Distribution Center Manager

Weber Logistics; Fontana (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Weber Logistics in Fontana, CA seeks a Distribution Center Manager to direct and coordinate DC activities to maximize efficiency, control costs, and drive profitability. This role plans, staffs, directs and controls operations, admin, and customer service, ensuring systems align with company objectives and regulatory requirements.

You will review monthly P&L, manage controllable expenses, supervise subordinate managers, recruit and train staff, and participate in sales discussions to align

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in logistics, business, management or related field is highly preferred.
• Minimum seven years of experience in distribution management, preferably 3PL.
• LEAN certification preferred, startup experience desirable.
• E-commerce and/or fulfillment experience required.
• Profit and loss and labor management experience essential.

Responsibilities

• Direct and coordinate distribution center activities to maximize efficiency and profitability.
• Plan, organize, staff, direct and control operations, admin and customer service.
• Review monthly P&L and controllable expenses; ensure cost, revenue and profit targets.
• Supervise managers; recruit, train and evaluate staff; ensure safety and compliance.
• Participate in sales calls to align service levels with customer needs; review rate proposals.

Skills

Leadership

Budgeting

Data analysis

Communication

Presentation

Problem solving

Teamwork

Independent thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Logistics or related field

Tools

Word

Excel

Outlook

WMS

Synapse

Payroll (E-time)

Database systems

Job description

Description

The primary responsibility of this role is to direct and coordinate Distribution Center activities to obtain optimum efficiency and economy of operations and maximize location operating profit by performing the duties listed through subordinate supervisors. This position will plan, organize, staff direct and control specific activities including operations, administration, and customer service. This individual will ensure that systems and procedures are developed supporting the established company organizational objectives. This position will review the expenses of the distribution center and respond to controllable budget variances. Each location will operate and comply with all federal, state and local statutes.

Essential Job Functions

Every effort has been made to identify the essential functions of this position. However, it in no way states or implies that these are the only duties that will be required to perform. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or is an essential function of the position.

• Plans, develops and implements organization policies and goals consistent with established company policies and procedures designed to increase the volume of customer accounts and warehouse activities.
• Coordinates activities of distribution center such as; operations, administration, customer service, coordinating with sales to effect operational efficiency and economy.
• Reviews monthly P&L Reports comparing to budget information and expense trends being accountable for controllable budget variances. Maintain a system of controls designed to ensure those service levels and operational goals are met within the prescribed cost, revenue and profit parameters. Responsible for budget development of location controllable expenses.
• Confers with administrative personnel and reviews activity, operation and sales reports to determine changes in programs or operations required.
• Represent the company in the market place promoting the organization in the local community, industry and trade associations.
• Encourage an environment of effective customer service standards assuring that customer accounts receive the necessary level of operational and administrative support.
• Participate in sales calls in an effort to ascertain the customer needs and requirements. Review all rate proposals and monitor for areas of improvement. Review account strategies and areas for improvement with appropriate company resources.
• Develop and support the organizational efforts designed to maintain the standards for the safety, security and sanitation programs.
• Provide support to other areas of the company as requested to support overall company goals.
• Abide by all local, state and federal regulations involving safe and responsible work environment.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Provide guidance to administrative subordinates.
• Manage subordinate managers in support of their staff of employees in the Warehouse, Customer Service and Administration.
• Responsible for the overall direction, coordination and evaluation of these units. Also may directly supervise a non-supervisory administrative position.
• Carries out management responsibilities in accordance the organization's policies and applicable laws.
• Administers the recruitment process; interviewing, hiring and training employees.
• Monitors the scheduling of manpower levels, assigning and directing work.
• Conducts performance appraisals, motivates, address complaints, discipline and resolve problems.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and strong interpersonal skills required.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Strong mathematical/statistical analysis knowledge required.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, and diagram or schedule form.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral diagram, or schedule form.
• Must be able to facilitate meetings and make presentations before large group of employees.
• Familiar with regional state and federal regulations as required.
• Self-motivated with strong analytical skills, as well as, independent thinking/reasoning ability.
• Ability to work effectively with a wide range of personnel.
• Demonstrate professional image in the work environment, both personal and professional.
• Proficiency in computer skills; Word, Microsoft Outlook, Excel i.e. creating charts, projecting labor / workload, tracking labor; Internet, WMS, Synapse, payroll (E-time) and database systems.

Education, Experiences, Certificates/Licenses and/or Registrations

• Bachelor's Degree in Logistics, Business, Management or other related field is highly preferred
• Minimum seven (7) years of experience in distribution management, preferably Third Party Logistics
• LEAN Certification (preferred)
• Startup experience desirable.
• E-commerce and / or fulfillment experience required.
• Must have profit and loss (P&L) and labor management experience.
• Professional Logistical organization participation preferred.

Work Environment and Safety Equipment Required

While performing the duties of this Job, the associate is regularly required to sit and stand to perform the work. The associate is required to reach with hands and arms, smell, talk and hear. The associate must be able to lift, push, pull or move up to fifty (50) pounds or more with assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision and ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to noisy and the associate may be exposed to extreme weather. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Hearing protection must be worn in designated areas.
• Fully enclosed shoes or safety shoes must be worn in designated areas.
• Safety glasses must be worn in designated areas.
• Other PPE as required by the company.

The Company reserves the right to add, modify, change or rescind the work assignments in accordance with business needs, and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified associates can perform the essential functions of the job.