Warehouse Operations Manager

Position Summary: The Warehouse Operations Manager provides leadership and operational direction for Nemera’s warehouse and internal logistics network supporting Buffalo Grove and Vernon Hills operations.  This position is responsible for maintaining safe, reliable, compliant, and efficient warehouse operations while developing a scalable operating model capable of supporting future business growth. Responsible for leading warehouse execution across multiple buildings and shifts, including receiving, shipping, material handling, warehousing, internal transportation, inventory control, and production replenishment. Key Responsibilities / Essential Functions Multi-Site Warehouse Operations • Provide overall leadership for warehouse and internal logistics operations across multiple buildings and shifts, maintaining consistent operating standards while addressing site-specific requirements. • Establish consistent operating standards across the warehouse network while ensuring each facility receives the support necessary for its specific manufacturing requirements. • Ensure reliable service to Production, Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, and other internal customers. • Maintain effective warehouse coverage and leadership across all operating shifts. • Provide operational oversight for: Receiving and putaway, Shipping and customer shipment execution,Material handling and production support, Raw material and finished goods warehousing, Production replenishment and material feeding ,Inter-building transfers and shuttle operations, Inventory movement and transaction execution, Transportation and any future third-party logistics activities • Maintain alignment between physical material movement and SAP transactions, ensuring inventory movements are executed accurately and timely. • Establish clear escalation processes for material shortages, shipment risk, inventory discrepancies, equipment issues, and operational interruptions. Leadership & Daily Management • Establish daily operating cadences that provide visibility to safety, staffing, service, inbound activity, material flow, inventory exceptions, and open actions. • Conduct regular Gemba walks to observe actual work, engage employees, identify abnormalities, and ensure corrective actions are implemented and verified. • Drive problems to root cause and convert recurring issues into improved standard work, training, process controls, layout changes, equipment improvements, or formal continuous-improvement projects. • Ensure supervisors and leads are equipped to own day-to-day floor execution, coaching, standard adherence, and problem resolution. • Develop frontline leadership capability so operational issues are resolved at the appropriate level rather than routinely escalating transactional work to the Warehouse Operations Manager. • Promote a culture of continuous improvement where employees are encouraged to identify problems, suggest improvements, and participate in implementing sustainable solutions. People Leadership & Organizational Development • Lead, coach, and develop Warehouse Supervisors, the Inventory Control Supervisor, and other frontline leaders, ensuring they are equipped to effectively manage their respective teams and areas of responsibility. • Establish clear roles, decision rights, accountability, and escalation paths throughout the warehouse organization. • Assess staffing requirements against business demand, productivity expectations, and operational complexity. • Maintain training, qualification, and certification requirements for warehouse activities and material-handling equipment. • Establish and maintain skills and cross-training matrices to identify critical skill gaps and single points of failure. • Establish appropriate staffing fle