Warehouse Manager

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As one of the largest utility distribution organizations in America, we constantly strive to bring our best to our customers, suppliers, and fellow associates.

Irby Utilities is uniquely positioned to provide dynamic solutions to essential utility services impacting our local and broader communities.

Job Summary

The Warehouse Manager is responsible for managing, planning, and coordinating logistics associates and warehousing activities for the Little Rock, AR branch.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Responsible for all warehouse workers’ (material handlers and drivers) conformance to Company operational procedures of warehouse activities (verification of incoming and outgoing shipments, handling and disposition of materials etc.).
• Set up work-day hours and schedule tasks to determine priorities of warehouse associates. Able to adjust work schedules as needed.
• Responsible for new employee interviewing, selection and training of employees.
• Responsible for training employees on the effective and safe use of equipment and machinery while adhering to Company’s safety policy and procedures.
• Conduct employee reviews and make pay rate or promotion requests to Branch Operations Manager.
• Provide employee coaching / counseling while handling employee complaints and disciplining subordinates.
• Responsible for overall maintenance of the Warehouse Operations Dashboard system to measure, monitor, evaluate and report on warehouse performance to goal while being responsible for delivery performance to meet Company productivity goals.
• Overall responsibility for transportation logistics including scheduling of deliveries, establishing delivery routes, and selecting the most appropriate method for delivery to meet customer service objectives while utilizing company owned vehicles and drivers, parcel carriers (UPS and Fedex) and LTL carriers as required to meet customer service objectives and minimize total delivery costs.
• Track customer complaints, questions and inventory problems presented by branch personnel. Leads cross functional branch team to educate branch on quality concerns and resolve errors.

Monitors error rates and customer complaints. Develops and implements solutions to improve performance.

• Inspect physical condition of warehouse and equipment. Prepare work order for repairs and requisitions for replacement of equipment.
• Confer with department heads to ensure coordination of warehouse activities with activities of other functions such as production, sales, and purchasing.
• Transmit administrative information, policies and procedures, decisions, changes, etc. to subordinates.
• Compile and prepare reports for Branch management regarding area operations and financial matters.
• Organize annual inventory counts for assigned area / division.
• Manage property control system; assignment of numbers, tags and ensures appropriate documentation of location, description and other data.
• Maintain inventory levels; purchases equipment, materials, furniture or other supplies in accordance with budget and priorities;

works with appropriate staff and vendors to obtain required items and resolves questions or conflicts.

Determine disposition of used or damaged property and handles accordingly.

Minimum Qualifications

• Knowledge of shipping / receiving practices, policies and techniques.
• Knowledge of merchandise handling and production methods.
• Knowledge of supervisory practices and principles.
• Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.
• Ability to effectively communicate.

Preferred Qualifications

Five years related experience and / or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand. Must occasionally lift and / or move up to 50 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

Typical environments include offices, light industrial, commercial, utility and manufacturing. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Our Competitive ?

401K Plan, Competitive Medical Plans (medical, dental, and vision), Paid Vacation and Personal, Paid Sick, Paid Holidays, Flexible Spending Accounts (Health and Dependent Care), Employee Assistance Program, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Discounts, Long-term and Short-term Disability, and Life Insurance.

About Irby Utilities

We are powered by our people. Across our nationwide reach and diversity, we adapt, dare, and learn as one team while maintaining an open mindset to optimize our performance.

This team approach has helped Irby customers to succeed since our inception, and our investment in our people continues to translate into broader achievement including a vast array of professional development and growth opportunities.

Irby Utilities is one of the nation’s largest utility distribution companies with over $2 Billion in annual sales and 900 associates across more than 45 branches.

Our ability and readiness to innovate and collaborate across our industry has fueled our success, and our approach continues to be one of true partnership with our customers, vendors, and one another.

Irby was a pioneer in the early days of the electrical business, founded in 1926, and continues to be an industry leader in philanthropic involvement and community activity.

Irby is also part of the Sonepar family of operating companies. Sonepar is the world leader in electrical distribution and consists of the finest locally managed electrical and industrial distributors.