We are seeking a Distribution Center General Manager of Operations to lead and direct the facility's management team, focusing on safety, leadership, operational excellence, self-motivation, problem-solving, and teamwork. The successful candidate will establish route maps with clear objectives and drive a sense of urgency to ensure operational plans are executed and performance and budget goals are achieved.
Requirements
- Hires, trains, develops, motivates, and supports the distribution center salaried and hourly teams
- Develops and monitors production plans for the DC and ensures that the optimal level of staffing is being allocated to the available work.
- Manages associates keeping those safe work practices as first priority, making sure they are followed to support a safe work environment
- Oversees the DC's P&L and works with salaried managers to maximize productivity and deliver budgeted targets.
- Establishes sound process improvement initiatives that drive year over year improvement, as well as streamline and optimize day-to-day operations.
- Partners with senior leadership and cross-functional teams to identify and lead DC network projects that contribute to total logistics cost and operational effectiveness.
- Collaborates with other operational and support leaders in the network to drive standardization of processes, share ideas and support one another in their implementations
- Supports operational strategy and innovation to drive business goals for revenue, operational performance (e.g., safety, quality, service, cost), and profitability
- Develops leaders to be capable of coaching, counseling, and motivating associates to attain optimum safety standards, customer service, productivity levels, and associate engagement
- Ensures communication and teamwork among staff to aid in the accomplishment of the department objectives
- Ensures that all company and HR policies and practices are communicated to department associates and practiced consistently
- Monitors operational policies and procedures to ensure the most efficient and effective processing of delivery orders; control of damages, errors and mis-picks; and excellence in customer service levels
- Helps develop and maintain inventory/security controls to prevent shrinkage and shortages
- Ensures effective communications; up, down and across the business
- Manages multiple priorities in a face-paced environment with effective communication and thorough follow through
Benefits
- Awesome people and brand
- Competitive Pay
- Outstanding health benefits and 401K
