Atkore is forging a future where our employees, customers, suppliers, shareholders, and communities are building better together – a future focused on serving the customer and powering and protecting the world.
With a global network of manufacturing and distribution facilities, Atkore is a leading provider of electrical, safety and infrastructure solutions.
Who we are looking for:
We are currently searching for a Warehouse Manager to be based out of our Cartersville, GA location. Reporting to the Regional Distribution Center Manager, this person will manage and coordinate all warehouse functions for the Cartersville, GA location, including safety programs, receiving, storage, picking, and shipping.
The DC operation is presently 24 hours across three shifts M-F, with occasional Saturday work. This position will lead a department of approximately 5 salary and 60-80 frontline workers. This is a critical, and high-profile role leading the newest Distribution Center in Atkore. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 10 years of warehouse and logistics experience, with 7 years at the management level. Experience in lean manufacturing or business system-based company is desired.
What you'll do:
Work closely with our Customer Service, Manufacturing, Demand Planning and Corporate Transportation departments, this position will oversee the day-to-day distribution, warehousing, and fulfillment operations by maintaining and enhancing existing standards.
Ensure the highest standards achieved in the distribution center in the areas of safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
Drive consistency and cost reduction through the creation and implementation of standard work.
Create, implement, and manage distribution center KPI's.
Lead and collaborate with cross-functional teams in Kaizen and Lean.
Collaborate with cross functional teams to investigate service failures, and develop, implement, and monitor appropriate corrective and preventative action.
Develop and manage distribution center, inventory & transportation workforce with performance assessments, professional development coaching, etc.
Develop and implement processes to improve the Commercial Metrics, Atkore's measure of on-time delivery.
What you'll bring:
Bachelor's Degree required; MBA preferred.
Minimum of 10 years of warehouse and logistics experience, with 7 years at the management level.
5-7 years of experience managing a distribution facility with responsibility for a budget of $12-15MM.
Experience managing employee relations in a unionized environment.
Experience with WMS, JDE and RF Smart highly desired.
Experience with lean and six sigma processes and/ or Lean/Six Sigma certification desired.
Within 3 months, you'll:
Complete the Atkore Immersion program.
Learn the Atkore Business System and how we use LEAN principles in running our business.
Develop a thorough understanding of JDE/RF-Smart as related to warehouse transactions.
Develop a thorough understanding of the local collective bargaining agreement and how to apply as needed.
Within 6 months, you'll:
Know and understand Atkore's Strategic Summary and how your role contributes to the Strategic Deployment Process.
Lead individual development plans with warehouse supervisors to enhance their performance.
Participate in a Kaizen event relevant to your scope of work to improve or develop a new process.
Within 12 months, you'll:
Contribute ideas in process improvement including KPI's of Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost.
Visit at least 2 of our network RDCs to collaborate on strategy and understand other regional market needs.
Collaborate with RDC support team to push network wide improvement initiatives.
Join our team and align yourself with an industryleader!
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Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
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