Warehouse Operations Manager

fairlife, LLC is a Chicago-based nutrition company that creates great-tasting, nutrition-rich and dairy products to nourish consumers.
With over $3B in annual retail sales, fairlife’s portfolio of delicious, lactose-free, real dairy products includes: fairlife® ultra-filtered milk; Core Power® High Protein Shakes, a sports nutrition drink to support post-workout recovery; fairlife® nutrition plan™, a nutrition shake to support the journey to better health.
A wholly owned subsidiary of The Coca-Cola company, fairlife, LLC has been recognized by both Fast Company and Nielsen for its industry leading innovation.
To learn more about fairlife and its complete line of products, please visit fairlife.com.
job purpose: The Warehouse Manager will be responsible for supporting the leadership and management of the overall Warehouse department, systems, and strategies for the state-of-the-art, greenfield plant currently under construction in Webster, NY. Reporting directly to the Director of Automated Warehousing, this role will be accountable for the associated safety, quality, productivity, and financial targets across warehouse operations. They will assist to oversee the site's supply chain system to include all storage, receiving, and loading of raw materials, finished products, bulk product loading of totes and tankers, dry ingredient receiving, and case pick. Ensure optimized storage and utilization of the Warehouse Management System within the warehouse and review short/long-term needs. Accuracy in inventory and planning is a key aspect of this role. The Warehouse Manager will also be responsible for supporting the maintenance of all warehouse facilities and equipment.
responsibilities:
Oversee the startup and continued warehouse operations of our greenfield 24/7/365 750,000 sq. ft. three production line value-added dairy processing facility
Responsible for all the warehouse operations and inventory control of 112,000 sq. ft. racked storage and 90,000 sq. ft. high-density ASRS
Communicate and engage with the workforce at every level to build trust, continuity, and collaboration throughout the teams, consistently demonstrating the fairlife culture of Believe in Better
Manage the teams for the receiving, handling, storage, movement, and inbound materials for production and outbound finished goods
Partner with fairlife supply chain and NAOU to ensure inventory management and customer service expectations are achieved
Maintain receiving, warehousing, and distribution operations by initiating, coordinating, and enforcing program, operational, and personnel policies and procedures.
Comply with federal, state, and local warehousing, material handling, and shipping requirements enforcing adherence to requirements, and advising management on needed actions.
Facilitate and control inventory levels by ensuring the teams conduct best-in-class cycle counting program
Maintain physical condition of the warehouse by continuously improving and implementing optimized layouts, inspecting equipment, and issuing work orders for repair and requ