Warehouse Manager
Oversee the operations of a warehouse, including inventory management, shipping and receiving, and staff supervision.
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What's it like to be a Warehouse Manager?
A Warehouse Manager oversees the operations of a warehouse or distribution centre. They coordinate the receipt, storage, distribution, and dispatch of goods, manage inventory, and ensure the safety and efficiency of warehouse operations. They may also supervise warehouse staff, oversee financial management, and coordinate with suppliers and transport companies.
Tasks and duties
- Receiving and dispatching goods including loading and unloading shipping containers.
- Reconciling incoming and outgoing stock with requisitions and updating inventory and stock location records.
- Examining incoming and outgoing stock to ensure proper fulfilment.
- Liaising with staff, senior managers and suppliers.
- Establishing and managing ongoing processes for receiving, handling and storing goods.
- Ensuring Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) policies are followed and creating a safety-conscious workplace culture.
- Performing new team member training and inductions.
- Supervising warehouse environment.
- Operating forklifts and other machinery to pick and store stock when necessary.
- Preparing delivery schedules.
- Planning and coordinating stocktakes.
- Printing labels detailing storage and despatch information.
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Latest Warehouse Manager reviews
4.0Mar 2024
Experience
10+ years
Organisation size
Medium (20-199 employees)
The good things
If you want a busy work lifestyle from when you clock in until you clock out, then managing people in the warehouse industry is for you. Though challenging at times, it can be rewarding if you get eve...
The challenges
With so many different personalities, you have to figure out a persons strengths and weaknesses and see where they fit in the team to get the best outcomes. A lot of trial and error.
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4.0Aug 2023
Experience
5 – 9 years
Organisation size
Small (1-19 employees)
The good things
It is an versatile Role, no day is the same. And you're also being able to work with many different people.
The challenges
The biggest warehouse management challenges are a lack of or inaccurate inventory management, delays in the global supply chain, and poor time management which sets you under a lot of pressure and can...
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