WHO ARE WE?
At Galaxy Wine Company – Wilson Daniels Wholesale, we believe the foundation of our success is our people. We started with that belief when we opened our doors in Portland, Oregon in 1999 and it has been the corner stone of our success. We are bringing our values and culture to Washington and will build an enviable team and company. We would like you to join our team. We are a wholesaler, importer, and distributor of fine wines. We will distribute wines from around the globe to retailers, restaurants, and wine shops here in Washington. We are looking for warehouse people to join our team.
COME WORK WITH US
From brand marketing, sales, finance, and operations to dedicated in-house public relations, digital and creative services, our distinguished leadership team is driven by industry leaders around the country. We value family heritage, and wine of distinction.
We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.
ABOUT THE JOB
The warehouse/fleet manager is responsible for overseeing all warehouse and fleet activities including, but not limited to, shipping, receiving, inventory control, and delivery of Fine Wine. People management responsibilities will include the hiring of new employees, ensuring that the training schedule of both new and tenured employees is documented and maintained. Coaching and mentoring warehouse/fleet personnel and ensure that all company policies and procedures are followed. Oversee employee performance appraisals, ensure performance issues are addressed and resolved. The position will work with the Operations team and Sales/Portfolio Teams to ensure and coordinate the uninterrupted flow of wine needed to meet the demands of the market.
THE DAY-TO-DAY
- Manages a team of warehouse/fleet employees running Fine Wine Operations from roughly 5 am – 11 pm daily
- Maintains shipping, receiving, delivery, and inventory management operations by initiating, coordinating, and enforcing company policies and procedures
- Safeguards warehouse/fleet operations and contents by ensuring that established security and safety procedures and protocols are followed and reviewed so that changes and/or upgrades can be made when needed
- Controls inventory levels by conducting cycle counts and quarterly and yearly physical counts as needed. Ensures with Operations team that all results are properly reconciled with ERP system
- Maintains physical condition of warehouse by planning and implementing new design layouts based on peak seasonal requirements and periodically reviewing sales velocity of non-seasonal inventory
- Manage the safety of the warehouse/fleet with the inspection of equipment and the scheduling of preventive maintenance checks; issue work orders for repair and prepare requisitions for replacement as needed
- Achieves financial objectives by assisting senior management with preparing an annual warehouse budget; the scheduling of expenditures; review and recommend corrective actions when budgetary variances occur
- Ensures warehouse/fleet operational requirements are meet by reviewing the scheduling and assigning of employees; following up and reviewing daily results with team members
- Recruit and select new employees, ensure that the orientation and training schedule for new employees is followed and documented; review progress reports for new employees.
- Maintains warehouse/fleet operational results by coaching and counseling warehouse/fleet team members; Monitoring and appraising overall performance; ensure that the coaching and counseling sessions of all employees is documented
- Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks
- Creating standard operating procedures for all facets of warehouse/fleet management
AM I THE RIGHT FIT?
- Four-year college degree (or equivalent in experience)
- Minimum of 8+ years of experience managing warehouse operations and staff
- Wine and Spirits industry experience a plus
- Ability to read and interpret procedure manuals and safety rules
- Ability to make calculations such as freight estimates and dimensional weight
- Experience working with ERP systems, ideally Microsoft Business Central (previously Navision)
- Experience working with Microsoft Office; Word, Excel, Outlook
- Standing, sitting and walking throughout the day
- Physical - Ability to lift 50 pounds from floor to chest
- Repeated twisting at the torso while lifting and pulling inventory from shelves
- Frequent climbing of ladders and usage of fork lifts, scissor lifts and pallet jacks
Physical requirements:
- Lifting and carrying: this role may involve lifting and carrying product samples, promotional materials, or demonstration equipment up to 50 lbs.
- Must be able to walk, stand, balance, climb, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl daily
*The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
