Distribution Center Operations Manager

Asphalt Buyer II; Richmond (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

American Tire Distributors in Richmond, CA seeks a Warehouse Operations Leader to guide a team across shifts, ensuring safety, quality, and productivity. You will recruit, train, and mentor staff; lead daily huddles to align on tasks and expectations, and drive a values-based culture throughout the DC.

The role requires 5 years of related experience including 2-3 years in supervision, with strong leadership, planning, and data-driven decision making.

Qualifications

• High School or GED required; 5 years of related experience including 2-3 years in a supervisory role preferred.
• Ability to recruit, train, and mentor employees for development.
• Experience implementing safety, quality, and SOP standards.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to quality, health & safety, legal, environmental policies and SOPs.
• Manage team recruitment, training, and mentoring across shifts.
• Investigate employee relations or performance concerns and apply disciplinary action when needed.
• Lead daily huddles at the distribution center to communicate tasks, expectations, and culture.
• Onboard and train team members; coach, motivate, and manage performance.
• Provide leadership for warehouse and delivery associates and support the DC General Manager.

Skills

Develops Talent

Communicates Effectively

Decision Quality

Drives Results

People Leadership

Planning & Organizing

Policy & Procedures

Data Collection and Analysis

Inventory Management

Team Mentoring

Education

High School or GED

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Are you looking for an opportunity to turn your ambition and your people skills into a rewarding career with an industry leader? Join our team at American Tire Distributors! As the nation's premier tire distributor, ATD's coast-to-coast distribution network provides approximately 80,000 customers across the U.S. and Canada with rapid and frequent delivery of high quality tires, custom wheels and shop supplies.

Position Description

$80,000/YR - $90,000/YR

Key Responsibilities

• Adhere to ATD's quality standards, health and safety, legal compliance, environmental policies, Standard Operating Process deliverables, and general care of duty
• Effectively manage team by selecting, recruiting, training, and mentoring employees for development
• Investigate employee relations or performance concerns in a timely manner; implement disciplinary action as needed and in consultation with human resources.
• Lead daily huddles at the DC to ensure employees understand work tasks expectations and deliverables along with creating engagement and building the values-based culture
• Onboard and train team members; Coach, motivate, and manage performance
• Provide leadership and manage the day-to-day activities for warehouse associates and/or delivery associates assigned to different shifts.
• Provide leadership support for the DC General Manager

Competencies

• Action Planning - The ability to review and evaluate recommendations and requirements and to develop appropriate plans or deliver actions required.
• Action-Oriented - Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
• Adaptive Mindset - Adapts existing tools and techniques to existing situation~Adapts to changing goals / objectives~Entrepreneurial spirit~Focuses on simplicity when addressing the customer
• Balances Stakeholders - Anticipating and balancing the needs of multiple stakeholders.
• Business Insights - Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization's goals.
• Communicates Effectively - Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
• Data Collection and Analysis - The ability and skill to determine and analyze trends from data that is collected to assist in compiling reports that will help in decision-making including proficient use of aligned software (e.g., Tableau, etc)
• Decision Quality - Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.
• Drives Results - Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
• Instills Trust - Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
• Inventory Management - The ability and skill to design, implement and manage inventory control systems.
• Nimble Learning - Actively learning through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder.
• Planning & Organizing - Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and oversee activities to efficiently meet objectives.
• Plans & Aligns - Planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.
• Policy & Procedures - The ability and skill to monitor, interpret and understand policies and procedures and ensure their alignment with organizational strategies and work objectives.
• Review and Reporting - The ability and skill to create reports, and review reports created by others, for various audiences as relevant, in a lucid and effective manner, keeping in mind the purpose of reports.
• Work Scheduling - The ability and skill to ensure the optimum scheduling of work and material resources to meet planned performance targets including proficient use of aligned software / systems

Qualifications

• High School or GED degree Bachelors.
• 5 years of related experience including 2-3 years of supervisory experience preferred

Skills

• Develops Talent
• Communicates Effectively
• Decision Quality
• Data Collection and Analysis
• Demonstrates Self-Awareness
• Drives Results
• Ensures Accountability
• Optimizes Work Processes
• Review and ReportingTraffic and Vehicle Planning
• Plans and aligns
• Planning and Organizing
• Collaborates
• Policy and procedures

Physical Demands/Working Conditions

• Physical Demands Category: Wa