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W.W. Grainger

Industrial MRO supplier offering inventory management

Warehouse Manager

Picking & PackingPosted on Nov 5
Full-timeFountain Inn, SC, USA$74.3k - $123.8kIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Business, Logistics, Supply Chain, or Operations.
  • At least 3 years of progressively responsible management experience in a high-volume, multi-shift operation dealing with large employee populations.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee the Outbound picking and packing operations team in a high-volume, order-fulfillment, multi-shift distribution center, including up to 4 salaried supervisors and indirect leadership of up to 100 non-exempt employees.
  • Manage the function to ensure accurate product receipt and order fulfillment, optimize resources and processes, meet customer delivery timelines, and achieve operating-cost and process-efficiency goals.
  • Manage processes to ensure compliance with procedures, identify process improvements, and promote employee programs that create an engaged and empowered workplace.
  • Use production, safety, quality, cycle-time, financial, and other data to analyze performance, identify variations or exceptions causing lower-than-expected performance, and communicate issues to the leadership team.
  • Support distribution-center-wide projects and ensure deliverables, including action items and process improvements, are completed by their commitment dates.
  • Develop employee engagement and recognition programs and ensure employees are treated fairly and respectfully and have the tools needed to perform their jobs.
  • Manage the feedback and development process for salaried supervisors, including interviewing and training, assigning and directing work, supporting development goals, providing feedback, completing performance evaluations, and taking recognition and disciplinary actions.
  • Identify continuous-improvement opportunities and use LEAN, DMAIC, and Six Sigma tools and programs to implement solutions that improve results and operational excellence.
  • Emphasize training and implement audit systems to eliminate process variations or discrepancies and ensure compliance with company procedures and requirements from governmental agencies such as OSHA, DOT, and EPA.

About the Company

W.W. Grainger

Industrial MRO supplier offering inventory management

Grainger provides maintenance, repair, and operating (MRO) products to businesses and institutions worldwide. Its two-pronged approach combines High-Touch Solutions with inventory management and technical support, and Endless Assortment through online marketplaces like Zoro and MonotaRO for a broad digital catalog. The company leverages a strong supply chain and e-commerce to stock and deliver safety, power tools, lighting, and other facility maintenance items to more than 4 million customers. Its aim is to help customers efficiently source and manage MRO needs at scale across industries including manufacturing, healthcare, and government.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Douglasville, GA
Founded
1927

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