Warehouse Inventory Manager

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Dawn Foods is a global leader in bakery manufacturing and ingredients distribution. As the partner of choice for inspiring bakery success, we helpcustomers grow their business through meaningful partnerships, research-driven insights and innovations, and products and expertise they can depend on. As a family-owned company, our commitments to our people, products, customers, and corporate values, are all part of our recipe for success.

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Why work for Dawn Foods?

PEOPLE. PRODUCTS. CUSTOMERS.

Why should you apply? We invest in you!

• Industry-leading health insurance on Day 1!
• Competitive Pay
• 401(K) + company match
• 10 Paid Company Holidays
• Paid Time Off
• Professional training
• Family-owned business over 100 years in service
• An opportunity for career advancement, working as part of an empowering workforce.

Job Purpose and Overview

This role will become directly responsible for ensuring order accuracy for all of Louisville's Inbound, Outbound and export shipments. Louisville ships more than 6M cases annually while operating as a finished goods warehouse for the Louisville plant. This role will manage the overall quality (OTIF and Material Variances) of all products received and shipped out of the Louisville DC.The Warehouse Inventory Manager is responsible for identifying quality issues, reporting them to the appropriate person and initiating the corrective action process.

Schedule: Monday through Friday

What will you do as a Warehouse Inventory Managerat Dawn Foods?

• Develops and implements inventory control procedures to ensure optimum levels.
• Coordinates cycle count and damage product routines while reconciling all variances.
• Manages the Shipping and Receiving functions of the warehouse to ensure the receipt, coordination and safety of goods coming through the warehouse in order to support OTIF targets. Monitors adherence to all food safety and handling procedures.
• Develops and maintains transportation and distribution procedures to maximize delivery efficiency.
• Ensures that orders arrive and are dispatched on time and accurate to the appropriate destination.
• Supports both 1st and 2nd shift warehouse operations to ensure standard work is being followed while providing training and coaching where necessary to close gaps.
• Partner with transportation team to improve efficiencies regarding inventory returns process for both team members and customers. Works closely with sales and procurement on slow moving and distressed inventory reconciliation.
• Responsible for managing all internal and external product inventory audits.
• Directly manages Dawn People in Inventory Control and Scheduling areas. Interviews, conducts performance appraisals, directs work activities, trains and/or coordinates training for team members based on department requirements.
• Ensures physical bin accuracy in all storage types (ambient, cooler and freezer).
• Leadership and motivation of Team Members to achieve the goals of Dawn Food Products. Support the Circle of Excellence and the Dawn Philosophy of Team Dawn. Takes appropriate actions to ensure the safety of all Dawn team members.
• Complies with local, state, and federal regulatory agencies (i.e., OSHA, AIB, FDA, USDA, etc.)
• Conducts and leads year-end physical inventory procedures.
• Oversee WMS warehouse slotting optimization.
• Liaison to Dawn sites for product traceability, hold and recalls.
• Other duties or assignments as needed.

What Does It Take to be a Warehouse Inventory Managerat Dawn Foods?

• High school diploma/GED required.
• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• A minimum of 5 years' warehouse supervisory experience.
• 7 years of experience in a warehouse or distribution environment required.
• Inventory control and utilizing material handling experience and ability to problem solve in variable situations.
• Proficient with the Microsoft Office suite, including Outlook, Word, Excel, SharePoint, and PowerPoint.
• Experience with Lean Six Sigma.
• Experience with WMS and SAP highly preferred.
• Must be able to work well with others and independently.
• Basic math, record keeping and computer skills.
• Experience and/or equivalent education in supporting distribution centers/ plants and assessing the effectiveness of quality and food safety programs.
• Demonstrated front-line leadership, planning, and organization skills.
• Must be able to handle many diversified tasks at one time and correctly prioritize conflicting, time-sensitive tasks.
• Effective coaching, facilitation, presentation, team building, and team-based approach decision-making skills.
• Requires the ability to safely operate a forklift and other heavy warehouse equipment.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other Dawn people.
• Ability to utilize root-cause problem solving methodology to solve large-scale problems.
• Ability to effectively communicate both in written and oral form.
• Ability to engage, coach, and administer discipline to team members, as necessary.

Physical Demands & Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Required to use motor coordination with arm, hand, finger, and leg dexterity.
• Required to exert physical effort in handling objects more than 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus.
• Ability to stand and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Ability to withstand cool and/or cold temperatures.
• Normal setting for this job is warehouse/office.

Note:The level of physical effort may vary from site to site and in some cases be greater or lesser than documented here.

If this sounds like the opportunity that you have been looking for, please click "Apply."

About Our Benefits

Dawn is proud to employ the top talent in the baking industry, and we reward our people with comprehensive health and well-being coverage, competitive compensation packages, and award-winning benefit offerings. We also help protect your future financial health with a generous 401(k) matching program that provides additional retirement funds and many tools and resources on financial wellness. Dawn encourages professional growth through tuition assistance and educational programs, and we are always searching for ways to improve our industry-leading services and benefits.

Compensation Range:

$74,460 - $119,280 with bonus incentive.

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An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity/gender expression, citizenship status, military or veteran status, genetic information or any other status or condition that is protected by applicable law.

Requisition ID: 36665