On-Site Warehouse Manager (E-commerce)

Position: On-Site Warehouse Manager
Location: Foshan Guangdong China
Work Setup: On-site
Type: Full-time
Languages: Mandarin Chinese & English
Reports to: GTE Brands Supply Chain Manager

• Competitive base compensation with a performance bonus linked to key warehouse KPIs.

• Direct reporting line to GTE Brands leadership.

• High-ownership position within a fast-growing cross-border e-commerce operation.

• Direct exposure to GTE Brands supply chain and warehouse operations.

GTE Brands is a growing cross-border e-commerce company scaling its operations to 3000 products per day across multiple channels.

We are looking for an experienced On-Site Warehouse Manager to oversee GTEs warehouse operations at our partner warehouse in Foshan.

This is a hands-on role for someone who understands high-volume e-commerce fulfillment and can translate warehouse processes and SOPs into consistent day-to-day execution.

You will work closely with the partner warehouse team to ensure GTEs standards are followed across the fulfillment process from receiving and put-away to picking packing and pre-shipment quality control.

Your core responsibilities will include:

1. Receiving & put-away standards: enforce GTEs inbound SOP on the floor count check damage check label verification photo documentation of exceptions and proper put-away location. Reject or quarantine what doesnt meet spec; document every exception with evidence.

2. Picking packing & presentation: ensure every outbound order is picked accurately packed to GTEs standard (correct mailer filler sealing label placement) and presented in a way that lifts the unboxing experience. Spot-check packed orders daily.

3. Damage-rate reduction: own the damage rate KPI end-to-end identify root causes (supplier packaging internal handling courier handoff) drive corrective actions and verify the trend.

4. Consumables (non-inventory) management: maintain on-site consumables inventory (mailers fillers tape labels dunnage branded inserts); run weekly cycle counts; reorder before stockout; eliminate waste and pilferage; keep presentation brand-consistent.

5. Pre-packing QC gate: operate or supervise the final QC station before packing; define pass/fail criteria with the product/QC team; ensure defective mis-specified or visually subpar products never reach the packing station.

6. Training & onboarding: partner with Potatos warehouse leads to train new and existing associates on GTEs SOPs brand standards and quality bar; maintain a written training checklist per role.

7. Scheduling & shift coverage: work with Potatos warehouse management to plan shifts and headcount; ensure coverage during peak and adequate rest during normal weeks; flag staffing risks early.

8. Performance management: establish clear per-shift KPIs (orders packed per hour damage rate QC pass rate); run regular performance reviews; surface under-performers to Potatos leads; support up-or-out decisions with evidence.

9. Cross-team coordination: partner with Sourcing (inbound quality and supplier issues) Product Ops (exception cases that originate from the warehouse) and Cross-Border Ops (returns and claims) so the warehouse has clear upstream and downstream accountability.

10. Metrics & reporting: maintain a weekly warehouse dashboard (damage rate on-time ship rate consumables burn rate productivity per shift QC pass rate); flag risks to GTE leadership proactively.

• 5 years in e-commerce warehouse operations (3PL dropshipping or marketplace) with hands-on experience receiving put-away picking packing and shipping at 1000 orders/day

• Demonstrated experience writing and enforcing warehouse SOPs that floor staff actually follow

• Hands-on experience with non-inventory consumables management (mailers fillers tape labels dunnage) at scale

• Experience working with or managing an embedded/contract warehouse team (training scheduling performance management)

• Strong data literacy: comfortable in Excel/Google Sheets; able to build warehouse KPI dashboards (damage rate on-time ship rate productivity per shift)

• Working English (written and spoken); Mandarin Chinese required for daily warehouse-floor coordination

• Bachelors degree or equivalent practical experience

Experience with:

• Prior experience at a high-volume cross-border 3PL or e-commerce warehouse (TikTok Shop Temu SHEIN AliExpress Amazon FBA warehouse or comparable)

• Experience with WMS (Warehouse Management System) implementation optimization or migration

• Six Sigma ISO 9001 or equivalent quality management background

• Experience optimizing consumables cost without sacrificing presentation

• Bilingual or near-bilingual English/Chinese

This role is best suited to candidates who have genuinely managed high-volume e-commerce warehouse operations rather than candidates whose experience is limited to general warehousing logistics coordination inventory administration or office-based supply-chain work.

If you have hands-on experience managing a 1000 orders/day e-commerce warehouse and are comfortable working directly with warehouse teams on the floor wed like to hear from you.

Apply now and tell us about the scale of warehouse operations you have managed.