Assistant General Manager - Distribution - Joliet, IL

Harbor Freight Tools; Joliet (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Harbor Freight Tools is seeking an Assistant General Manager in Joliet, Illinois, to lead and optimize operations at their distribution center. This role involves achieving cost and performance targets while fostering a culture of excellence among the team. Responsibilities include overseeing daily operations, training managers and associates, ensuring compliance with safety policies, and driving efficiency improvements. Ideal candidates will possess strong leadership skills and a track record in distribution operations.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership skills with the ability to energize and engage teams.
• Experience in managing distribution center operations and staff.
• Ability to develop and implement operational strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead operations to meet cost and performance goals at the distribution center.
• Train and develop management and associates for improved performance.
• Ensure compliance with safety practices and company policies.

Job description

The Assistant General Manager is responsible for building a culture of excellence and achieving cost and performance targets in all aspects of distribution center operations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead operations at the distribution center to achieve cost and performance goals, including delivery of outstanding service to stores
• Build strong culture of excellence with highly engaged team of managers and associates
• Prepare and forecast budgets and deliver cost performance meeting budget goals while meeting or beating performance KPI’s
• Drive reduction of distribution costs and improvement of service to stores and customers
• Develop recommendations and strategy to continually improve service and cost performance
• Communicate, track and resolve operational performance and quality issues
• Close collaboration with internal and external business partners to drive excellence across the extended supply chain
• Develop and enforce systems, policies, procedures and productivity standards
• Manage material handling systems, WMS, facilities and equipment maintenance to achieve target performance levels
• Educate and direct Management and Associates to follow and maintain established company, federal, state and local policies and procedures in compliance with company safety practices and OSHA
• Demonstrate outstanding energy and the ability to energize others to achieve goals
• Define and communicate supply chain and distribution vision and strategy
• Educate and direct team to follow and maintain established company, federal, state and local policies and procedures in compliance with company safety practices and OSHA
• Recruit, select, orient, train, coach, counsel and discipline Managers
• Develop Management and Associates to increase their capabilities and job performance
• Plan, monitor and appraise performance results and administer disciplinary action if necessary
• Initiate and foster a spirit of cooperation within and between departments
• Schedule expenditures, research and analyze variances, and initiate corrective actions
• Ensure the implementation of daily, weekly and monthly priorities and production plans
• Research, compile, initiate, sort and analyze production performance records and data
• Answer questions and respond to requests by internal customers at stores and company headquarters
• Report and respond to any unsafe and unclean work environments and violations
• Associate training and qualification and retention of related records
• Evaluate new equipment and techniques
• Regular attendance is an essential function of the job
• Additional duties as assigned

Scope

• Organizational Scope – All US locations/Single Category/Region/District/Distribution Center