Warehouse Manager

WHO WE ARE

Baldwin Richardson Foods, Co. is a global manufacturer of custom food and beverage ingredients and one of the largest African-American family-owned and-operated businesses in the food industry. The Company has strong supply relationships with some of the world’s largest Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) and Food Service customers. Iconic, global food brands entrust Baldwin Richardson Foods as their partner to deliver the highest quality products that exceed industry standards. The Company also manufactures and markets Mrs. Richardson’s Ice Cream Toppings and Nance’s Mustards and Condiments. Baldwin Richardson Foods has manufacturing locations in Macedon, NY and Williamson, NY; Corporate Offices in Oakbrook Terrace, IL and Food Innovation Center Westmont, IL. This role is in our Williamson, NY facility.

WHAT WE NEED

The Warehouse Manager role will have the responsibility for day-to-day movement of materials and finished goods that are required to ensure that the company can consistently deliver our products and exceed our customers’ expectations. The role is accountable for the entire material receiving value stream (receipt to internal delivery) and material shipment value stream (finished goods to delivery to customer), and continuously identifying opportunities for improved efficiencies and/or cost. Essentially, will create procedures and KPIs for logistics management to optimize product workflow and minimize cost.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Set a positive and confident leadership example to all the employees and management. Promote positive employee relations through effective relationship building, conflict management and issue resolution.
• Develop and mentor direct reports to ensure consistent management of employees within department and across organization. Identify opportunities for development and advancement for employees.
• Create an environment that can flex to meet the demands of the business.
• Manage headcount to budgeted levels through direct hiring, and short-term project-based temporary assignments. Assess labor requirements to meet business needs.
• Lead the development of solutions to complex logistics support problems in tandem with product support functions, customers, and suppliers.
• Initiate continuous improvement programs focusing on cost reduction, service improvement, and capacity management.
• Create, implement and maintain processes and policies that will enable safe, efficient warehousing and loading activities. Optimize material flow by determining stocking locations for raw material and packaging components.
• Determine reverse logistics flow for waste, disposals and recycling.
• Research and recommend material handling options/technology to improve people efficiencies and reduce waste.
• Apply Lean Six Sigma and project management methodologies to lead projects and meetings that coordinate cross-functional employees.
• Champion a safety-first culture and resolve safety problems in an expedited and efficient manner.
• Oversee physical conditions of warehouse by planning and implementing design layout to ensure efficient space utilization, and GMP, OSHA, FDA, SQF and related standards of health and safety, hygiene, and security.
• Manage all site warehouse capacity and costs.

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  A minimum of ten (10) years of logistics, warehouse, and/or supply chain experience.
• A minimum of two (2) years of related supervisory and people development experience (hiring, firing, performance management and development).
• Proficient with Microsoft Office and ERP Systems, preferably SAP.
• Experience with value stream mapping and lean manufacturing.
• Manufacturing environment experience.
• Experience leading in a growing organization is highly preferred.

Preferred Education:

• Certifications in Lean and/or 6-Sigma Preferred
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Logistics Supply Chain Management or related field strongly preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Proven experience overcoming the challenges of manufacturing; providing innovative solutions to those challenges.
• Proven leadership, management, and people development skills.
• Proven ability to implement process improvement initiatives
• Analytical and adept at MS Suite including Excel and power point. (MS Project, Visio is added advantage)
• Ability to think strategically and convert strategy into action.
• Workflow and process driven
• Develop, implement, and manage KPI’s
• Knowledge of OSHA, FDA and safety regulations
• Blend of strategic thinking and tactical actions applied to issues at hand
• Ability to independently prioritize and juggle multiple matters at once
• Interpersonal and communications skills to motivate, empower, train, direct, lead, evaluate and coach a diverse group of team members to reach their fullest potential
• Due to SQF regulations, all employees must be able to fluently read, write, and converse in the English language.

Generous benefits package, including low premium and out-of-pocket medical/dental/vision costs, vacation, sick, 401k with matching, holiday, birthdays off, designated holidays and floating holidays.