What are the responsibilities and job description for the Warehouse Manager position at Kinedyne?
Key Responsibilities:
- Plan, coordinate, and monitor overall warehouse operations, including receiving, shipping, distribution, and maintenance to ensure compliance with internal procedures, customer requirements, and safety regulations.
- Ensure effective receipt, storage, inventory control, and dispatch of a wide range of products through the use of the enterprise resource planning system (ERP – MS D365).
- Oversee and verify adherence to documented procedures (SOPs, work instructions, etc.) related to inbound and outbound logistics.
- Develop and maintain performance indicators (KPIs) to evaluate warehouse efficiency, accuracy, and customer satisfaction.
- Hire, supervise, train, coach and evaluate departmental staff to ensure competency and compliance with quality and safety standards.
- Identify risks and opportunities for improvement within warehouse processes and escalate or implement corrective actions as appropriate.
- Coordinate assignment of shipments and carrier selection in line with cost, service level, and on-time delivery goals.
- Ensure that the physical and systemic inventory transactions are completed accurately and timely.
- Monitor inventory levels, conduct cycle count audits, and implement appropriate inventory techniques to maintain accurate records.
- Manage operational budgets including labor, material, and overhead to ensure financial efficiency.
- Lead or participate in root cause analysis and implementation of corrective actions for nonconforming materials or processes.
- Actively support and enforce Kinedyne's environmental, health, safety, and security management program and all OSHA regulations.
- Maintain effective communication with cross-functional teams including planning, customer service, supply chain, and production to meet fulfillment goals.
- Serve on operational and business committees to contribute to special projects or functions as assigned.
- Initiate and recommend process improvements to leadership.
- Train and assess warehouse personnel in alignment with documented competency requirements.
- Participate in internal audits, management reviews, and supplier communications as related to warehouse operations.
- Approve work schedules, resource assignments, and workflow adjustments within the warehouse team.
- Stop operations that pose a safety, quality, or compliance risk.
- Approve hiring, training, performance reviews, and disciplinary actions for warehouse personnel.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in business, operations, or related field preferred; High School Diploma or GED required.
- Minimum 10 years of experience in operational leadership; prior single-site responsibility preferred.
- Proficient in ERP systems (MS D365 preferred).
- Knowledge of Lean and Six Sigma tools; certification preferred.
- Ability to obtain and maintain forklift/pallet jack license.
Skills & Competencies:
- Strong leadership and team development skills.
- Analytical mindset with ability to interpret data and improve processes.
- Excellent communication and problem-solving abilities.
About Kinedyne:
Over the course of five decades, Kinedyne has evolved from a single facility in New Jersey to an international organization with more than 500 employees at facilities in four different countries around the world. As we grew and our product lines evolved, we believed that with Better Cargo Securement- Greater Cargo Capacity- and Faster Cargo Access Technologies, we can make the increasingly complex shipping environment just a litter easier for the industry to deal with today and as the future unfolds.
All the efforts throughout our history have enabled us to provide our customers the products, service, and support that they have come to expect from us over our five decades of growth, we've earned our right to be called The Cargo Control People.
What We Offer:
- A comprehensive Benefits Package that includes:
- Medical/ Dental/Vision-with HSA (company provides yearly funding).
- Individual or Family Plans are available at affordable bi-weekly rates.
- Paid maternity and paternal leave.
- Company paid long & short-term disability,
- 401K with competitive company match.
- PTO & Tuition reimbursement.
- Company Paid Life Insurance.