Warehouse Manager

at  SSAB

SSAB is one of the largest North American producers of steel plate and coil, serving many industrial markets including energy, construction, agriculture and transportation. SSAB operates five state of the art facilities strategically located in key regions across the U.S.
SSAB has nearly 1,200 highly skilled employees in the U.S. Jobs at SSAB range from machine operators and sales people to advanced engineers and corporate professionals in HR, finance and more. SSAB offers challenging careers and comprehensive benefit program designed to keep employees and their families healthy and secure.

PREFERRED EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s Degree

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:

• 10+ years of supervisory and manufacturing experience
• Strong inventory management knowledge
• Familiarity with lean warehouse concepts
• Coaching and leadership capability
• Ability to train staff in critical warehouse concepts
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Experienced user of Maintenance Connection

POSITION TYPE – WORK HOURS – TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

• Position is full time, exempt
• Position works an eight (8) hour day shift, 5 days a week
• Frequently travel by driving or airplane (10%)

SSAB BENEFITS – starting at hire!

• Excellent Pay with Additional Bonus
• Very Affordable Health Insurance
• Blue Cross/Blue Shield Medical
• CVS/Caremark Prescription
• Delta Dental
• Superior Vision
• 401(k) with Employer Match
• Profit Sharing
• 10 Paid Holidays
• Vacation
• Company Paid Life Insurance, STD and LTD*
• Optional Life, Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA); Healthcare and Dependent Care
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program

SSAB’s vision is a stronger, lighter and more sustainable world.
SSAB’s values form the guiding principles of our company.
They shape our culture and characteristics. They serve as a compass for our actions and behavior, and describe what we stand for. Values guide us daily in making the right choices and doing the right things.

Qualifications: Education and Experience:Required Education:

• High school diploma or GED equivalen

JOB PURPOSE:

Ensure the successful transition of warehouse operations from a contracted service to in-house. Develop and manage new procedures to incorporate the change from external to internal control of day-to-day activities.
Manage all operational, personnel and facility aspects of the central warehouse. Develop a safe environment to work and manage employees. Adopt current/emerging technological solutions to improve warehouse performance and reduce waste. Work with procurement and suppliers to identify synergies to create efficient inventory management and warehouse solutions.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Inventory Planning and Management

• Maintain inventory cycle count per company policies and procedures
• Maintain accountability for team performance and KPI’s related to inventory and warehouse management
• Facilitate the identification and disposal of slow-moving, cannibalized and obsolete parts and assets
• Coordinate/oversee flow of goods in and out of the warehouse
• Act as a liaison with plant operation and maintenance to identify improvement opportunities
• Identify duplicate inventory and consolidate where applicable
• Implement best practices for facility management, such as 5S, housekeeping, etc.
• Ensure efficient and organized storage
• Facilitate motor turns
• Take an active role in Maintenance Connection to improve process efficiencies related to inventory management
• Work with MRO Procurement to ensure appropriate reorder levels
• Identify and implement contemporary technology to improve efficiencies with warehouse or inventory management

Supervisory

• Coaching/counseling/hiring of hourly warehouse employees.
• Assign areas of responsibility to individual warehouse employees
• Manage the training needs for all warehouse employees and new hires
• Ensure adequate cross-training of warehouse employees
• Build a team culture focused on engagement, employee development, and operational execution

Communication

• Set short/long-term goals with warehouse and purchasing personnel regarding inventory accuracy
• Chair periodic inventory reduction meetings with the mill

Safety

• Foster and support an ongoing culture of safety
• Develop the annual business safety plan for the warehouse

Qualifications: Education and Experience:Required Education:

• High school diploma or GED equivalent

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES/DIRECT REPORTS:

This position has supervisory responsibilities, with 8 direct reports.