Warehouse Manager - Inwards (Northland)

About Vitaco

Vitaco is a leading health and wellness company in Australasia, dedicated to supporting healthier lifestyles with trusted brands sold across New Zealand, Australia, and other regions.

Role Overview

We are seeking a skilled Warehouse Manager to lead and oversee our operations across three warehouses in East Tamaki and Penrose, managing a team of 5 Warehouse Team Leaders and 50 staff working in three shifts. The role focuses on ensuring safety, optimizing performance, maintaining inventory accuracy, and delivering excellent customer service.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a strong, high-performing warehouse team.
• Foster a culture emphasizing safety, engagement, and accountability.
• Maintain precise inventory management and meet warehouse performance metrics.
• Initiate and support continuous improvements in people, processes, and systems.
• Ensure consistent achievement of delivery and customer service targets (DIFOT).
• Collaborate closely with Planning, Production, Quality, Engineering, Finance, and HR teams.
• Assist operational planning and identify productivity and efficiency gains.
• Maintain compliance with warehouse protocols, quality standards, inventory controls, and audits.
• Implement strong employee relations practices including performance management, training, attendance, and workforce capability development.
• Champion health and safety compliance with the Health & Safety at Work Act 2015 and company safety standards.
• Support leadership across shifts by participating in trainings, workshops, meetings, and company events.

Candidate Profile

• Minimum 5 years’ leadership experience within warehousing, logistics, distribution, or FMCG manufacturing environments.
• Proven skills in coaching and developing teams.
• Comprehensive understanding of warehouse operations, inventory control, and transport coordination.
• A track record of driving continuous improvement and operational excellence.
• Strong expertise in Health & Safety leadership.
• Experience managing budgets, labor costs, productivity, and service metrics.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Familiarity with ERP, inventory management, or warehouse management systems is highly beneficial.
• Experience leading large teams and managing multiple warehouse, distribution, or manufacturing sites (responsible for 3 sites).
• Must hold full New Zealand working rights.

Why Work with Vitaco

As a HRD5-Star Employer of Choice, Vitaco offers an empowering workplace that encourages innovation, teamwork, and continuous improvement. Our benefits include competitive salaries, staff discounts on products, a subsidized onsite café, paid birthday leave, learning and development opportunities, and access to wellness and naturopathic support within a collaborative culture.

Additional Information

Location: Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand. Employment type: Full-time, onsite position.