Director Distribution and Operations

Our client is leading food manufacturer, supporting customers in key verticals nationwide. With decades of experience, our client is committed to providing the best quality products and services to their customers. They are hiring a Director of Distribution and Operations to oversee the daily functions, operations, and front office administration of their warehouse.

The Director of Distribution and Operations will manage day-to-day operations, communicate goals, and provide leadership to the warehouse division. This person will be a leader of the branch, ensuring safety and continuous improvement.

This Role Offers:

• Competitive base salary plus a comprehensive benefits package.
• Family-owned and operated, reflected in culture and teams.
• Many career advancement paths and a true bootstraps culture. Many tenured employees who have worked themselves up through company ranks.
• Strong visibility, with direct access to senior management.
• High level of autonomy in this role, taking part in a lean team where you would be the sole owner of the role – giving you the chance to truly build your career to what you want it.

Focus:

• Responsible for leadership in day-to-day operations of a warehouse to include safety, quality, efficiencies, and meeting customer expectations.
• Oversee logistics activities of the warehouse such as shipping, receiving, routing, inventory control, etc.
• Support the development of long-term facility goals and objectives as well as annual operating plans and budgets.
• Communicate specific and clear company and individual objectives with employees. Coach and develop team to reach professional development goals.
• Develop and drive operational processes for employees within the warehouse environment.
• Improve operational overhead through cost-saving initiatives, inventory control, and streamlining warehouse operations and administrative processes.
• Analyze warehouse operations and key metrics to ensure that manufacturing remain efficient and high quality.
• Lead operations to ensure compliance with all standards including environmental, operating, regulatory, safety, and ethics.

Skill Set:

• 7+ years of experience in distribution, manufacturing, or warehousing management.
• Bachelor’s degree in relevant discipline preferred.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to organize, schedule, and lead to ensure completion of tasks with quality and productivity as the goal.
• Background with systems management, waste reduction, inventory control, and production efficiency goals.
• Excellent communication, project management, and team leadership skills, with prior experience managing direct reports.
• Ambitious work ethic with the desire to get others engaged in the larger picture goal.
• Experience in the Food & Beverage industry working with FDA standards, a plus.
• Ability to be on-call for emergencies.