What are the responsibilities and job description for the SR. WMS MANAGER in Zanesville, OH position at Dollar General?
Company Overview
At Dollar General, our customer is at the center of everything we do! We are a fast-moving Fortune 200 publicly-traded company with more than 13,000 stores and 14 distribution centers in 44 states, growing by hundreds of stores each year. We work in an energetic atmosphere that embraces innovation and teamwork. At Dollar General, you can see a clear and fast path to career growth and success. We are committed to attracting talented and motivated people who can advance our mission of "Serving Others." Let's Grow Together!
Job Details
General Summary:
Identify cost-effective system solutions to operational challenges. Work with corporate Information Systems Department, when applicable, to understand and react to user needs.
- Monitor and evaluate the overall performance of the Warehouse Management System (WMS) and Radio Frequency (RF) sub-system.
- Assist Inbound Managers and Outbound Managers in determination of system modifications for improvement in merchandise flow and user productivity.
- Responsible for systems backup tape rotation and for ensuring off-site backups are stored and logged in accordance with disaster recovery policies.
- Identify, justify and communicate to corporate Information Systems Department requests for new hardware or software changes.
- Respond to immediate system issues; coordinate resources needed to resolve problems in a timely manner.
- Responsible for data collection, root-cause analysis and presentation of findings to assist operations team in correcting causes of inventory integrity inaccuracies.
- Develop plans, train employees and coordinate activities to support building-wide physical and statistical inventories.
- Manage equipment receipt process to ensure proper tracking and accountability of new systems-related devices.
- Install, maintain and assist with upgrades and replacements to PCs in coordination with corporate Information Systems Department.
- Assist Information Systems Department with remote trouble-shooting of all computer and computer-related systems.
- Analyze and adjust WMS strategies in partnership with operations team to ensure efficient flow of merchandise.
- Review the performance of WMS staff and identify development plans that meet career goals.
- Submit budget requests related to yearly department expenditures.
Qualifications
- Ability to communicate knowledge of warehouse management systems configurations and automated data collection equipment.
- Thorough understanding of warehouse operations, product flow and inventory control in a distribution environment.
- Working knowledge of automated distribution information technology.
- Ability to troubleshoot and resolve issues with PCs and PC-related peripherals.
- Demonstrated leadership skills.
- Effective oral and written communication skills.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Two years experience configuring and maintaining rules-based Warehouse Management System required.
- Two years experience in a distribution or warehousing environment required.
- Two years supervisory experience required.
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems or Logistics preferred.
Lifts and lowers WMS and PC equipment up to 75 pounds.
Ability to walk, stand, sit, bend, stoop, or crawl for periods of time.
Exposure to changing climatic conditions.
On-call twenty-four hours per day to support distribution center operations.
