Warehouse Manager

Warehouse ManagerPosition Summary The Warehouse Manager is responsible for leading and managing all warehouse operations within a solar panel manufacturing facility. This position provides overall leadership for receiving, storage, inventory control, material handling, production material supply, shipping, and warehouse personnel. The Warehouse Manager ensures that materials and finished products are handled safely, accurately, and efficiently while maintaining appropriate inventory levels and supporting uninterrupted manufacturing operations. This role is responsible for developing warehouse processes, managing team performance, monitoring operational KPIs, and coordinating closely with Production, Supply Chain, Procurement, Logistics, Quality, and EHS. The ideal candidate is a hands-on leader with strong warehouse and inventory management experience in a manufacturing environment and the ability to improve processes, develop employees, and maintain high standards for safety, accuracy, productivity, and organization. Key Responsibilities Manage all daily warehouse operations, including receiving, storage, material handling, picking, production material supply, packing, and shipping of raw materials and finished goods. Lead, develop, and manage warehouse supervisors, team leads, specialists, forklift operators, and other warehouse personnel. Establish warehouse staffing plans, work schedules, priorities, and labor allocation based on production and shipping requirements. Ensure accurate inventory management through cycle counts, physical inventories, transaction controls, reconciliation, and root-cause analysis of inventory discrepancies. Coordinate material flow between the warehouse and production areas to ensure raw materials and components are available when needed and prevent production downtime. Develop and maintain warehouse procedures, work instructions, inventory controls, and material-handling standards. Monitor warehouse capacity, storage utilization, and material movement and implement improvements to maximize space and operational efficiency. Ensure incoming materials are properly received, inspected, documented, labeled, and stored according to company and quality requirements. Oversee the proper handling, storage, and transportation of solar panels, components, raw materials, and other fragile or high-value products to minimize damage and loss. Manage outbound shipping activities to ensure finished products are prepared, documented, and shipped accurately and on schedule. Maintain accurate inventory and warehouse transactions within ERP and/or Warehouse Management Systems (WMS). Analyze warehouse data and operational KPIs to identify performance gaps, trends, and opportunities for improvement. Partner with Production, Procurement, Planning, Logistics, Quality, EHS, and other departments to support production schedules and overall business objectives. Ensure warehouse activities comply with OSHA requirements, company safety policies, environmental requirements, and established operating procedures. Promote a strong safety culture and ensure employees receive appropriate training for forklifts, material handling equipment, PPE, and warehouse procedures. Lead continuous improvement initiatives utilizing 5S, Lean Manufacturing, and other process-improvement methodologies. Investigate inventory discrepancies, shipping errors, material damage, and other operational issues and implement corrective and preventive actions. Evaluate employee performance, provide coaching and feedback, address performance issues, and support employee development. Assist with warehouse budgeting, equipment planning, staffing requirements, and operational cost-control initiatives. Maintain a clean, organized, safe, and audit-ready warehouse environment. Prepare warehouse performance reports and provide updates to senior management regarding inventory, staffing, productivity, safety, and operational risks. Perform other duties and special pro…

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