Warehouse Manager

This role is for one of the Weekday's clients

Salary range: Rs 1300000 - Rs 2200000 (ie INR 13-22 LPA)

Warehouse Manager

15,000 sq. ft. warehouse operation

Requirements

Role: Warehouse Manager

Role Overview

Warehouse Manager

15,000 sq. ft. warehouse operation

Key Responsibilities

2. Inventory Management & Accuracy Control

3. Layout, Systems & Process Excellence

4. Team & Manpower Management

5. Cost, Productivity & Continuous Improvement

6. Compliance, Safety & Hygiene

• Warehouse Operations & Execution
• Own end-to-end warehouse operations including inbound, storage, picking, packing, dispatch, and returns.
• Ensure same-day dispatch SLAs for D2C and marketplace orders.
• Minimize order errors, RTO leakage, and packing defects.
• Manage volume spikes during sales events, product drops, and launches.
• Maintain ≥99% inventory accuracy across physical stock and system records.
• Implement and enforce bin-level inventory discipline.
• Lead daily cycle counts, weekly audits, and monthly physical stock counts.
• Proactively identify ageing inventory, dead stock, and variances.
• Design and continuously optimize warehouse layouts for fast and slow movers.
• Develop, document, and enforce SOPs for:
• GRN and inward quality checks
• Putaway and storage logic
• Picking methodologies (batch, wave, zone-based)
• Packing, quality control, and dispatch
• Returns and refurbishment processes
• Drive adoption of WMS and e-commerce platform workflows (e.g., order and inventory integrations).
• Lead warehouse supervisors, pickers, packers, and QC teams.
• Define and track productivity benchmarks (orders/hour, lines/hour).
• Plan shifts, rosters, and peak staffing requirements.
• Train teams on accuracy, process compliance, safety, and hygiene standards.
• Improve cost per order shipped through efficiency and process improvements.
• Reduce damages, shrinkage, and rework.
• Implement Kaizen initiatives, light automation, and layout enhancements.
• Track daily KPIs and review performance regularly with leadership.
• Ensure adherence to safety norms, fire compliance, and material handling standards.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and audit-ready warehouse environment at all times.
  

Key Metrics Owned

• Order dispatch SLA (%)
• Inventory accuracy (%)
• Orders per picker per hour
• Picking and packing error rate
• Cost per order shipped
• Returns and RTOs due to operational issues
  

Skills

• Warehouse Operations
• Inventory & Process Management
• E-commerce Fulfilment
• Team & Productivity Management
• Continuous Improvement