Distribution Manager

Contract length : 6 months Contract with hire

Schedule : Fulltime (36 hr work, 40 hour pay), Fri, Sat, Sun from 7a to 7p

Job Responsibilities:

• Support all safety programs ensuring a safe work environment
• Review forecasts and determine labor needs to meet daily, weekly, and monthly objectives
• Meet with team on a daily basis to balance labor, ensuring that you are operating a balanced and efficient shift while meeting daily deadlines
• Foster an environment that harbors continuous improvement and the elimination of non-value added activities
• Ensure proper training of staff in order to effectively and efficiently meet customer demand
• Support, mentor, and motivate your hourly workforce
• Ensure materials are received from proper vendors, delivered to inventory and finished goods, packaged according to specification, and shipped in a timely manner
• Ensure quality objectives are met while operating within the allocated budget and meeting delivery deadlines while being flexible and working efficiently
• Manage inventory control to ensure accountability of materials and goods
• Establish appropriate communications (content and frequency) with the team to align focus and efforts with organizational and customer needs.
• Establish and/or modify operational methods and procedures as needed
• Recommend changes to policies and procedures to improve area of responsibility or organization as a whole
• Maintain documentation and prepare reports that reflect the effectiveness and efficiency of department activities
• Establish and manage goals for self and/or team that meet or exceed departmental objectives
• Collaborate with peer group, senior management, and field personnel to problem-solve and/or resolve issues among functional areas, other sites, or customers and the company
• Manage and sustain product traceability systems, utilizing WMS/Oracle, to support customer and quality requirements
• Ensure health, safety and cleanliness of the work environment overseeing that inspection and maintenance of equipment is done on a regular basis
• Other tasks and responsibilities as assigned

Required Qualifications & Experience:

• Minimum 10 years of experience in a warehouse/distribution environment
• Minimum 3 years of supervisory experience
• Must have demonstrated experience in implementing inventory control systems, distribution operations programs, and continual improvement programs
• Strong familiarity with MS Office applications
• Prior WMS experience
• Knowledge and understanding of federal and local OSHA safety regulations related to warehousing and shipping environments
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Must possess a customer-centric commitment to build and maintain customer relationships
• Energetic, self-motivated, and quick-thinking with a positive attitude

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience with Oracle or comparable Supply Chain/Logistics systems
• Experience with a Warehouse Management System