Shipping Manager

Shipping Manager
Salary Range: $90K to $105K

Opportunity Overview
Dessert Holdings is the leading premium dessert company in the world. We craft artisanal, scratch-made desserts at scale, combining culinary innovation with the finest real ingredients. With a rich heritage spanning seven distinctive brands, we bring unmatched expertise and tailored solutions to our Retail and Foodservice partners.

Dessert Holdings is looking for aShipping Managerto join our team based inAurora, CO.The Shipping Manager is an essential position in implementing and monitoring procedures to ensure that the proper inventory is available in all freezer warehouse locations for outbound shipments for 24/7 freezer storage operations. This individual leads the shipping personnel and schedule employees as necessary to ensure that outbound shipment counts are correct; help with training of employees on how to pull orders, bin locations and of the use of the scanners. Outbound shipments are staged in advance of ship date, inventory variances are investigated and followed through the process to find an explanation or justification for the variance. Account for all finished goods produced and raw material storage within the freezers.

The typical hiring range for this role is $90,000 to $105,000 annually and is based on several factors such as education, work experience, skills, certifications, location, etc. In addition to pay, Dessert Holdings offers benefits such as a choice of comprehensive medical plans, dental and vision insurance, paid vacation and holidays, and retirement contribution to all eligible employees.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Implement, and monitor all key functions related to outbound shipping transactions to assure that they are accurate and staged on a timely basis.
• Assist in Coordinating and scheduling of shipping personnel to maintain the material and finish product in the freezer area. Ensure that shipping personnel are fully aware of FIFO, GMP and SQF requirements.
• Ensure all outbound orders are fulfilled accurately and without shortages by proactively partnering with the Sr. Warehouse and Distribution Manager, Production, QA, and Sales teams to identify and address potential issues before they impact shipments.
• Assist in coordinating the inventory count progress and identify inventory variances of finished goods and frozen materials.
• Coordinate the efforts of the cycle counts in an effort to identify and correct discrepancies on items at the location level as needed.
• Perform thorough research and document inventory discrepancies using all available resources to identify root causes and supply possible solutions.
• Work with key personnel to effectively implement process improvements to improve the overall accuracy of the finished goods inventory.
• Assist in maintaining the receiving program and procedures to ensure all frozen material is received correctly; trailer inspections and temperature checks are conducted on all incoming frozen materials.
• Assist in maintaining a shipping program to insure all frozen finished goods are shipped out correctly; trailer inspections and temperature checks are conducted on all outbound frozen trucks.
• Insure that daily, weekly monthly inspections are conducted in a timely manner.
• Partner with the Sanitation team to ensure cleaning schedules are consistently updated and fully compliant with the master sanitation schedule.
• Implement, maintain and coordinate a safety awareness program for the shipping personnel.
• Work directly with EHS andHuman Resources to ensure that all safety and company policies are followed and strictly enforced.
• Partner with EHS to ensure all shipping forklift operators receive proper safety training and maintain current certification.
• Adheres to all PPE requirements.
• Understands the management of Quality Systems and is familiar with SQF, HACCP, and GMP practices which help ensure the safety within the workplace and the production of a safe and quality product(s).
• Operates forklift and electric pallet jacks as needed.