Senior Warehouse Operations Manager
Chowbus is a fast growing, well-funded food startup headquartered in Chicago on a mission to help diners to discover new and exquisite dishes, and to give traditional mom and pop restaurants a fighting chance to succeed without compromising who they truly are. By building a super app, our goal is to be the one stop shop for everything related to food.
Job Description
Chowbus is a fast growing, well-funded food startup headquartered in Chicago on a mission to help diners to discover new and exquisite dishes, and to give traditional mom and pop restaurants a fighting chance to succeed without compromising who they truly are. By building a super app, our goal is to be the one stop shop for everything related to food.
About The Role
At Chowbus, a Senior Warehouse Operations Manager is the go-to expert for the setup and operation of our grocery warehouses. The role involves increasing the efficiency of grocery pickers and reducing food spoilage while implementing standard operating procedures regarding food safety and storage.
A successful candidate for this role will be experienced in warehouse operations, be curious as to how their work impacts operational data, and be comfortable making strategic decisions in a rapidly-changing environment.
Responsibilities include:
- Oversee grocery warehouse operations
- Ensure warehouse adherence to food safety and storage requirements/best practices
- Recruitment and indirect management of contractor workforce.
- Work closely with senior management and General Managers to centralize grocery operation management.
- Rapidly scale warehouse operations where customer demand and geographic expansion require it.
What You’ll Need
- Have at least 2+ years of experience managing warehouse operations at a supermarket, grocery store, or similarly challenging warehouse environment
- Have a 4 year degree; an MBA or Master’s degree in business related fields would be a plus.
- Fluency in Chinese a plus, but not required
- Have a track record of operational success and advancing to roles with increased responsibility and impact.
- Can influence peers and senior management through clear thinking and communication.
- Learn by quickly testing out new hypotheses.
- Have experience in achieving consistent results in an environment with team members in distributed locations.