Distribution Superintendent/ Warehouse Manager

• Develop, coach, and train personnel on safety, compliance, product knowledge, company procedures, and best-practices as it relates to the warehouse environment.
• Ensures adherence with cycle count program based on ABC principles.
• Leads internal efforts in developing implementation of best practices throughout the shipping operation.
• Drives continuous improvement efforts with a continued focus on achieving operational excellence.
• Defines KPI’s while holding the site accountable on meeting and/or exceeding those targets.
• Manage day-to-day shipping operations, measures performance for on time, in-full delivery performance, shipping costs for all forms of transit, warehouse inventory management, warehousing productivity and quality, and workforce planning requirements.
• Investigates cause analysis issues for problem reconciliation and leads corrective action for complaints related to transportation, logistics handling and warehousing of finished products.
• Directs staff to support strategic customer care service objectives, enhance staff, team skills and competencies, and establish team performance objectives.
• Confers with department heads to ensure coordination of warehouse activities with activities of other functions such as production, sales, quality control and purchasing.
• Maintains records for warehouse operations.
• Works with managers and personnel of other departments to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Arrange warehouse materials to maximize utilization of space and to expedite pulling of job orders.
• Responsible for managing the flow of all materials into and out of the warehouse to include: production, customer shipments, supplier shipments, interplant shipments, etc.
• Responsible for working with managers, other supervisors, and employees from other departments to promote a team environment to achieve goals across all shifts.
• Provide technical leadership to personnel, to include: equipment, cycle count accuracy, inventory location control, order picking accuracy, metrics definition/reporting, root cause troubleshooting.
• Facilitate safety training and complete all incident investigations and reporting.
• Coordinate departmental productivity and inventory management goals.
• Evaluate and manage warehouse resources and activities in relation to company objectives and set targets.

• Bachelor’s Degree Preferred in Business, Material Management, or related field.
• 5-7 years of management experience in warehousing, inventory control, or materials management.
• Previous distribution experience (not logistics or dispatching trucks, but actual warehouse experience.)
• Opening or expanding a warehouse experience preferred.
• Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a strong attention to detail.
• Problem analysis and problem resolution ability.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Possess strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Must have the ability collect and analyze data and prepare concise reports summarizing the findings of work.
• Must have the ability to prepare and deliver oral and visual presentations.
• Ability to effectively communicate with employees at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
• JDE/SAP/AX experience preferred.
• Familiarity with MS Excel and MS Office suite.
• Experience working/maintaining WMS system.
• Must be able to work Mon-Fri, between the hours of 7am-3:30pm.
• This is a fully onsite role. Must be able to commute daily into our Garland, TX facility.

Westlake (NYSE: WLK) is a global diversified industrial company that manufactures and supplies essential products that enhance the daily lives of people around the globe. Our products, now under a One Westlake brand, supply the necessary building blocks for everyday products across housing and infrastructure, packaging and healthcare, and automotive and consumer goods. Consumers gain the benefits of materials Westlake produces in products such as food packaging, medical devices, soaps and detergents, car interiors, fashion, toys, shoes, furniture, electronics, siding, stone veneer, windows, outdoor living, roofing, and pipe & fittings. Westlake is proud to contribute to driving a sustainable future through the creation of essential products that are Enhancing Your Life Every Day®.