Warehouse Manager

1 month ago


Auburn, United States Champion Pet Foods Full time

**Description**

Manufacturing, innovation, and happy pets too.

We are excited to announce that we are looking for a Warehouse Manager to join our rapidly growing company. With thirty years of growth in the global pet food sector, our ORIJEN and ACANA brands define our vision of being The Global Leader in Advancing Premium Food for Pets. If you are passionate about personal and professional growth and see yourself as a key player contributing to our continued success by working in our award-winning company we would love to hear from you.

**Summary**

The Warehouse Manager provides direction and has ownership for warehousing, palletizing, and distribution activities at our state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Auburn, KY. Your leadership of the warehouse operations will include uninterrupted delivery of goods to/from production lines and manufacturing areas, the receipt of inbound materials from vendor and other sites, the deployment and shipment of finished good material and raw materials to other sites, and the leadership of multiple contracts/leases including off-site storage, transportation, and equipment. Youll design and develop product movement and storage systems, improve operations, and support the front-line staff. Responsibilities include cost efficiency, continuous improvement on processes, service, and across multiple shifts in a non-union environment. You lead by example and inspire your team to deliver top results. You are passionate about people and safety, thrive in a fast-paced environment with continual change, a keen sense for continuous improvement.

**Responsibilities**

+ Empower and develop teams by applying situational leadership, coaching, facilitation, presentation, role playing (feedback & conflict management) skills.

+ Removes barriers and obstacles to team performance. Demonstrates a sense of urgency and tenacity to resolve problems and implement process improvements. Leads failure analysis when required for failures. Participates in planning for warehouse team improvements.

+ Perform evaluations and creates development/training plans for individuals within the team and manages employee engagement.

+ Develops and ensures all procedures and best practices are documented and creates an atmosphere of 100% compliance to operational processes and procedures and continuous improvement using problem solving methodologies and established principals, including GMPs and other guidelines to ensure safety and sanitation.

+ Participate in the development of setting distribution budgets and manage expenses within the established budget

+ Coordination and control of the manufacturing cycle; monitoring quality, quantity, cost and efficiency of the movement and storage of ingredients and finished goods

+ Work closely with other departments to achieve operational targets (Production, QA, Maintenance, etc.)

+ Monitoring and controlling the movement of inventory, including receiving, storing, rotating and handling of ingredients and finished goods

+ Plan warehouse and distribution center layout and space requirements in order to prevent loss or damage, and to achieve full warehouse optimization

+ Maintain and establish equipment contracts throughout the facility (forklifts, pallet jacks, etc.)

+ Ensure all production orders are shipped in a timely manner, in adherence to delivery schedules

+ Maintain appropriate and complete documentation regarding regulated products and/or hazardous materials

+ Supervise facility design, improvements, and contracts

+ Support the SQF Program by developing and implementing department specific SOPs that align with the program and participate on the Champion HACCP team

+ Implement Champions strategic plan and contribute to and be involved in the evaluation and analysis of the business objectives

+ Other duties as assigned

**Requirements**

+ Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Logistics or Purchasing preferred

+ Minimum of 7-10 years warehouse leadership experience.

+ Detailed understanding of how all areas of the plant interact to contribute to the business with a collaborative approach developing strategic relationships with internal and external stakeholders

+ Experience in managing third-party logistics providers, experience with international logistics an asset

+ Proven success working within CapEx and annual department plans

+ Working knowledge of SQF Program including GMP, Food Safety, HACCP

+ High level of proficiency with Microsoft Office suite and ERP systems, experience with M3 an asset

+ Self-directed, highly motivated, detail oriented, and able to work independently while providing leadership to a team

+ Strong problem identification and problem resolution skills

+ Demonstrated ability to train, coach, evaluate, and improve front-line leaders

+ Motivated, energetic, goal-oriented, with a strong work ethic and positive team attitude

+ A well-defined sense of diplomacy, including solid negotiation, conflict resolution, and people management skills

**Come as you are.**

We value diversity in all forms and know the power it can bring. Workplace equality allows for creative ideas to bloom, diverse points of views to be heard, and increases overall happiness. That sounds pretty good to us.

Champion is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.



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