Director of Operations — Relocation Eligible, Lead & Scale

Lippert Components, Inc.; Georgia; On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Comprehensive benefits

401k with employer match

Vacation and holidays

Job summary

Lippert Components, Inc. is seeking a General Manager to lead the regional warehouse operations with a focus on safety, efficiency, and cost control.

You will manage a multi-shift team, coordinate shipping and receiving, and drive continuous improvements across processes and ERP systems. The role requires extensive management experience in large distribution settings, strong Excel skills, and a track record of leading 100+ team members while delivering on financial objectives.

Qualifications

• BA, preferably in Supply Chain or Operations.
• 15-20 Years Management Experience preferred.
• Intermediate to Advanced Excel is preferred.
• Strong systems understanding is needed.
• Continuous Improvement experience is a plus.
• Multi-Shift leadership experience.
• Experience leading over 100 Team Members on a 7 day work week schedule.
• Big Box distribution experience.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a safe work environment by establishing, following, and enforcing standards and procedures and complying with legal regulations.
• Achieve operational objectives by contributing warehouse operations information and recommendations to strategic plans
• Motivate the team members to achieve plan goals
• Build people capability through effective Team Member relations, hiring, training, and communication for front-line hourly personnel.
• Develop teams to solve day-to-day operational issues and reach short- and long-term performance goals.
• Communicate and collaborate cross-functionally to assist team to solve operational issues
• Review and prepare any action plans while ensuring productivity, quality and customer service standards are met
• Meet financial objectives by forecasting requirements, preparing an annual budget, scheduling expenditures, analyzing variances, and initiating corrective actions.
• Develop warehouse operations systems by determining product handling and storage requirements
• Develop processes for receiving product, equipment utilization, inventory management and shipping
• Develop and implement warehouse operations system improvements by leading continuous improvement projects as assigned and by analyzing process workflow, manning and space requirements, and equipment layout.
• Train Team Members on all warehouse processes and ERP systems
• Troubleshoot all receiving and shipping complaints to find the cause, help resolve the issue, and prevent re-occurrence
• Administer policies and procedures
• Work in collaboration with Leadership to meet all external and internal customer needs
• Flexible to work hours beyond and outside regular work schedule to ensure coverage as deemed necessary
• P & L responsibility
• Demonstrated experience managing transportation and logistics operations within a distribution environment, including inbound and outbound freight, carrier selection, routing, and delivery coordination.

Skills

Excel (mid-advanced)

Strong systems understanding

Continuous improvement

Multi-shift leadership

Large team leadership (over 100)

Education

BA in Supply Chain or Operations

Tools

Manhattan WMS

Job description

Lippert Components, Inc. is seeking a General Manager to lead the regional warehouse operations with a focus on safety, efficiency, and cost control.

You will manage a multi-shift team, coordinate shipping and receiving, and drive continuous improvements across processes and ERP systems. The role requires extensive management experience in large distribution settings, strong Excel skills, and a track record of leading 100+ team members while delivering on financial objectives.