Job brief: Warehouse GM

What JoRoute checked · Checked by JoRoute

• Listed on Faire's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-10 (today); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-10.
• The apply link opens boards.greenhouse.io, the address Faire's board gives for this job.
• No other listing with this title and place on this board in the last 90 days.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: $198,000 to $272,500 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Chicago, IL · Greater Chicago Area
• Posted: 2026-11-10

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Senior. The posting asks for 12+ years of experience.

Must have

• 12+ years in warehouse, fulfillment, or distribution operations, including 7+ years as a site or general manager of a building of at least 300K sq ft or 500+ associates running mu…

Conditions

• Experience managing labor: forecasting, hiring ramps, shift design, and understand the approach for performance management across a mix of employees and agency staff.
• You own SLAs, hourly productivity, and quality results, can explain every miss, and don’t accept averages that hide a bad week or a bad shift.
• Experience running a safety-first site. Safety is the first topic of every shift, and you act on near-misses.
• Hybrid Faire employees currently go into the office 3 days per week on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and a third flex day of their choosing (Monday, Wednesday, or Friday).

Main duties

• Own warehouse performance with our 3PL partner across inbound and outbound SLAs, quality, productivity, and inventory accuracy.
• Manage the relationship between Faire and our logistics partners, keeping leadership informed on pain points and resolving issues quickly when they come up.
• Own reporting OS that gives a reliable daily/weekly/monthly reporting rhythm that gives Faire's internal leadership clear, actionable visibility into warehou…
• Build the operational team and capabilities the program needs, including key hires and training programs.
• Partner on warehouse expansion and storage design so the facility can support FbF as it grows beyond today’s footprint.

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for warehouse and logistics jobs in Chicago, IL: $50k a year (22 listings, 5 employers). This listing is 374% higher.
• Across Faire's 60 open listings, 32% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How Faire hires

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