Warehouse Manager
- AB, Canada
- Edmonton, AB, Canada
Full-time
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- Job type
- Full-time
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- Experience
- 3+ years of warehouse, distribution, or logistics leadership experience.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Are you a hands-on warehouse leader who enjoys building strong teams, improving operations, and keeping things moving?
Inland Industrial Supply Ltd. is looking for an experienced Warehouse Manager to lead our warehouse and logistics operations. This is a key leadership role responsible for the people, processes, inventory, and logistics that keep our customers supplied and our operations running smoothly.
You’ll oversee receiving, inventory control, picking, packing, shipping, distribution, dispatch, and delivery activities while leading our warehouse, shipping, dispatch, and driver teams.
We’re looking for someone who can lead from the floor, develop people, solve day-to-day challenges, improve processes, and bring structure and accountability to a busy warehouse environment. If you enjoy taking ownership, developing teams, and finding better ways to get the job done, this could be a great opportunity for you.
What You'll Do
- Lead, coach, and develop warehouse, shipping, dispatch, and driver teams, creating a culture of teamwork and accountability.
- Oversee daily warehouse operations, including receiving, storage, inventory control, picking, packing, shipping, and distribution.
- Promote a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with PPE requirements, safe material-handling practices, and workplace safety standards.
- Support employee onboarding, training, cross-training, and ongoing development.
- Coordinate outbound logistics, transportation providers, delivery schedules, and route planning to support timely and cost-effective deliveries.
- Maintain high standards for order accuracy, picking, packing, shipment integrity, and load securement.
- Maintain inventory accuracy and proper stock rotation, and investigate inventory or shipment discrepancies.
- Identify the root cause of operational issues and implement effective corrective and preventative actions.
- Monitor warehouse and logistics performance and identify opportunities to improve productivity, efficiency, cost control, and service levels.
- Oversee the inspection and maintenance of fleet vehicles, forklifts, and warehouse equipment, coordinating repairs when needed.
- Maintain a clean, organized, safe, and professional warehouse and facility.
- Coordinate facility requirements such as waste and recycling, propane refills, snow removal, sanding, and general housekeeping.
- Review and approve timesheets for warehouse and shipping personnel.
- Partner with Purchasing, Customer Service, Sales, and other departments to keep inventory and information flowing efficiently.
- Provide logistics support and coordination with other Inland branches.
- Respond to customer concerns related to shipments and deliveries in a timely and professional manner.
- Prepare and review operational reports and KPIs to identify trends and support continuous improvement.
What You Bring
- 3+ years of warehouse, distribution, or logistics leadership experience.
- Proven ability to lead, coach, and develop teams while creating accountability.
- Strong knowledge of shipping, receiving, inventory control, order fulfillment, distribution, and warehouse operations.
- Experience coordinating transportation logistics and delivery activities.
- Demonstrated success improving warehouse processes, productivity, and operational efficiency.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a practical, hands-on leadership style.
- Ability to prioritize competing demands, make sound decisions, and respond effectively to unexpected operational challenges.
- Strong commitment to workplace safety, quality, accuracy, and customer service.
- Experience supporting or implementing workplace safety programs is considered an asset.
Skills & Competencies
- Strong leadership and people-management skills
- Excellent organization and time management
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Effective communication and cross-functional collaboration
- Confident problem-solving and decision-making
- Ability to lead in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
- Analytical mindset with the ability to use operational data to drive improvements
- Ability to balance competing priorities while maintaining safety, service, and quality standards
Position Details
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Compensation: Salaried
Ready to take the lead?
If you’re a hands-on warehouse leader who enjoys developing people, improving processes, and taking ownership of operations, we’d like to hear from you.
Apply today and bring your leadership experience to Inland Industrial Supply Ltd.
We appreciate the interest of all applicants. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Lead warehouse, shipping, dispatch, and driver teams while overseeing receiving, inventory, order fulfillment, distribution, and delivery operations. Maintain safety, accuracy, and service standards; coordinate logistics and facility needs; and use operational data to improve productivity, efficiency, and cost control.
Requirements
Requires at least three years of warehouse, distribution, or logistics leadership experience, with strong knowledge of warehouse operations, inventory control, order fulfillment, and transportation coordination. Candidates should demonstrate team leadership, process improvement, analytical and organizational ability, effective communication, sound decision-making, and a strong commitment to safety, quality, and customer service.
Skills
- Warehouse Operations
- Team Leadership
- People Development
- Inventory Control
- Shipping And Receiving
- Order Fulfillment
- Distribution
- Transportation Logistics
- Route Planning
- Workplace Safety
- Process Improvement
- Problem-Solving
- Operational Reporting And KPIs
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Fleet And Equipment Maintenance
- Customer Service
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Categories
- Logistics
- Management & Leadership
- Transportation
- Security & Safety
Keywords
- Warehouse Management
- Warehouse Operations
- Receiving
- Inventory Control
- Stock Rotation
- Picking And Packing
- Shipping
- Distribution
- Dispatch
- Order Accuracy
- Shipment Integrity
- Load Securement
- Transportation Coordination
- Delivery Scheduling
- Route Planning
- Workplace Safety
- PPE
- Corrective And Preventive Actions
- Operational Efficiency
- Cost Control
- KPIs
- Continuous Improvement
- Fleet Maintenance
- Forklifts
- Timesheet Approval
- Waste And Recycling
- Customer Service