Warehouse Manager

Silk Laundry was born in 2015 from a desire to explore the intersection of natural fibres, quality construction & conscious living.

Our brand’s purpose; “to create modern luxury for conscious living”.

We are a fast-growing emerging fashion brand with a strong presence in the Australian market. With five current stores and two in the pipeline, we are expanding and have our sights set on international markets.

Our unique brand proposition, a commitment to continually improving our environmental impact and use of our voice for just causes, are all positive contributors to our culture and success.

**About the role**:
We are looking for a warehouse leader, who has a strong understanding of the retail distribution landscape. We are looking for someone who has a people first mindset, and who embodies our leadership fundamentals in everything they do.

A change advocate, who thrives on the opportunity to seek solutions through the appraisal of process and performance, with focus towards empowerment of people and rolling up their sleeves and leading by example.

We are looking for someone who can pragmatically problem solve and can play a strategic role in developing the framework for delivering customer centric solutions within our growing logistics operations space - to support and drive our growth.

We are looking for someone with an open mindset, who is a forward thinker and embraces our purpose of creating experiences that delight and engage.

The primary responsibility of the Warehouse Manager is to successfully lead our Warehouse Operation, by providing leadership to the team and optimising our operations to ensure efficient flow of goods.

**Day in the life of**:

- Developing warehouse strategies and budgets.
- Managing and Leading the Warehouse Operations
- Creating and Leading a High Performance Culture, focused on continual improvement.
- Responsible for the Warehouse and safety processes, to ensure compliance.
- Developing, implementing and managing warehouse policies, procedures and systems.
- Direct development, maintenance, and achievement of goals in support of the groups strategic initiatives.
- Goals and Objectives, & KPI’s
- Ownership over driving efficiency and improvements within operations.
- Training and development of the warehouse team.
- Supplier relationship management and business reviews.
- Warehouse design and optimisation.
- Inventory accuracy and optimisation.
- Creating a sustainable warehouse operations.

**What you need to succeed**:

- Experience in Warehouse & Operations management, performance & costing desirable.
- Netsuite or similar ERP system, international freight, warehouse management systems, import processes and compliance experience.
- Strong Leadership skills, with excellent communication and relationship skills.
- Strong analytical skills including cost modelling, performance management and financial review

**What are the perks?**

Our company culture thrives on a positive team environment and the focus on every role contributing to high performance outcomes. We value the opinion of all employees and take measures to consistently ensure every voice is heard.
- We do meaningful work every day - we move fast and focus on what matters.
- We are empowered to make decisions - we don't let processes and approval hierarchies get in the way; we trust our team to use their judgement.
- Our entrepreneurial spirit creates exciting and rewarding careers where you can challenge the status quo whilst making a difference.
- Our City Perks program offers a range of generous discounts.
- We offer an Employee Assistance Program, My Fitness Passport and other benefits to support your physical, mental and social wellbeing.
- We have fun - we celebrate our successes & don't take ourselves too seriously

**Where to from here**: