Operations Leader: Distribution, Warehouse & Growth

Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company, LLC; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 113,000 - 134,000; Full time

Job summary

Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company, LLC in Wichita, Kansas, seeks an Operations Manager who will own distribution, warehouse, and facility operations. The role collaborates across departments to ensure timely, accurate deliveries to Heartland customers in a cost-efficient manner.

Responsibilities include overseeing daily functions in distribution and warehouse, providing team leadership to Supervisors, managing budgets, planning capital projects, ensuring safety and regulatory compliance, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and one year of work experience or five years of progressive leadership experience.
• Experience in Supply Chain/Operations Management in beverage industry preferred.
• Lean/Six Sigma and Continuous Improvement experience preferred.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office and SAP.

Responsibilities

• Oversees distribution and warehouse daily functions to meet targets.
• Provide leadership to Supervisors of Distribution, Warehouse and Merchandising.
• Submit capital project lists and manage external contracts and leases.
• Review P&L and operate within labor and operating budgets.
• Collaborate across departments to plan forecasting and mitigate stockouts (OOS).
• Ensure safety compliance and asset protection while driving continuous improvement.

Skills

Operations management

Team leadership

Budget management

Cross-functional collaboration

Lean Six Sigma

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

SAP

Job description

Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company, LLC in Wichita, Kansas, seeks an Operations Manager who will own distribution, warehouse, and facility operations. The role collaborates across departments to ensure timely, accurate deliveries to Heartland customers in a cost-efficient manner.

Responsibilities include overseeing daily functions in distribution and warehouse, providing team leadership to Supervisors, managing budgets, planning capital projects, ensuring safety and regulatory compliance, and