Picking Manager

Job Posting:

Ferguson is North America’s leading value-added distributor across residential, non-residential, new construction and repair, maintenance, and improvement (RMI) end markets. Spanning 34,000 suppliers and more than one million customers, we deliver local expertise, value-added solutions, and the industry’s most extensive portfolio of products. From infrastructure, plumbing, and appliances, to HVAC, fire protection, fabrication, and more, we make our customers’ complex projects simple, successful, and sustainable.

Ferguson is currently seeking the right individual to fill an immediate need for a Picking Manager, located in Addison, IL. If you have familiarity and experience with management in warehousing, shipping & receiving, coupled with an interest in contributing directly to the bottom line of a multi-billion-dollar organization, this is the position for you!

Responsibilities:

Leading our Picking team you will:

• Oversees all receipt, preparation and shipping activities, ensuring proper implementation of standards, quality, and efficiency.
• Drives the implementation of improvement and standardization measures across fulfilment to meet immediate operational objectives.
• Manages and monitors the implementation of capacity plans to support build-to-stock and/or build-to-order environments.
• Maintains relationships with all departments to ensure smooth shipping and delivery of goods, acting as a key point of knowledge for the team.
• Ensuring all orders are picked, packed, and prepared for the next day's shipments.
• Responsibility for short pick reconciliation
• Establish and maintain open lines of communication with all corporate associates, branch management, and branch personnel.
• Participate in regular communication and meetings of Branch leadership to coordinate shift activities.
• Cross shift communication to ensure world class customer service can be achieved via our distribution and logistics capabilities.
• Conduct counseling, mentoring, and performance appraisals as indicated.
• Provide recommendations for selection of new associates to join the team.
• Establish and communicate performance standards to associates.
• Lead team in continuous improvement initiatives.
• Promote safe work practices and resolve all safety concerns as identified.
• Responsible for working with the Warehouse Manager; evaluating staffing, training, and associate development with the goal of maintaining a stable, well trained, and motivated work force.
• Analyzes information to identify areas of improvement within own area of fulfillment responsibility and implements measures to improve the efficiency of the team.
• Adhere to Company compliance and Health Safety and Environment (HSE) policies, procedures, and requirements.
• Maintain flexible scheduling to provide support and guidance
• Regular and reliable attendance
• Other duties as assigned.
• Ability to performance manage associates and supervisor(s), to meet company expectations

Qualifications

• A strong background in Warehouse operations and logistics, including shipping, receiving, delivery, and inventory is required.
• A minimum of 3 years of experience
• Prior supervisory experience preferred
• Material Handling Equipment Certification is required
• A solid understanding of OSHA and DOT regulations
• Product knowledge is preferred
• Digital literacy, including the ability to learn Ferguson’s inventory system
• Leadership and organizational skills
• Good judgment and decision-making abilities
• Great communication skills and the ability and desire to lead a team

Ferguson is dedicated to providing meaningful benefits programs and products to our associates and their families—geared toward benefits, wellness, financial protection, and retirement savings. Ferguson offers a competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, retirement savings with company match, paid leave (vacation, sick, personal, holiday, and parental), employee assistance programs, associate discounts, community involvement opportunities, and much more!

Pay Range:

Estimated Ranges displayed are Monthly for Salaried roles OR Hourly for all other roles.

This role is Bonus or Incentive Plan eligible.

The Company is an equal opportunity employer as well as a government contractor that shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-300.5(a), which prohibits discrimination against qualified protected Veterans and the requirements of 41 CFR 60-741.5(A), which prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of disability.

Ferguson Enterprises, LLC. is an equal employment employer F/M/Disability/Vet/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.

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