Director of Grocery Distribution
Company: The Everest Search Group
Location: Baytown
Posted on: May 10, 2022
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Job Description:
COMPANY
Our client Performance Team, a Maersk Company, is a progressive
growth oriented National Third Party Dedicated Logistics provider.
With an extensive prestigious list of mass retail, apparel,
e-commerce and CPG Fortune 50, 100 and 500 companies. Performance
Team/ Maersk has established an aggressive strategic plan to
continue to capture additional market share.
LOCATION
Houston, TX
Summary:
Provide support as cold chain solutions subject matter expert in
enablement pursuits, solutions execution, training and product
development. The Director of Operations for Cold Storage will have
full profit and loss and leadership responsibility for all facility
operations and commercial development within the respective region.
This key leadership role will have accountability for a region of
Operations.
Responsibilities:
Ensure that Cold Storages facilities operate at the highest levels
of productivity and service and foster an environment of
development and continuous improvement among the facility
leaders
Oversight will include all operations aspects of all operational
facilities within a region including managing day to day service
challenges and ensuring financial targets are met
Responsible for business development and client management within
assigned region and for ensuring execution on commercial strategy,
sales targets, and maintenance of client relationships
Ensure safety policies and practices are being adhered to and are
fundamental to the company culture
Meet customer and company key performance metrics, goals and
objectives
Demonstrate strong leadership skills through (but not limited to)
fostering a team environment amongst and within the facilities;
coaching and mentoring teams and developing skills and abilities of
direct reports
Supports the commitment to the company's Core Values
Coordinate with Managers and Human Resources to ensure adherence to
company policies and procedures
Perform other job-related duties as required
Operations: Ensure the development of systems and procedures for
operating and managing physical facilities, human resources, and
equipment in a profitable manner. Plan, direct and implement
warehouse operations, procedures and support to meet prescribed
productivity and service levels.
Labor Management: Directs the operation of the warehouse team to
achieve prescribed objectives and standards. Develop and maintain a
productive, motivated work force by ensuring effective hiring,
training and development of distribution center associates. Manages
labor cost for improved productivity. Provides timely and
appropriate performance reviews to all direct reports and ensures
the same is done for all associates
Customer Service: Maintain a professional and courteous
relationship with all customers (internal and external). Establish
programs to improve customer awareness at all levels in the
organization. Maintain records and reports to ensure customer
service levels are being met Develop and maintain strong
partnership with customers and vendors to achieve financial
results
Inventory Management: Ensures all customers objectives and
standards are met regarding inventory accuracy. Is accountable for
the inventory assets of the facility as it pertains to
loss/damage
Safety/Housekeeping: Develop, implement, and maintain appropriate
programs to ensure that all safety and housekeeping standards and
objectives are met. Assure compliance to regulations in regard to
safety certification to forklift drivers, and OSHA guidelines
Equipment and Facility: Procure equipment and facility preventative
maintenance services to assure efficient operations of all facets
of the center. Maintain suitable equipment and services to assure
security of customer and company assets
Identify and implement changes in areas for potential cost savings
and process improvement
Drive automation within processes (i.e.: invoicing) to achieve long
term cost and efficiency savings
Ensure compliance with all applicable Federal, State and Local
legal requirements
Mentor, Coach and provide continuous feedback to colleagues
Performs job related duties as specified by management
Skills and Experience:
Bachelor's Degree in Business/Logistics/Supply Chain or other
related
10+ years in distribution and logistics industry, preferably with a
diversity of experiences in manufacturing, transportation and
distribution/warehousing
Strong leadership attributes with the ability to drive performance
across a diverse team of associates in an operations
environment
Strong development, training and coaching skills. Ability to
nurture growth and develop a strong bench
Financial and analytical acumen in the areas of operations, cost
management, pricing and volume management
Superior customer service skills and the ability to build strong
relationships with clients directly
Strong values and a bias for action in decision-making. Candidate
must possess solid decision-analysis skills including cost/benefit
analysis, investment NPV and break-even analysis
COMPENSATION
Competitive Salary
Bonus eligibility
Fully Paid Benefits package
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