Director Center Operations-Windsor, Connecticut

Dollar Tree Distribution, Inc.; New Jersey; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail distribution company is seeking a DC Director to manage the Distribution Center's operations. The ideal candidate will have eight years of experience in distribution management and possess strong leadership and communication skills. Responsibilities include ensuring timely delivery of merchandise to stores, meeting financial goals, and maintaining high operational standards. A bachelor's degree is preferred but not required. This full-time position is located in New Jersey.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Eight (8) years of distribution center management and operations experience.
• Strong knowledge of distribution center practices and procedures.
• Strong leadership, administrative, organizational, managerial, and communication skills.
• Strong business acumen and talent development abilities.
• Proficiency in analysis, problem solving and decisive action.
• Proficient with warehouse management systems such as AS400 and MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Develop solutions to complex distribution center problems.
• Ensure stores receive ordered merchandise in a timely manner.
• Direct responsibility for budgeting and operational policies.
• Establish productivity and quality goals and ensure they are met.
• Direct and take responsibility for short- and long-term planning, budgeting and expense control.
• Monitor and revise productivity indicators to control costs.
• Assist regional leadership with special projects and best practices.
• Oversee facility maintenance and ensure buildings and equipment are properly maintained.
• Manage staff hiring, orientation, training, performance evaluations and development.

Skills

Leadership skills

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Decision making

Problem solving

Talent development

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration or logistics

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Warehouse management systems (AS400)

MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook)

Job description

Overview

Dollar Tree Distribution Center is looking to add a strong leader to our management team that is results-driven and a people-focused leader. We are a fast-paced, high volume, full case operation in a large fully automated retail distribution warehouse.

DC Director at Dollar Tree has overall responsibility for the effective operation of the Distribution Center (DC) including organizational development, productivity improvements, attainment of financial goals, direct management of staff and departmental functions and compliance with all related local and federal laws. They also ensure that high standards of safety, quality, and customer service are met in the process of delivering merchandise to the stores.

Responsibilities

• Develop solutions to problems of highly unusual complexity.
• Exercise considerable judgment in determining objectives and approaches to the successful operation of the distribution center.
• Ensure stores are supplied with ordered merchandise in a safe, timely and efficient manner.
• Establish productivity and quality goals and ensure that these goals are met.
• Direct and take overall responsibility for short- and long-term planning, budgetary and expense control, and implementation of operational policies, programs and systems.
• Monitor, evaluate, assess, manage, develop, and revise key productivity indicators to control costs.
• Assist Regional Director of Distribution Center Operations with special projects and identification of operational best practices.
• Monitor results of quality, accuracy, safety and housekeeping evaluations to ensure adherence to company standards.
• Maintain accountability for staff hiring, orientation, training, performance evaluations, pay increases and associate development.
• When necessary, ensure disciplinary actions or discharge measures are taken.
• Share and provide appropriate information and anticipate information needs of all distribution associates.
• Oversee and monitor facility maintenance; ensure buildings, grounds, and equipment are functional and properly maintained.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required; Bachelor’s degree in business administration or logistics preferred.
• Eight (8) years of distribution center management and operations experience, or equivalent.
• Strong knowledge of distribution center practices and procedures.
• Strong leadership, administrative, organizational, managerial and communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong business acumen.
• Ability to assess, manage, train, mentor, and develop talent.
• Strong analytical ability to gather and interpret information and develop, recommend, and implement solutions.
• Requires rapid and thorough independent decision making and creative problem solving skills, good judgment as well as the ability to accept personal and departmental accountability for areas of responsibility.
• PC skills including experience with warehouse management systems, such as AS400; strong MS Office Suite knowledge to include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Outlook; familiarity with the Internet and intranet.