Ship Essential · 5 months ago
Warehouse Flow Manager (Industrial Engineer)
Brooklyn, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$70K/yr - $85K/yr
4+ years expShip Essential is a company focused on optimizing warehouse operations, and they are seeking a Warehouse Flow Manager to enhance the efficiency of their processes. The role involves planning inventory flow, coordinating launches, and engineering workflows to ensure timely and effective operations.
LogisticsSame Day DeliveryShipping
Responsibilities
Plan the flow before the truck arrives
For every major inbound, create a written plan for receiving, slotting, and first-ship readiness and share it with Inbound, Outbound, Wholesale, and the brand
Model labor, space, and equipment needs; pre-assign staging, pickable locations, overflow, and move paths
Convert arriving units into pickable stock with the fewest touches
Choose slotting that optimizes first-day pick speed for pre-sold and launch SKUs
Stand up 'fast lanes' for drops and late arrivals
Serve as the single point of coordination during launches and re-stocks
Provide real-time status, constraints, and ship timing to brands and internal teams
Trigger short standups to unblock work and maintain momentum
Map value streams and remove waste across dock, intake, putaway, replenishment, and pick
Use time studies, standard work, and WIP caps to reduce touches per unit and queue time
Apply simple, proven tools: 5S for layout, kanban for replenishment, SMED-style setups for pack lines, Little's Law to size WIP and staffing
Redesign slotting and aisle flow to minimize travel and balance takt time with demand
Work closely with the NY General Manager on high-priority initiatives and brand-specific playbooks
Keep leadership up to date on brand performance, risks, and escalations with clear, concise summaries
Create and maintain crisp documentation of workflows that the team can actually use
Build reusable templates for plans, brand updates, post-mortems, and reports
Organize SOPs, playbooks, and email templates in a shared hub so information is easy to find and apply
Write calm, direct updates to brands and internal teams
Guide brands toward scalable SOPs, and flag custom requests for scope and pricing
Host quick calls when nuance matters and recap decisions in writing
Stand up lightweight dashboards with the GM and WAMs that show flow health in real time
Run post-launch reviews and turn lessons into standard work for both coasts
Qualification
Required
4+ years in 3PL, fulfillment, or distribution across inbound and outbound
Hands-on experience planning slotting, putaway, and launch readiness
Industrial engineering toolkit: time studies, standard work, line balancing, layout optimization, basic queueing concepts
Strong project management skills and the ability to run cross-functional work
Excellent written and verbal communication with brands and internal teams
Comfortable with WMS tools (ShipHero a plus), spreadsheets, and basic BI; SQL familiarity is helpful
Benefits
Health Care Plan
Retirement Plan (401k)
Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
Company
Ship Essential
Ship Essential provides storage, same-day delivery, reverse logistics, and retail fulfillment services.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
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David J Sitt
Founder
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