What are the responsibilities and job description for the Warehouse - Warehouse Manager position at The Chefs' Warehouse?
About The Chefs' Warehouse
The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (http://www.chefswarehouse.com) combines exceptional quality and brand building with broadline food service distribution for more than 35 years. With Protein, Specialty, Produce, and Broadline offerings, we service the most discerning chefs in a hybrid approach of convenience and superior quality. We introduce more than 2,000 artisan producers of the world’s finest ingredients from over 40 countries to the finest chefs in the world. We passionately consult, sell, and build relationships with more than 35,000 customers through the most experienced network of over 600 consultive sales associates, best-in-breed technology, rapid service, and support levels that solidify our long-standing ties to both established and up-and-coming premium restaurants.
Mission: The mission of The Chefs’ Warehouse is to provide the world’s greatest ingredients to the world’s best chefs.
Our C.H.E.F.S. Values:
Curious & Creative
Hungry For Food & Results
Entrepreneurial
Forward Thinking & Flexible
Supportive (Of Peers & Chefs)
Position Summary: The Warehouse Manager, under the supervision of the Plant Manager, plans, directs and coordinates the operations of the organization. The Manager is responsible for ensuring and improving the performance, productivity, efficiency and profitability of departmental and organizational operations through the provision of effective methods and strategies.
What you’ll do:
- Oversees the activities of all functions involved in the planning, warehousing and control of materials
- Maintains compliance with all regulatory requirements and ethical standards related to procurement, including USDA and FDA regulations
- Participates in existing and new product planning processes to ensure timely acquisition of materials to support product launches
- Oversight of all warehouse and distribution operations
- Manages warehouse operations to maximize efficiency, timeliness, and accuracy of delivery of finished goods to customers
- Monitors inventory and establishes controls to ensure the company is operating at the highest level of performance based on key performance metrics and minimized supply chain risk
- Works to optimize usage of the company’s systems, for purposes of efficiency, cost reduction, and inventory control
- Monitors facility for compliance with safety and all other environmental and operational standards and regulations, ensuring that a “safety first” culture is maintained in all locations.
- Executes special projects in a timely manner.
- Hires candidates, coaches and mentors effectively, and builds strong teams
About you:
- In lieu of degree, minimum of 5years’ experience
- Minimum five years related experience in a high level management position with P&L responsibility
Produce and/or food distribution experience requiredWorking knowledge of USDA & FDA compliance
The above job description is not an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties as assigned by their supervisor.
Perks & Benefits:
- Paid Vacations, Paid Holidays
- Health, Dental and Medical Benefits
- Weekly pay
- Life Insurance
- 5% above cost for our high-quality food products
- Employee discounts for travel and events
- 401k
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
The Chefs' Warehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate based on actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment. We are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce.
