Supply Chain Operations, Manager

• →Manages and drives overall performance of direct reports through leadership and development.
• →Hire & develop the management team and first level supervisors to create a leadership succession plan in the Facility.
• →Drive health and safety initiatives
• →Implements and maintains policy and procedures relating to inventory control, to include ensuring the accuracy of warehouse inventory and analyzing poor products.
• →Ensures that division is in compliance with government policies.
• →Audits receiving and stocking procedures to ensure that policies are followed.
• →Responsible for employee development through training on policy & procedures.
• →Creates a cohesive organization by keeping lines of communication open.
• →Recognizes signs of operational problems (e.g., wrong product in slots, high shrink, receiving errors, lift errors) and provides detailed action steps required of DC management to correct them.
• →Monitors to ensure that the cycle count and count back program is executed as designed in partnership with the Finance team.
• →Ensures product rotation standards are maintained/FIFO Management/Inventory Storage
• →Elevates variances to established procedures to warehouse management immediately.
• →Validates the accuracy of product transferred from facility to facility. Works to insure accurate and timely reconciliations occur.
• →Oversees the release of products to vendors, other DC’s, and corporate locations, including inventory accuracy, correct paperwork, and efficient loading.
• →Ensures all paperwork associated with each job function in the DC is accurate and timely. Researches and resolves all discrepancies noted.
• →Confirms OS&D is kept up with and processed timely.
• →Handles requests from procurement, other facilities and corporate.
• →Provides ongoing training to Inventory Control staff.
• →Perform other duties as assigned.

Hires and trains Leadership staff.

Oversees the job assignments and activities of multi-department staff.

Collaborates with warehouse managers to provide performance evaluations that are timely and constructive. 

Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds at times. 

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and attention to detail.
• Thorough understanding of inventory policies and procedures.

Minimum 5 years of distribution experience to include 3+ years in a leadership role within a medium to large distribution center with primary accountability for an entire shift or segment.

Bachelor's degree with emphasis on Industrial engineering, logistics, distribution or other related areas of expertise

Preferred:  13+ years combined college education and work experience may be substituted for a degree.