A window and door warehouse manager receives custom units from the makers, stores them so glass and frames come through unharmed, and stages each job's order for the install trucks. They run the warehouse team, keep the records straight, and handle what comes back from the field: old units, returns and leftover supplies.
By the HireBus team · Updated · Pay data: BLS, May 2025
Median pay, building finishing contractors · BLS, May 2025
As the Warehouse Manager for our Windows & Doors division, you will organize, oversee, and streamline the management of our window, door, and hardware inventory, ensuring timely deliveries and optimal storage practices. Your leadership and operational expertise will directly contribute to customer satisfaction and the efficiency of our home services operations.
2. Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Manage and maintain accurate inventory records for windows, doors, and associated hardware.
Oversee logistics for incoming deliveries and outgoing shipments.
Coordinate with purchasing and sales teams to ensure timely replenishment and distribution.
Ensure compliance with safety, quality, and operational standards within the warehouse.
3. Key Tasks / Daily Activities
Conduct daily inspections of stock levels and condition.
Supervise and schedule warehouse staff activities.
Process and document orders, delivery receipts, and returns.
Collaborate with vendors to resolve delivery or quality issues.
4. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Order accuracy rate: 99% or greater.
On-time delivery performance: 98% adherence.
Inventory turnover rate: Achieve minimum 12 turns per year.
Warehousing operational efficiency: Maintain less than 5% error rate in daily tasks.
5. Required Qualifications and Skills
Bachelor’s degree in logistics, supply chain management, or related field preferred.
Minimum 3 years of experience in warehouse management or logistics.
Strong organizational and leadership skills.
Proficiency with inventory management software and MS Office.
6. Preferred Experience
Experience within the home services, construction, or windows & doors industry.
Prior exposure to managing hardware supplies and large-scale inventory systems.
Demonstrated success in optimizing warehousing processes.
7. Physical Requirements
Ability to lift and carry items up to 50 lbs.
Frequent standing, walking, and bending in a warehouse setting.
Work in environments with varying temperatures, including hot or cold conditions.
8. Work Environment and Schedule
Standard work hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Occasional overtime during peak delivery seasons.
Minimal travel required between warehouse sites if applicable.
On-call duties during emergencies as needed.
9. Compensation and Benefits
Salary range: $55,000 - $70,000 per annum, based on experience.
Eligibility for performance-based bonuses.
Comprehensive Health, Dental, and Vision insurance.
401(k) with company match and other fringe benefits.
10. Company Culture and Overview
At [INSERT COMPANY NAME HERE], we cultivate a collaborative and growth-oriented culture where every team member is valued. We are committed to continuous improvement and innovation in the home services industry. Our leadership encourages personal and professional development, ensuring that you have the tools and support needed to excel and make a meaningful impact on our customers' lives.
11. How to Apply
If you meet the above criteria and want to be part of a growth-oriented company focused on customer satisfaction, please send your resume to [INSERT EMAIL HERE] or apply online at [INSERT WEBSITE LINK HERE].
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Most of what sits in this warehouse already belongs to a customer. A unit lost, broken or put on the wrong truck can't be pulled from a shelf; it has to be built again.
Stacks and carts that can't tip
OSHA's general industry storage rule bans storage that creates a hazard. Stock kept in tiers needs stacking, blocking and interlocking, with its height limited so the pile stays put and can't collapse. Tall units, patio panels and door slabs on carts or A-frames are top-heavy and slide easily. Strap or block every load, and don't lean rows of units against each other. Source: eCFR: 29 CFR 1910.176, Handling materials, general.
Old sashes come back wrapped
When crews pull units from older homes that fall under EPA's lead rule, any waste the firm hauls has to be contained so dust and debris can't escape. Old sashes and trim from those jobs should come back wrapped or bagged, never loose in a trailer. Give them a marked spot away from new stock until they leave the building. Source: eCFR: 40 CFR 745.85, Work practice standards (lead renovation).
Loaded so nothing shifts
If your install trucks count as commercial motor vehicles, FMCSA's cargo rule requires loads on public roads to be secured so nothing leaks, spills, blows off or falls. Strap every unit to the glass rack, pad frames where straps cross, and check each load before the crew drives off. A strap at the dock costs less than a remake. Source: eCFR: 49 CFR 393.100, Cargo securement.
Screens, grids and hardware travel apart
A window can ship with its screen, grids or hardware in a separate box, and a door's handle set may come from another supplier. Match every loose piece to its job when it lands, store it with the unit, and check the job's list at load-out. A missing screen means a return trip for a cheap part.
Units that wait too long
Custom units for a job on hold or cancelled are hard to send back to the maker, and they take the space the next delivery needs. Run a weekly list of units past your holding limit, with the reason each is still here, and get a decision from operations on every one.
How much window and door warehouse managers make
The closest BLS group for window and door warehouse managers is transportation, storage, and distribution managers. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers who work for building finishing contractors earned a median of $72,500 a year ($34.85 an hour) in May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s below the $107,230 median for transportation, storage, and distribution managers in all industries. About 610 of the 221,180 transportation, storage, and distribution managers in that survey work for building finishing contractors.
A salary is typical, often with a bonus for accurate orders or trucks that leave on time. The template's band trails the BLS median for this job in this industry.
Building finishing contractors
$72,500$72,500 median Middle half $56,990–$94,210 10th–90th $51,770–$104,010
All industries
$107,230$107,230 median Middle half $82,440–$146,770 10th–90th $65,120–$194,900
$25k$50k$75k$100k$125k$150k$175k$200k$225k
10th–90th percentileMiddle halfMedianAnnual pay, May 2025. Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.
Annual pay by percentile
Group
10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
Building finishing contractors
$51,770
$56,990
$72,500
$94,210
$104,010
All industries
$65,120
$82,440
$107,230
$146,770
$194,900
BLS doesn’t publish pay for window and door installers on their own. These figures cover building finishing contractors, which include them. Post a real range for your market in the ad.
The pay line in the template above is an example from our Role Blueprint. Set yours from these figures and what local companies pay.
Skills to hire for, and what you can teach
Hire for these
Has run a warehouse team, set its daily work and kept it safe
Keeps receiving, staging and returns records accurate in an inventory system
Plans the morning load-out so crews leave on time
Handles glass and finished frames with care and teaches the team to
Works out delivery problems with each maker's customer service
Teach these on the job
Your makers' order acknowledgments, labels and claim steps
Window and door terms such as handing, grids and glass packages
Your job system and its staging reports
Lead-safe handling of old units from older homes
Glass rack and strap setup on your trucks
Plan on an ERP or inventory system linked to jobs, a label printer, A-frame carts, glass racks on the trucks, and a forklift or pallet jack for maker deliveries. List the trucks and equipment in the posting; applicants want to know what they'd be driving.
Window and door warehouse manager interview questions
Two of the 6 questions we'd ask, and what a strong answer sounds like. Ask every candidate the same questions, and rate each answer on your own before you compare notes.
Situational · Fixing load errors
A crew calls from a job: the truck has a door with the wrong swing, and the right one is still in your warehouse. What do you do?
A strong answer: Gets the right door out fast or helps reschedule, tells the dispatcher and customer, then finds how the wrong unit was staged and fixes the load check.
Behavioral · Recovering damage costs
Tell me about a time you got a manufacturer or freight carrier to pay for damaged windows or doors. How did you do it?
A strong answer: Noted damage on the delivery receipt, took photos, filed the claim fast, and followed up until it was paid.
The template's numbers are samples. Pick targets from your own records once you've logged a full season.
Order accuracy rate
Count jobs loaded with every unit, screen and part listed, against all jobs loaded, using the crew's check at the house. Log each miss by cause.
On-time delivery performance
Compare the time each truck was fully loaded, or each delivery arrived, with the planned time. Keep delays caused by a maker's late shipment on a separate line.
Inventory turnover rate
Take the yearly cost of units and supplies used, then divide by what the shelves usually hold in value, from your inventory records. Look at the slowest items each quarter.
Warehousing operational efficiency
Log errors in daily tasks, such as mis-picks, wrong labels, missed receipts and handling damage, against tasks done, and go over the log with the team weekly.
Should the warehouse load the install trucks the night before?
Often, yes. Loading the afternoon before lets crews leave at start time and gives the warehouse a calmer hour to check every unit, screen and box against the job list. The catch is overnight security: a loaded truck needs a locked yard or building. If you can't secure it, load early the same morning instead, and leave time for the check.
How much does a window and door warehouse manager make?
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers who work for building finishing contractors earned a median of $72,500 a year ($34.85 an hour) in May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The middle half earned between $56,990 and $94,210 a year. Pay also depends on your local market, experience and bonus terms.
Should units be delivered to the home before install day?
Usually not. Units dropped early can be damaged, stolen or moved by the homeowner, and the crew loses its chance to check them at the warehouse. Early delivery can make sense for a large job with a locked garage, or a job that runs several days when the truck can't carry every unit at once. If you do it, have the homeowner sign for the count.
Should the warehouse keep spare parts for service calls?
Yes, for the parts your service techs ask for most on the lines you sell: balances, locks, keepers, operators, weatherstrip and screens. Order each by the maker and series on the unit's label so it fits. Keep a small service shelf apart from job stock and count it on its own, so service use doesn't hide in job costs.
Which warehouse jobs match the template's 50-pound, bending and hot or cold lines?
Lifting boxed door hardware and cases of sealant, helping move a window or door from a delivery truck to a cart, bending to read labels and count bottom racks, and working through summer heat or a winter morning with the dock doors open, which in a Wyoming January is a real job condition. Name every one of those duties in your ad, and ask each candidate whether they can manage that work, accommodated or not.
