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Salary: USD 135,000 - 155,000 / annual
Weee! is the largest and fastest-growing ethnic e-grocer in the United States, operating in one of the largest underserved categories in retail. The company partners with local suppliers, redesigns the value chain, and leverages social buying to reshape the grocery business. Weee! is headquartered in Fremont, CA, operates coast to coast with 5x year-over-year growth, and has raised $800M+ from leading investors including Softbank Vision Funds, DST, Blackstone, Tiger Global, and others.
The Senior Warehouse Operations Manager will oversee the Chicago operations facility, ensuring it operates safely, efficiently, and accurately. This role prioritizes workplace safety, oversees inventory control, and manages on-time order fulfillment to maintain high service standards and customer satisfaction. By streamlining processes, reducing operational waste, and enforcing compliance, the position will help control costs while building capacity to support future growth.
Key responsibilities include leading warehouse operations across inbound, outbound, inventory, and quality control; optimizing performance metrics and workflows to support rapid scaling; making data-driven decisions to identify and solve operational bottlenecks; and planning labor needs during peak periods. The role involves recruiting, coaching, and developing supervisors, leads, and warehouse associates, providing hands-on floor leadership to build high-performing teams, and creating urgency and followership across all warehouse teams.
Additional responsibilities include mastering Weee!'s operational systems, SOPs, and key performance metrics; managing inventory accuracy through physical counts and system reconciliation; planning warehouse layouts and equipment maintenance; leveraging WMS and productivity systems to drive performance insights; ensuring compliance with warehousing, shipping, and OSHA safety requirements; establishing security procedures and safety protocols; and managing operating costs including daily supplies, packaging materials, and equipment repairs while analyzing cost variances and implementing corrective actions.
**Requirements:**
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, or Supply Chain
- 15+ years warehouse/fulfillment experience in high-volume environments
- 5+ years managing large, multi-layered teams
- Experience with WMS systems, productivity metrics, and quality audits
- Advanced Excel skills and strong computer proficiency
- Food & Beverage industry experience strongly preferred
- High energy leader who creates urgency and inspires teams
- Detail-oriented problem solver who gets into operational details
- Quick learner who thinks clearly under pressure
- Team developer who coaches others and builds capability
- Adaptable and thrives in fast-paced, changing environments
- Bilingual in English and Spanish (preferred)
- Flexibility to work varied schedules (preferred)
