M3M3 — Senior Manager
Material Handling Manager / Warehouse Manager
Oversees all material handling operations for a site or a significant business unit; manages M1/M2-level supervisors.
What this level means
Leads multiple teams or a sub-function; sets goals and owns cross-team execution.
- Scope
- Multiple teams or a sub-function
- Autonomy
- Sets goals within functional strategy
- Complexity
- Multi-team execution and resourcing trade-offs
- Impact
- Sub-function outcomes
- Decision rights
- Owns goals, budget input, and people decisions across teams
- Leadership
- Manages managers and/or several teams
- Typical experience
- 8–12 yrs
What you'd do
- Develop operational plans to meet targets
- Monitor key metrics and drive improvements
- Handle compliance and audits
- Manage M1/M2-level supervisors
- Ensure alignment with business objectives
- Lead cross-functional communication efforts
- Drive compliance with safety and quality standards
- Oversee budget and resource allocation
- Implement strategic initiatives
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement
- Develop and implement operational plans
- Monitor and improve key metrics
- Ensure compliance with standards
- Manage supervisors
- Drive strategic initiatives
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Operational planning
- Metric Monitoring
- Compliance management
- Leadership
- Strategic implementation
- Budget management
- Quality assurance
- Continuous improvement
- Operational planning
- Compliance standards
- Leadership techniques
- Strategic implementation
- Budgeting
- Quality assurance
- Continuous improvement
- Team development
- Cross-Functional Communication
- Compliance management
- People Leadership
- Strategic Thinking
- Budget management
- Quality assurance
- Continuous Improvement
- Team development
What good looks like
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management or related field
- Experience with ERP/WMS systems
- Strong leadership skills
- Proficiency in strategic planning
- Experience in compliance management
Common titles
Senior Manager, Material Handling ManagementMaterial Handling Management Senior ManagerSenior Manager, Material Handling ManagerMaterial Handling Manager Senior ManagerMaterial Handling Manager / Warehouse Manager
What it pays
Market-pay benchmarks for this family × level are being recalibrated across all survey sources and will return shortly.
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