Warehouse Manager
About the Role
Reporting to the Production & Logistics Manager, this is a great opportunity for an experienced Warehouse Manager looking for their next challenge or an experienced Warehouse Supervisor looking to step up into a leadership role.
Leading a small team based at our Otahuhu site, you will be responsible for all incoming and outgoing goods and will ensure the warehouse operates at peak efficiency.
You will be responsible for maintaining the highest standards of Health & Safety while ensuring the efficient and cost‑effective movement of products from site to destination, both locally and inter‑regionally. This role requires strong decision‑making skills to prioritise daily activities, manage schedules, and align plans with production targets and customer requirements. You will also be confident in managing SAP systems and bring a proactive, continuous improvement mindset to optimise processes and performance.
Key responsibilities (Include but not limited to):
- Lead day-to-day warehouse activities including receiving, storage, picking, and dispatch. Maintain excellent DIFOT levels
- Ensure efficient material flow between warehouse and production
- Optimise warehouse layout, space utilisation, and processes
- Ensure accurate and timely use of SAP systems, lead and champion transactional compliance & training
- Lead and execute quarterly stocktake, including 3PL partners and weekly cycle counts.
- Ensure full traceability, FIFO, allergen control
- Drive continuous improvement with ERP integration, embed systems to drive efficiency and visibility
- Lead a safe workplace, reporting all risks, hazards, and near misses
- Actively
participate in the development of cost reduction initiatives
About you
You will have experience working in an operations, warehousing or logistics environment or similar environment with exceptional communication skills, superior prioritisation skills and proven leadership, with a strong understanding on how to motivate your team to achieve results and meet business requirements.
To succeed in this role, you will:
- Be a subject matter expert of SAP, proficient in ERP systems and integration
- Have warehouse leadership experience ideally 5-10 years
- Demonstrate skills and experience in batch management and location control
What’s on offer
- Competitive salary and fantastic bonus scheme
- Study Assistance after 12 months of continuous service
- Paid parental leave in addition to minimum entitlements
- Discounted rates at GWF’s business partners (Southern Cross and hotels across Australia and New Zealand)
- Community volunteering - 2 days paid leave to participate in a volunteering activity each calendar year with one aligned to GWF’s 3 charity partners and one for a registered charity of your own choice
- Free company products
About Us
Our core values underpin everything that we do, and the result is a really special place to work. We have a fun, vibrant and a unique company culture that is founded on our four core values: Safe, Courageous, Trusting and Collaborative
Mauri is a division of the George Weston Foods (NZ) Limited. We are passionate about all things made with high quality bakery ingredients and Animal Feeds. We are a leading industry supplier, milling over one million tonnes of grain across 14 sites in Australia and New Zealand. With a strong focus on innovation and insights, we align closely with our customers to create products and develop solutions that help their business’ grow.
If you would like to know more about our business, the website is https://www.gwf.com.au/
If you are looking to take that next step in your career and really want to make a mark in your next role…then look no further. Apply now via our careers page.
