Warehouse Manager

Founded in 1888, Lee Kum Kee, a Hong Kong-based global food company, specializes in creating condiments and sauces that promote Chinese cuisine worldwide. With more than 200 products to choose from, Lee Kum Kee takes the mystery out of cooking authentic and delicious Asian foods in the comfort of your kitchen. Lee Kum Kee is committed to providing authentic and innovative condiments and sauces featuring the highest quality ingredients. Armed with a unique management culture, stringent quality control, superb and innovative products, coupled with the century-long brand reputation, Lee Kum Kee has achieved unanimous recognition and won numerous prestigious awards.

BENEFITS

• Medical, dental, life insurance covered by the company
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Two (2) weeks vacations
• Ten (10) paid holidays

The Warehouse Manager is responsible for planning the day-to-day warehouse activities to ensure the quality and on-time delivery of customer orders, inventory control, and execution of warehouse system initiatives.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Oversee and manage warehouse operations while maintaining strong leadership presence and visibility in all shifts at all warehouse sites to effectively lead and inspire the whole team to meet business objectives.
• Communicate regularly with team members to ensure good teamwork and execution.
• Allocate and schedule warehouse shifts as needed.
• Communicate and work closely with logistics function to ensure orders are ready by scheduled pickup time.
• Coordinate with function heads on warehouse operations and activities to ensure proper compliance and handling.
• Responsible for establishing operational procedures for warehouse such as verification of incoming and outgoing shipments, handling and disposition of materials, keeping warehouse inventory accurate, ensuring warehouse is clean and orderly.
• Inspect physical condition of warehouse and equipment to ensure compliance of industry safety standards and food grade standards.
• Provide and implement proper safety and GMP trainings to warehouse staff.
• Schedule and follow up preventive maintenance of warehouse equipment, forklifts, trucks, batteries, loading docks, rolling doors, ventilation fans, racking system, negative air pressure air filters, etc.
• Prepare work orders and requisitions for repairs and equipment replacements.
• Direct and dispose of salvage and expired or damaged materials.
• Maintain a smooth operation of SAP, WM System and update material master data systems.
• Conduct timely annual performance reviews (PMDP) with all subordinates.
• Work with Director, Warehouse & Logistics in preparing annual warehouse budget and periodic monitoring.
• Responsible for activities that ensure food safety, authenticity, integrity, and quality.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

COMPETENCIES

• Problem Solving
• Drive for Results
• Managing & Measuring Work
• Building Effective Team
• Motivating Others

This position manages all employees of the Warehouses and must carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. EDUCATION, SKILLS and EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, Logistics or related field.
• 7+ years of hands-on, solid warehouse management experience including 3+ years in a managerial role in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment.
• A thorough understanding of work ethics and diverse cultures in an international business environment is essential.
• This position requires overseeing multiple sites and being on the floor frequently.
• Lean Manufacturing/CPIM/Six-Sigma Certification is preferred. Experience and knowledge of lean manufacturing and operational excellence is highly preferred.

• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• In-depth, direct experience with the implementation and use of commercially available ERP systems is required. SAP experience is preferred.

• Able to work independently in cross-functional teams and develop relationships with critical partners to achieve established goals
• Able to manage multiple projects while meeting deadlines.

• Able to build an effective team in support of business objectives by coaching subordinates, setting and managing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and developing strategies to drive results through continuous improvement.
• Utilize analytical and critical thinking skills to define problems through data gathering and analysis, establish facts and draw valid conclusions, and solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Direct knowledge of import/export regulation as pertained to FDA-regulated products is highly preferred.

• Ability to travel as needed to meet business demands.

1. LANGUAGE SKILLS

• The individual must possess excellent written and verbal communication and presentational skills in English.
• Able to conduct presentations in large and small group settings.
• Bilingual in English and Chinese-Cantonese, or English and Spanish is a plus.

1. MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• This position requires basic mathematical skills such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
• The individual must be able to interpret a variety of warehouse instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

1. PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Regularly required to use hands and fingers to handle or feel; and/or reach with hands and arms.
• Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk, and hear.
• Specific vision abilities are required for this job including ability to adjust focus.
• Occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.

1. WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Regularly exposed to toxic and/or caustic chemicals and moving mechanical parts.
• The position is often in office settings or at the plant and warehouse locations.
• This role is required to work in office during normal business hours to perform essential job functions and smooth teamwork with others.

Lee Kum Kee (USA) Inc., a division of Lee Kum Kee International Holdings Ltd., has its headquarters and manufacturing facilities in Southern California with more than 300 employees. We are looking for the best and brightest talents to join our company and work together to bring the next level of success

It is Lee Kum Kee’s policy to seek and employ the most qualified persons in all jobs in a manner which will ensure equal employment opportunity as well as administer personnel actions in a manner as to not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability or protected veteran status. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.