Warehouse Manager

Position Summary

Lead and optimize end-to-end warehouse operations that support Permaswage’s integrated manufacturing environment. This role ensures product flow, inventory accuracy, and on-time delivery across internal and external customers while fostering continuous improvement, operational efficiency, and team development.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Foster positive employee relationships enhancing morale, productivity, and efficiency
• Continuously improve processes by developing and implementing operating procedures and training programs and detailed work instructions
• Identify and automate manual processes, recommend solutions to the Director of Supply Chain, and lead implementation
• Perform resource and staffing planning aligned to production plans and forecasts
• Establish and monitor performance metrics for packaging, receiving, and inventory control
• Provide leadership through effective communication, training, and development
• Actively allocate resources to efficiently complete tasks in receiving, warehousing, shipping, and packaging
• Develop and manage order fulfillment processes, including KPIs, scorecards, and deliverables
• Coordinate and monitor inventory movement and shipping activities
• Ensure accuracy and efficiency of inbound and outbound inventory, including raw materials and outsourced production
• Manage inventory transactions, perform cycle counts, and conduct physical inventories as needed
• Arrange or rearrange warehouse equipment to support business growth
• Hire, coach, and develop high-performing warehouse and logistics teams
  
  

Qualifications

Required:

• Demonstrated accomplishments in a manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated accomplishments in leadership accomplishments
• Ability to analyze production data and develop solutions
• High visible energy, sense of urgency, and ownership
• Effective communication skills to employees and upper management team
• Ability to manage high performance teams
• Ability to manage several tasks and priorities at a time
• Experience owning and managing inventory in a warehouse environment
• Ability to lawfully access information and technology that is subject to US export controls
• Track record of successfully leading logistics, warehouse, or supply chain operations, including team management and process improvement
• Strong understanding of WMS/ERP systems (e.g., NetSuite, SAP, Oracle)
• Experience managing inbound/outbound logistics, freight, and inventory controls
• Strong leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel
• 2-5 years of manufacturing experience (2+ years of lead/supervisory experience)
  
  

Desired

• Experience in an aerospace machining environment
• Previous experience managing hourly employees
• Continuous Improvement background
• Microsoft excel programming or other computer programming skills
• Bachelor’s degree in technical/business preferred
• Experience scaling warehouse operations