Warehouse Manager

Job Description:

Great opportunity here at GKOLED with this Warehouse Manager role, leading our vital Warehouse Department and managing a team comprised of 2 coordinators and 4 warehouse associates when fully staffed.

The pre-requisites to be considered are proven extensive warehouse and leadership position experience. We are seeking an individual who will come in, learn the day-to-day warehouse responsibilities and existing Standard Operating Procedures with a sense of urgency, and then be able to reinforce and uphold current SOP’s with warehouse personnel while enhancing the operation.

The Warehouse Manager will report to and have support from senior management at the organization but champion leading the warehouse department autonomously, allowing other departments of our well-established and growing company to focus on their priorities. The position and department will be held to a high standard of no mis-shipments, consistently accurate inventory, clean, organized, and safe facility, as well as timely inbound and outbound shipment processing. The bar has been set high and it’s allowed GKOLED to grow to over $10M revenue annually since being established in 2017. If interested, please review and ensure functions are in line with your skills and experience, along with requirements being met prior to applying:

Functions:

- Hiring – Posting job listings when necessary for Warehouse Associate and Coordinator positions, reviewing, interviewing, onboarding, and training new hires.

- Performance Evaluations – Continuously monitoring and reviewing each warehouse personnel’s performance, ensuring SOP’s are followed, work is done accurately, attendance is in line with company policies, and attitude conforms with aspired culture.

- Timely Inbound & Outbound Shipment Processing – Ensure deadlines are met for all outbound shipments while timely inbounding shipments received each day.

- Inventory Management – Uphold accurate inventory standards, ensuring physical count matches the system by enforcing accurate picking and put away activities, following up with employees with coaching and progressive discipline, if necessary, when mistakes and/or discrepancies are identified and investigated, communicating when issues arise, and rectifying inventory related issues within given authorizations.

- Maintain Safe & Healthy Working Environment – Make sure team is meeting all safety regulations set by the state and OSHA as well as establishing, following, and enforcing standards and procedures. Continuous training is developed and presented for discussion on topics such as safe lifting, material handling, vehicle, and forklift operations. Ensure all certifications and license(s) are up to date / valid.

- Facility, Equipment, and Supplies Management – Keep work areas clean and organized, all product within warehouse labelled and put away in appropriate areas, industrial equipment and facility maintenance is kept up (i.e. eye wash station refilled, forklift battery watered, preventative maintenance for order picker coordinated, oil change for delivery van scheduled). Any warehouse supplies not tracked in inventory are consistently counted and ordered well before running out.

- Leadership – Lead warehouse team by taking ownership, becoming an expert on GKOLED product, maintaining excellent communication with your team and across departments / other managers. Communicating concerns or delays ASAP while problem solving and proposing alternative options / solutions simultaneously.

Requirements:

- At least 5 years of previous warehouse management experience.

- Bachelor’s degree preferred.

- Knowledge of creating standard operating procedures, implementing, and enforcing them.

- Exceptional communication, attention to detail, and organizational skills as well as possessing a high level of adaptability.

- Intermediate knowledge of MS Excel and Word.

- Ability to problem solve, set priorities, and manage time effectively is essential.

- Be respectful, approachable, team oriented, and build a strong working relationships with a positive working environment while upholding our standards. – THIS IS A MUST!

- Comfortable being hands on if / when need be. Standing or walking for long periods of time and ability to lift up to 50 pounds repeatedly.

About GKOLED:

GKOLED® offers innovative, efficient, and user-friendly LED lighting options, thoughtfully created by light designers and engineers with over a decade of experience. Our experts work to continuously improve and expand the products we offer our customers. We emphasize affordable pricing, without compromising on quality. GKOLED® fixtures are UL and DLC Listed, a result of thorough product design and use of the latest available LED technology. Additionally, each light is accompanied by a 5-year or 10-year limited warranty, giving you peace of mind in your lighting investment.

In addition to the high quality of our products, we take pride in our commitment to provide the highest level of customer service. From hand delivering products in emergency situations to working with our engineers to find solutions for unique customer problems, our top priority is to provide you with the best customer experience in the industry. We utilize a small company approach, actively listening to feedback, looking for ways to help our customers be more successful, and creating relationships built on trust and reliability.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $65,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Overtime

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Bolingbrook, IL 60440 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Bolingbrook, IL 60440: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $10 - $80,000