Branch Operations Manager II

Each year Scholastic Book Fairs, in partnership with schools across the country, hosts more than 100,000 book fair events that give more than 35 million students and their families access to thousands of affordable and educational products, helping foster a lifelong love of reading. We are currently in search of a full time Distribution Warehouse Manager (Branch Manager) for our Boston facility. This position offers a salary range of $67,000 to $90,000 + Bonus potential, a competitive benefits package, including 401k w/ company match, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and a generous 50% off discount on Scholastic products. Job Responsibilities: Operational Efficiency: Improve efficiency and use capacity planning to meet financial goals. Branch Operations: Ensure efficient packing, setup, delivery, and pickup of book fairs using capacity planning and staffing methods. Production Management: Oversee and utilize the production management system to ensure daily production plans are completed. Inventory Control: Monitor and manage inventory utilization and control processes to meet company objectives. Safety Meetings: Conduct monthly safety meetings with full attendance and proper record‑keeping. Work Environment: Maintain a safe and productive work environment, minimize injuries and auto losses, conduct injury investigations, and comply with OSHA guidelines and company directives. Personnel Management: Direct hiring, training, development, and evaluation of warehouse staff and supervisors. Collaboration: Enhance business performance through effective communication between Operations and Sales teams. Asset Security: Ensure assets are secured to minimize product damage and property loss. Policy Execution: Implement company policies, procedures, and programs consistently and timely. Customer Service: Provide superior customer service while maintaining cost controls. Staff Meetings: Plan and conduct regular meetings to inform, educate, and recognize employees, and facilitate idea exchange. HR Partnership: Collaborate with HR on recruiting, training, evaluating, and disciplining employees fairly and objectively. Confidentiality: Maintain confidentiality of business‑related information. Qualifications: BA/BS degree in Management, Business, Transportation, or Operations related curriculum preferred. Minimum of 5 years of proven front‑line management experience in operations for a manufacturing or distribution company. Proven ability to manage a high-quality, efficient, and cost-effective operation is essential. Inventory management experience preferred. Inventory control experience with hands‑on management of warehouse products, supplies and goods. Job Type: Regular Job Family Group: Distrib & Matls Mgmt Location Region/State: New York EEO Statement: Scholastic is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our policy is clear: there shall be no discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, pregnancy, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, non‑disqualifying physical or mental disability, or status as a disabled veteran or Vietnam veteran. Those factors shall not influence the determination of qualifications for a job or other opportunity within the company. Further, all personnel actions (such as compensation, tuition aid, benefits, transfers, promotions, and dismissals, company-sponsored training, social and recreational programs) shall be administered without discrimination. #J-18808-Ljbffr