Job Description

Position Summary

The Warehouse Operations Manager is responsible for leading a team of salaried and hourly employees within distribution center located at the Mission Bell Winery.

This includes managing shipping, receiving, and inventory control functions at the site. In addition to these tasks, this role is expected to ensure that the site meets Safety, Quality, Productivity and Service targets.

This role is also charged with ensuring the site meets state and federal requirements for handling and storage of wine and spirits within a bonded warehouse.

The Warehouse Operations Manager is also accountable for leading strategic warehousing and distribution Initiatives that will optimize business processes within the supply chain.

This includes delivering broad business and technical knowledge in resolving problems and defining new business opportunities that will improve service to our distributors and customers.

Responsibilities

Manage daily Distribution operations with the support of Supervisors and Foremen to ensure safety, quality, and productivity targets are met.

Duties may require flexibility with weekly schedule to work night shifts and weekends.

• Develop a thorough understanding of warehouse processes and practices, coupled with an understanding of how the functions interact with and impact other areas of the Company.
• Motivate personnel to achieve and surpass department goals for safety, quality, and productivity targets.
• Interact with vendors to explore new technology, purchase equipment and services and resolve long term equipment, training, and process issues.
• Ensure proper warehousing and inventory control procedures are communicated and followed.
• Ensure employees are trained in and maintain procedures and guidelines for ISO.
• Monitor and execute the given budget for the Warehouse department
• Identify, analyze and resolve issues affecting warehouse and employee performance.
• Promote a safe working environment by executing and supporting safety initiatives and related training.
• Ensure team develops a working proficiency with all applicable warehouse and company systems, SAP, JDE inventory management, production support, shipping, timekeeping, cycle-counting and safety and ISO procedures.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations relating to packaging and shipping product. This includes meeting all TTB reporting requirements in a timely fashion.
• Communicate effectively, concisely, and constructively, both verbally and in writing. Must be timely and accurate with distribution of information.
• Participate (lead when needed) in meetings with team (i.e., Visibility Board, Workload Status, and Scheduling). Willing to provide and receive feedback, observations and suggestions regarding staffing and training.
• Ensure distribution / warehouse meet or exceeds desired targets.
• Track and communicate the departmental metrics.

Core Competencies :

• Communicating effectively
• Building relationships & teamwork
• Customer / consumer focus
• Initiative and results orientation
• Planning and organizing
• Role expertise

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with concentration in supply chain and / or 10 years of logistics / warehousing experience
• Proven leadership and team building skills.
• Ability to plan, organize and execute initiatives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to communicate with internal and external parties.
• Must be able to lift, push, pull and carry up to 50 pounds, sit for extended periods of time

Preferred Qualifications

• Advance supply chain degree in logistics / warehousing experience or equivalent
• Previous experience working in lean manufacturing and / or lean warehousing environment.
• Strong computer skills with Microsoft and SAP experience preferred.
• Experience utilizing warehouse management systems (WMS).

Physical Requirements / Work Environment

• May be exposed to loud noise
• Must be able to work indoors / outdoors, lift, and sit for long periods of time.
• Must occasionally lift and / or move up to 50 pounds.

ADA Physical / Mental / Workplace Requirements :

Physical Requirements : The employee frequently is required to sit, talk or listen and drive long distances. The employee is occasionally required to stand;

stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. Frequent walking, including going up and down stairs and ladders, and bending are required.

The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 50 pounds.

Work Environment : Working conditions in certain areas of the winery are cold, wet, slippery and noisy. Involves exposure to hazardous conditions.

Irregular shifts, including graveyard, and long hours may be required, particularly during harvest.

Travel Required : 0 10%

The purpose of this description is to describe the essential job functions and the level of work performed by individuals assigned to this position.

This description is not an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by this position. Management reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties from particular jobs and assign other duties as necessary.

Location

Madera, California

Additional Locations

Job Type

Full time

Job Area

Supply Chain

The salary range for this role is :

$92,500.00 - $141,700.00

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future.

An employee’s pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but limited to, the prevailing minimum wage for the location, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, any collective bargaining agreements, and business or organizational needs.

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical / dental / vision insurance, 401(k), and any other benefits to eligible employees.

Note : No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable.

The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Equal Opportunity

Constellation Brands is committed to a continuing program of equal employment opportunity. All persons have equal employment opportunities with Constellation Brands, regardless of their sex, race, color, age, religion, creed, sexual orientation, national origin or citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), marital status, gender (including gender identity or gender expression), familial status, military or veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related conditions (or any other group or category within the framework of the applicable discrimination laws and regulations).

Not sure you meet all qualifications? Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.

Last updated : 2024-05-21