Senior Director Operations

KeHE Distributors; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 137,000 - 201,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/Rx

Vision insurance

Flexible FSA/HSA

Supplemental life insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Paid sick time

STD/LTD

ESOP

Holiday pay

Job summary

KeHE Distributors seeks a Senior Director of Operations to lead warehousing, distribution and transportation for the distribution center. This role directs safety, efficiency, and cost control while upholding OSHA standards and protecting company assets.

You will implement policies, drive Lean leadership, and ensure on-time delivery with strong cross-functional collaboration across departments. The position demands strategic oversight and a focus on performance improvements across the network.

Qualifications

• Must be able to resolve complex problems using judgment consistent with standards.

Responsibilities

• Plan, direct, organize and control warehousing, distribution, and transportation activities for the distribution center.
• Implement operating policies, procedures and processes to achieve safe, efficient, and cost-effective facility operations.
• Maintain the distribution center in accordance with health and sanitation standards and OSHA requirements.
• Drive leadership in safety, quality, on-time delivery, and Lean daily management.
• Develop and maintain inventory, shrinkage, and cost control procedures.
• Coordinate with management to ensure timely truck departures and customer service expectations.

Skills

Problem solving

Job description

• Pay Range: $136,815.00/Yr. - $200,624.00/Yr.
• Shift Days: , Shift Time:
• Benefits on Day 1
• Health/Rx
• Vision
• Flexible and health spending accounts (FSA/HSA)
• Supplemental life insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid time off
• Short term & long term disability coverage (STD/LTD)
• Employee stock ownership (ESOP)
• Holiday pay for company designated holidays
  

Why Work for KeHE?

• Full-time
• Pay Range: $136,815.00/Yr. - $200,624.00/Yr.
• Shift Days: , Shift Time:
• Benefits on Day 1
  • Health/Rx
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Flexible and health spending accounts (FSA/HSA)
  • Supplemental life insurance
  • 401(k)
  • Paid time off
  • Paid sick time
  • Short term & long term disability coverage (STD/LTD)
  • Employee stock ownership (ESOP)
  • Holiday pay for company designated holidays
    

Overview

At KeHE, we're obsessed with creating solutions, unboxing potential, and serving others - and it all starts with you. As an employee-owned distributor of natural and organic, specialty, and fresh products, we're committed to making a positive impact and scaling our success together. With a culture that fosters development and opportunity, you'll be embarking on a career that's moving forward. When you join KeHE, you're becoming part of a team that is a force for good.

Primary Responsibilities

The Senior Director, Operations plans, directs, organizes and controls warehousing, distribution, and transportation activities for the distribution center. The Senior Director Operations is responsible for implementing company operating policies, procedures and processes that achieve safe, efficient, and cost-effective facility operations, while meeting customer service expectations. The Senior Director Operations maintains the distribution center in accordance with Company's health and sanitation standards, federal and state OSHA requirements and protects and maintains company assets (inventory, facilities and fleet) within the designated region.

DUTIES, TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Must demonstrate the ability to build and sustain a safe and clean work environment through a relentless focus on prevention and sending associates home safe every day
• Service commitments to key customers with a focus on accuracy, quality and on time delivery
• Lean leadership, daily management and root cause/problems solving
• Leader must model and instill KeHE's Keystone habits to drive a strong, engaged and productive team-based environment
• Attracting, hiring, training and developing highly effective people leader at all levels
• Organize production and procedures for transportation and warehouse operations to meet budgetary goals.
• Oversee and execute all inventory control procedures ensuring maximum safeguard of the company's physical inventory.
• Analyze workforce data to identify trends and implement process improvements to meet operational goals
• Interface daily with management of the warehouse to drive communication and site morale
• Responsible for the overall maintenance of all equipment; recommend new equipment, systems, and facility for capital expenditures in partnership with key stakeholders
• Develop and maintain inventory, shrinkage-shortage level goals established by the company.
• Oversee responsibility for facility's security, safety, and sanitation programs
• Maintain an efficient production schedule to ensure timely truck departures to meet delivery schedules.
• Coordinate outside purchases Warehouse and Transportation materials, supplies, and products.
• Interact with customers to resolve order discrepancies and ensure quality service.
• Establish and maintain effective communication avenues with all KEHE departments.
• Develop and maintain effective cost control procedures.
• Develop and maintain effective productivity procedures. Maximize facility productivity and utilization.
• Maintain safeguards of confidential company information
• Other duties and special projects as requested

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES

• Must be skilled to effectively resolve complex problems or issues, by using judgment that is consistent with standards, practices, policies