Warehouse Manager

Seeking a hands-on and strategic Warehouse Manager to lead our warehouse operations across all facilities. The ideal candidate combines strong operational leadership with a continuous improvement mindset, commercial awareness, and a passion for building high-performing teams while implementing new processes and technologies. This role requires relentless focus on service, cost optimization, inventory integrity, and operational excellence. Key Responsibilities: 1- Operational Leadership • Oversee daily operations across all warehouse facilities (internal and external warehouses) • Lead, motivate and develop warehouse staff including supervisors, officers, and others while building a culture of accountability, high performance, operational discipline, and continuous improvement • Develop a cross skilled team to be utilized flexible across different warehouses / different areas of warehousing • Establish KPI-driven performance management to ensure optimal utilization of warehouse resources 2- Systems & Process Optimization • Implement and optimize the Warehouse Management System (WMS) • Optimize storage space utilization to maximize capacity and efficiency • Benchmark warehouses performance against industry best practices and drive continuous enhancement initiatives to reduce costs, eliminate waste and improve productivity. 3- Cost & Inventory Management • Manage the annual warehouse budget • Maintain a strong cost-conscious mindset and continuously scrutinize/reduce all warehouse operational expenses, inventory holding costs, labor productivity, and external service costs • Develop and enforce Standard Operating Procedures for inventory control, working capital efficiency, and obsolete stock management • Ensure inventory accuracy through rigorous cycle counts 4- Cross-Functional Collaboration • Coordinate cross-departmental logistics with Production, Sales, Logistics (Transportation), Procurement and Finance to optimize end-to-end material flows and inventory management • Support broader business transformation and operational excellence initiatives across the organization • Handle escalated customer and vendor issues effectively 5- Compliance & Safety • Promote a strong safety-first culture and ensure compliance with all company policies and regulatory requirements to achieve zero lost time • Ensure regulatory compliance (customs, fire safety, etc.) 6- Reporting & People Development • Establish KPI-driven performance management with monthly KPI reports (OTIF, damage rates, inventory accuracy, personnel utilization, cost management, etc.) • Regularly review operational and financial performance, providing data-driven recommendations to senior management • Develop staff training programs to build team capability Candidate Profile: • Bachelor's degree in Logistics, Supply Chain, or related field preferred • 10+ years of warehouse management experience, with at least 5 years in a leadership role. • Proven expertise in WMS implementation and optimization. • Strong leadership skills with experience managing large and multicultural teams within complex operational environments • Experience in manufacturing, paper, recycling, or a related industrial sector preferred. • Demonstrated success in inventory accuracy, safety, and continuous improvement. • Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration abilities • Demonstrated ability to challenge the status quo and drive sustainable organizational change • Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with a data-driven approach to decision-making • Proven track record of delivering measurable cost savings, productivity improvements, and operational excellence initiatives Show more Show less

Bachelor's degree in Logistics, Supply Chain, or related field preferred; 10+ years of warehouse management experience, with at least 5 years in a leadership role; Proven expertise in WMS implementation and optimization.

Operational Leadership: Oversee daily operations across all warehouse facilities (internal and external warehouses); Lead, motivate and develop warehouse staff including supervisors, officers, and others while building a culture of accountability, high performance, operational discipline, and continuous improvement; Develop a cross skilled team to be utilized flexible across different warehouses / different areas of warehousing; Establish KPI-driven performance management to ensure optimal utilization of warehouse resources. Systems & Process Optimization: Implement and optimize the Warehouse Management System (WMS); Optimize storage space utilization to maximize capacity and efficiency; Benchmark warehouses performance against industry best practices and drive continuous enhancement initiatives to reduce costs, eliminate waste and improve productivity. Cost & Inventory Management: Manage the annual warehouse budget; Maintain a strong cost-conscious mindset and continuously scrutinize/reduce all warehouse operational expenses, inventory holding costs, labor productivity, and external service costs; Develop and enforce Standard Operating Procedures for inventory control, working capital efficiency, and obsolete stock management; Ensure inventory accuracy through rigorous cycle counts. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Coordinate cross-departmental logistics with Production, Sales, Logistics (Transportation), Procurement and Finance to optimize end-to-end material flows and inventory management; Support broader business transformation and operational excellence initiatives across the organization; Handle escalated customer and vendor issues effectively. Compliance & Safety: Promote a strong safety-first culture and ensure compliance with all company policies and regulatory requirements to achieve zero lost time; Ensure regulatory compliance (customs, fire safety, etc.). Reporting & People Development: Establish KPI-driven performance management with monthly KPI reports (OTIF, damage rates, inventory accuracy, personnel utilization, cost management, etc.); Regularly review operational and financial performance, providing data-driven recommendations to senior management; Develop staff training programs to build team capability.