Director of Operations - DC Logistics Leader

aa224; Fredericksburg (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day 1 Benefits

401(k) Profit Sharing

Pet Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

McLane is seeking an Operations Director to lead distribution center functions, including transportation, warehousing, facilities, and QA. You will drive planning, performance metrics, and continuous improvement across a 200+-person driver workforce and 100+ customers.

You’ll influence strategic initiatives, coordinate with cross-functional teams, and ensure safety and efficiency across multi-shift operations in a dynamic supply chain environment.

Qualifications

• Have at least 5 years of experience in all facets of the foodservice distribution industry, preferably in the QSR sector.
• Accounting, planning, and analytical experience is required.
• Be able to use IT systems to generate and evaluate key performance data.
• Have a detailed understanding of financial statements and resulting cost implications.
• Be able to identify financial issues and provide cost effective solutions.
• Have experience with multi-shift, 6- to 7-day operations.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the development of overall business planning and supply chain planning strategies and develop explicit goals and strategies closely linked to the overall business planning and supply chain process.
• Coordinate with Corporate Operations Support staff on strategies to improve service levels and KPIs.
• Provide leadership for the Transportation and Warehouse departments.
• Communicate status of activities and results; ensure representation of affected locations and functions; recommend procedure improvements.
• Understand, articulate, and execute QA criteria set forth in supply chain processes.
• Perform additional duties and special projects as assigned by the supervisor.

Skills

Teamwork oriented

Organized

Problem solver

Detailed

Tools

Manhattan WMS

AS/400 systems

JDE

Excel

Microsoft Word

Access

XATA

PeopleNet

Job description

McLane is seeking an Operations Director to lead distribution center functions, including transportation, warehousing, facilities, and QA. You will drive planning, performance metrics, and continuous improvement across a 200+-person driver workforce and 100+ customers.

You’ll influence strategic initiatives, coordinate with cross-functional teams, and ensure safety and efficiency across multi-shift operations in a dynamic supply chain environment.