Highlights
This is a highly visible leadership role with significant exposure to senior executives and the opportunity to drive operational excellence within a company that serves major retail, foodservice, and quick-service restaurant customers. The ideal candidate will be a hands-on leader who can effectively balance strategy, analytics, and day-to-day execution while developing teams and driving continuous improvement initiatives.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Carol Stream, Illinois |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $130,000–$145,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Website | https://www.michaelpage.ca/ |
Description
Senior Manager, Warehousing & Logistics
A growing food manufacturing organization is seeking a Senior Manager, Warehousing & Logistics to lead warehousing, inventory management, transportation, and logistics operations across multiple facilities. This is a highly visible leadership role with significant exposure to senior executives and the opportunity to drive operational excellence within a company that serves major retail, foodservice, and quick-service restaurant customers. The ideal candidate will be a hands-on leader who can effectively balance strategy, analytics, and day-to-day execution while developing teams and driving continuous improvement initiatives.
Job Description
- Lead all warehouse and logistics operations including receiving, inventory management, storage, shipping, transportation, and distribution activities across multiple facilities.
- Ensure inventory accuracy through effective use of ERP/MRP and inventory management systems.
- Develop and execute strategies to improve warehouse efficiency, service levels, productivity, and cost performance.
- Oversee inbound material flow to support production requirements and maintain optimal inventory levels.
- Partner with customer service, production, procurement, quality, and supply chain teams to ensure seamless operations.
- Establish and monitor KPIs related to inventory accuracy, order fulfillment, transportation, labor productivity, and warehouse performance.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives utilizing data analytics and operational best practices.
- Lead, coach, and develop warehouse management teams, supervisors, drivers, and hourly associates.
- Support food safety, regulatory compliance, audit readiness, and inventory control processes.
- Manage operations across multiple warehouse locations and ensure alignment of standards, processes, and performance.
MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.
The Successful Applicant
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, Operations, or a related field.
- 5+ years of warehouse leadership experience within a food manufacturing environment.
- Strong expertise in inventory management, warehousing operations, and logistics execution.
- Experience utilizing ERP, MRP, WMS, or related inventory management systems.
- Demonstrated success leading teams in fast-paced manufacturing settings.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and data-driven decision-making skills.
- Proven ability to influence and build relationships across all levels of an organization, from frontline employees to executive leadership.
- Experience managing operations across multiple facilities.
- Continuous improvement mindset with a track record of driving operational enhancements.
What's on Offer
- Base salary of $130,000 - $145,000
- Annual performance bonus opportunity.
- Comprehensive benefits package.
- 401(k) program.
- Paid time off.
- Opportunity to join a stable, growing organization with strong market presence and leadership visibility
Interested? Apply today.
About Company
Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.
Our business was established in Canada in 2005 when we opened our Toronto office. Our role is to work with employers and job seekers to facilitate a successful match. This can range from advising a global company on a candidate sourcing strategy to helping a job seeker find their dream job.
In Canada, we focus on recruiting for the following areas:
Banking and financial services
Digital and e-commerce
Engineering and manufacturing
Finance and accounting
Human resources
Information technology
Marketing
Oil and gas
Procurement and supply chain
Property and construction
Sales
An Established Brand
The Group has established a leading presence in many of the key markets for professional recruitment around the world and has positioned itself in certain other markets, which offer the opportunity for future growth. Within its current largest markets, Michael Page has also built a regional presence, including in the UK, France and Australia. Consequently, the Michael Page brand is among the most widely recognized brands in the professional recruitment industry.
A Market Leader
The role of a recruitment consultancy is to act as an intermediary, identifying and sourcing suitably qualified candidates on behalf of its clients. Candidates are recruited either for permanent or contract positions (typically for a fixed term) or on a temporary basis. Within the overall recruitment industry, the market for professional recruitment services is a specialist sector which has developed more recently. Michael Page is widely recognized as leading the development of this market around the world.
Learn the benefits of working with Michael Page yourself. Submit your resume or contact a Michael Page recruitment consultant today.