.
• Completes other duties as assigned.

“THE PERSON” | MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and related professional experience.
• 5+ years of industry work experience; two years of specific warehouse experience with proven results; supply chain experience required.
• Advanced service, production, or supervisory role having greater responsibility to perform all standard work required within the function.
• Personnel management and supervisory experience required.
• Prior experience in Domestic and International services within the logistics industry.
• Experience leveraging technology to perform daily tasks, including strong familiarity with MS Office applications (Exchange, Word & Excel).
• Prior use with PO system, enterprise sourcing, and/or inventory oversight for multiple locations.
• Ability to travel 10%.

KEY ATTRIBUTES:

• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong problem-solving and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to quickly build rapport with both customers and Smart Warehousing business units.

REASONS TO COME WORK FOR SMART:
At Smart, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including:

• Competitive compensation packages
• A wide range of benefits including 401K with company match
• Medical, Dental, and Vision healthcare plans
• Parental leave
• Professional growth and internal promotion opportunities
• Holiday pay
• Flexible work schedules for headquarter positions and multiple shift options for warehouse roles.