Warehouse Manager - Logistics

Warehousing, Storage & Distribution (Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics) The Woodhouse Timber Company is an Australian-owned and established business that services the Queensland, New South Wales, ACT, Victorian, South Australian and Western Australian markets with premium building products. Operating under an exclusive wholesale supply chain model, Woodhouse distributes its product ranges through a recognised network of Building Material and Hardware Merchants; Home Centre Outlets; Our range includes Structural and Decorative Remanufactured Plantation Pine products for internal and external building projects and applications. We currently have a permanent full-time position for a Warehouse Manager at our Wingfield, South Australian warehouse. This role is responsible for the efficient and effective management of all warehouse and office activities whilst ensuring that all safety aspects are adhered to. This hands-on and labour-intensive role will be directly responsible for the entire supervision and management of the warehouse, office and all the necessary procedures and processes. Strong focus must be placed on customer service, time management, meeting delivery deadlines and the ability to multi-task. This role and this Position Description should be read in conjunction with that of both the Forklift Operator and Shed Hand Position Descriptions. Maintaining and implementing all workplace health and safety procedures to make sure that the work site (including the office) is safe for all workers, visitors and customers, this includes following the Safe Operating Procedure (SOP) when working alone; Responsible for the efficient and effective supervision of warehouse and office staff and activities; Use of the WMS (Warehouse Management System) HighJump and ERP (NetSuite) to optimise warehouse performance; Manage and motivate the workforce to ensure that products are stored and shipped out accurately and efficiently; Ensure proper transport, packaging and placement of products; Management of inventory (cycle counts, receiving, maintaining, restoration and rotation of stock), including damages. Customer Service – work with Customer Service Hub to: Monitoring EDI and order entry; Booking transport. Forklift Safety; Lifting and changing forklift gas; Working Alone); Maintaining effective implementation of the chain of custody process; Maintaining the warehouse and office so that all areas are kept clean and tidy from scrap and hazardous materials. Ensure that safe and environmentally acceptable working methods and practices are implemented and carried out across the warehouse activities; Promote total job safety and environmental awareness to employees, subcontractors and all persons in the job vicinity and stress to all employees and subcontractors the importance senior management attaches to safe work practices and environmental protection; Ensure that hazards are identified, risk assessed, and control measures planned and implemented in consultation with relevant employees and as authorised by the Regional Warehouse Operations Manager. Be a Woodhouse Timber Safety Champion and understand the responsibilities of this role, including adherence to our organisation's health and safety policies and procedures managing the site work health and safety systems

MANAGEMENT & PLANNING

Manage warehouse activities in accordance with metrics and targets to ensure all work, including reports/documentation/filing, is completed on time and within budget, whilst constantly ensuring the planning, safety and environmental requirements are met; to ensure success in meeting short- and long-term objectives; Conduct inductions, training, development and support onboarding of new staff, including toolbox and safety meetings, in consultation with the Regional Warehouse Operations Manager; Manage all monthly responsibilities of the Safety and inventory Team; Organising and delegating daily work assignments for warehouse staff; Managing all incoming, outgoing and movement of stock (includes liaising with transport and shipping companies), making sure that all stock is accurately and efficiently and safely received, labelled, cycle counted, documented, loaded/unloaded (up to 30kg) and stored correctly, whilst taking care to avoid damage; Accurate inventory management – receiving, maintaining, cycle counting, restoration, stock rotation, stock takes; Manage the regular replenishment and re-loading of the loose pick bins Follow the company packing procedure; Liaise professionally and politely with truck drivers ensuring that the best service possible is always offered; Work autonomously and alone ensuring your own health and safety, when necessary; Promotion of professional image of the Company’s operations; Minimum 3 years’ experience in a leadership role in a warehouse environment (Timber Industry preferred, not necessary); Knowledge of inventory and supply chain management; Possess a Forklift licence & must be confident in the usage of a forklift in a warehouse environment; Sound working knowledge of Health and Safety requirements and implementation of same; Previous warehouse, pick and packing experience; Certificate III Warehousing Operations (not essential but will be highly regarded).

TRAVEL:

Ad hoc travel may be required to interstate warehouse locations to join our WA Operations Team. Birthday or Appointment Leave, compliments of Woodhouse; Company uniforms provided; Employee Assistance and Wellbeing program; Private Health Insurance discount (with Bupa); Opportunity for training and career development. Woodhouse embraces and values equity, inclusion and diversity, along with our strong commitment to Safety. No recruitment agency applications, please. Do you have a current Australian driver's licence? Have you worked in a role where you were responsible for stock control? Do you have experience operating a forklift?