Assistant Warehouse Manager South Elgin

About the role

Crawford Thomas Recruiting is seeking a hands-on Assistant Manager – Warehouse Operations to help lead daily operations, improve processes, maintain inventory accuracy, and develop a strong warehouse team. The role involves solving problems, improving efficiency, coaching employees, and participating in day-to-day operations.

Responsibilities

• Help lead daily warehouse operations and ensure performance and customer service goals are met.
• Identify workflow, system, and execution issues and implement practical improvements.
• Coach, train, and develop team members while promoting accountability.
• Serve as an escalation point for day-to-day operational challenges.
• Partner with the Warehouse Manager on process improvements and operational strategy.
• Monitor efficiency, accuracy, and inventory integrity; review operational data, identify trends, and perform root cause analysis.
• Develop action plans to improve department performance.
• Maintain inventory accuracy and help protect company assets.
• Build product knowledge across 100+ brands and product lines.
• Create and improve employee training resources and processes.
• Communicate expectations clearly and provide consistent performance feedback.
• Collaborate with other departments to keep operations running smoothly.

Requirements

• 3+ years of warehouse, fulfillment, operations, or similar experience.
• Experience improving processes and operational performance.
• Strong problem-solving and root cause analysis skills.
• Ability to make independent decisions in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong organization, planning, and time-management skills.
• Ability to prioritize, delegate, and follow through.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Comfortable coaching and developing team members.

Key facts

• Requires 3+ years of warehouse, fulfillment, operations, or similar experience.
• The role includes leading daily warehouse operations and maintaining inventory accuracy.
• The role involves coaching, training, and developing team members.

Estimated salary

Estimated salary for warehouse worker in United States: USD 3,000 - 3,550 per month, based on 751 CazVid job posts that state their pay. This is an estimate, not the salary offered.