WAREHOUSE MANAGER
Formaggio Kitchen is looking for a full-time warehouse manager to oversee the centralized receiving area for three Boston-area gourmet shops that specialize in direct import. This position will be expected to work Monday to Friday, 7 am – 4 pm generally, with some early morning availability (4 am) required for receiving critical international shipments approximately 2-4 times per month.

Formaggio Kitchen’s imports and sales are on the rise, and this position has the opportunity to oversee tremendous growth and procedural improvements as we scale up our business. The position is based out of our Alewife warehouse; we plan to move to a newly designed warehouse in East Watertown in late 2023.

Responsibilities include:

Receiving palletized deliveries and checking for accuracy
Correctly allocating and distributing deliveries to our three locations
Proper storage and rotation of products to ensure no product loss
Alerting buyers to inventory shortages or excess
Implement and maintain an accurate inventory count of our warehouse
Learning our extensive selection of products in order to best manage inventory and allocate product to store locations accurately
This position is also responsible for assembling each store’s warehouse pulls and billing each respective location. This position may require seasonal driving on a limited basis.

Successful candidates must be meticulous, organized, and attentive to detail. The candidate must have excellent interpersonal skills and communication, as liaising between stores is key to the position. The successful candidate must be self-directed yet receptive to feedback and improving processes. Other skills crucial to the position:

Demonstrated strong work ethic and on-time commitment
Adhere to strict standards of safety
Computer literacy
Candidates must have:

Driver’s license and five years’ clean driving record
Ability to lift 50 pounds
Ability to push carts up to 100 pounds
Ability to use carts, pallet jacks, forklift, etc. to move inventory
Ability to use stairs while lifting
Ideal candidates will be forklift trained, but we are willing to train the right candidate.

This position is salaried at $45-48k.