Assistant Warehouse Manager

Overview:
Are you a hands-on leader who thrives in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment? We’re looking for an **Assistant Warehouse Manager** who’s ready to take ownership, drive efficiency, and make a real impact in our Calgary operations.

In this role, you’ll be at the heart of our warehouse team, supporting day-to-day operations, optimizing processes, and empowering your team to deliver excellence. You’ll work closely with the Warehouse Manager to ensure accuracy, safety, and productivity across all functions, from receiving to distribution.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys balancing strategic thinking with practical leadership. If you’re passionate about logistics, continuous improvement, and developing people, we want to hear from you.

At our company, we believe in rewarding hard work with opportunities for growth, competitive compensation, and a supportive environment that recognizes your contributions.

Take the next step in your career and join a company where your leadership truly moves things forward.

The **Assistant Warehouse Manager** supports daily warehouse operations, ensuring accurate receiving, storage, and distribution of goods. This role assists the Warehouse Manager in driving productivity, safety, and efficiency while maintaining compliance with company and regulatory standards. The position combines hands-on supervision with process improvement, system oversight, and team leadership.

**Responsibilities**:

- Support daily warehouse functions including receiving, picking, packing, and shipping.
- Maintain accurate inventory control and conduct regular cycle counts.
- Monitor performance metrics (accuracy, speed, and cost) and recommend improvements.
- Oversee staff scheduling, training, and performance to ensure efficient coverage.
- Communicate shipment or freight delays and coordinate with cross-functional teams.
- Enforce safety and WHMIS standards, maintaining a clean and compliant workspace.
- Utilize WMS/ERP systems (e.g., Sage X3) to track orders, stock levels, and reporting.
- Supervise warehouse associates; provide feedback, coaching, and development.
- Support procurement and logistics coordination, including 3PL and vendor relations.
- Act as the lead point of contact in the Warehouse Manager’s absence.

Qualifications:

- 3-4 years’ experience in warehouse or logistics operations, with 1+ year in a lead/supervisory role.
- Strong knowledge of inventory management, WMS, and ERP systems (Sage X3 or similar).
- Understanding of WHMIS, workplace safety, and handling of regulated materials.
- Excellent organizational, analytical, and communication skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
- Forklift certification (or willingness to obtain) and ability to lift up to 50 lbs.

**Key Performance Metrics**

- Order and inventory accuracy.
- On-time shipping and receiving.
- Safety and compliance adherence.
- Labour productivity and efficiency.

**Working Conditions & Benefits**

- Fast-paced warehouse environment; occasional travel or extended hours as needed.
- Competitive salary, extended health and dental benefits, paid vacation, and opportunities for advancement.

About Us:
**High Tide Inc.** is the leading community-grown, retail-forward cannabis enterprise engineered to unleash the full value of the world’s most powerful plant and is the second-largest cannabis retailer globally by store count**⁷**. High Tide (HITI) is uniquely-built around the cannabis consumer, with wholly-diversified and fully-integrated operations across all components of cannabis, including:

- Bricks & Mortar Retail: Canna Cabana is the largest cannabis retail chain in Canada, with 211 current locations spanning British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and growing. In 2021, Canna Cabana became the first cannabis discount club retailer in the world.
- Retail Innovation: Fastendr is a unique and fully automated technology that employs retail kiosks to facilitate a better buying experience through browsing, ordering and pickup.

Brands: High Tide’s industry-leading and consumer-facing brand roster includes Queen of Bud, Cabana Cannabis Co, Daily High Club, Vodka Glass, Puff Puff Pass, Dopezilla, Atomik, Hue, Evolution and more.

Wholesale Distribution: High Tide keeps that cannabis category stocked with wholesale solutions via Valiant.

Licensing: High Tide continues to push cannabis culture forward through fresh partnerships and license agreements under the Famous Brandz name.

High Tide consistently moves ahead of the currents, having been named one of Canada’s Top Growing Companies in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 by the Globe and Mail’s Report on Business Magazine, and was named as one of the top 10 performing diversified industries stocks in both 2022 and 2024 TSX Venture 50. High Tide was also ranked number one in the retail category on the Financial Times list of Americas’ Fastest Growing Companies for 2024.

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