Job Overview
We are seeking an operationally focused Warehouse Operations Manager to lead daily execution across our dual-facility footprint. This position will be based out of our master warehouse, located approximately 40km outside the Hyderabad city center, near moinabad. In this role, you will take full ownership of warehouse floor operations, space optimization, and inventory control for both this primary hub and our smaller, fast-paced last-mile distribution warehouse.
This position focuses on the physical management of inventory. Both facilities utilize a floor-based, un-racked storage configuration where orders are fulfilled via manual picking and trolley transport. Given the remote nature of the main facility, the ideal candidate must be highly resourceful and street-smart to independently navigate the unique challenges of managing a rural/semi-rural warehouse setup. You will be responsible for orchestrating floor layouts, maximizing picking efficiency, and maintaining strict quality control over a product mix that combines hard goods with storable, live plant inventory. You should bring strong warehouse leadership and practical experience using ERP systems to keep both operations organized, accurate, and efficient.
Key Responsibilities
Multi-Site Warehouse Operations & Autonomy
- Govern daily facility workflows: Direct all inbound receiving, floor staging, and order picking activities at both the master warehouse and the smaller fulfilment center.
- Resolve remote site challenges: Act as the primary, street-smart problem solver on the ground to manage local utility, structural, or facility issues inherent to a remote location.
- Maximize floor space utilization: Design efficient ground layouts and clear aisle systems to accommodate large scale plant storage in multiple polyhouse setup in the Master warehouse while maintaining fluid picking zones in the smaller B2B setup.
Perishable Stock & Environmental Storing
- Manage climate zones: Directly monitor and maintain designated environmental conditions (temperature, humidity, ventilation) required to keep storable plant stock healthy.
- Control quality & wastage: Implement routine physical health checks on plant stock, ensuring only premium-grade product is allocated to B2B client orders.
ERP Data Integrity & Inventory Control
- Manage floor data: Utilize the company's ERP system to log floor/bin locations, track stock movements, and process inventory transfers between the two buildings.
- Drive inventory accuracy: Lead regular physical cycle counts and comprehensive stock audits to minimize variances between the ERP data and physical floor stock.
- Standardize receiving: Enforce rigorous inspection protocols for all incoming stock to catch damages or inventory count errors at the loading bay.
Team Leadership & Safety
- Supervise floor teams: Provide direct leadership, training, and scheduling for warehouse supervisors, leads, and manual handling crews across both distinct locations.
- Enforce workplace safety: Maintain a clean, organized, and compliant working environment, ensuring safe manual handling practices and unobstructed traffic paths.
Skills and Qualifications
- Experience: 7+ years of warehouse management or facility operations experience, ideally overseeing a hub-and-satellite setup or large-scale floor operations.
- Problem-Solving & Adaptability: Exceptionally street-smart with a proven ability to manage operations independently, trouble-shoot unexpected local infrastructure challenges, and handle the nuances of a remote workplace.
- Fulfillment Expertise: Deep understanding of commercial B2B order profiles, manual wholesale picking workflows, and floor-based inventory management.
- Perishable Storage Knowledge: Practical experience managing live goods, agricultural stock, or temperature-sensitive inventory on warehouse floors.
- System Literacy: Comfortable managing inventory tracking and stock locations using ERP systems along with advanced proficiency in excel
- Leadership Traits: Proven track record of managing diverse floor crews, improving picking accuracy, and maintaining high morale.
