Site Director - Import Warehouse - Savannah, GA

Target; Port Wentworth (GA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 243,000; Full time

Job summary

Target is seeking a results-driven Operations Manager for its Distribution Center in Georgia. You will lead safety, freight flow, budgeting and inventory controls, while coaching a team to meet performance goals.

The role emphasizes continuous improvement, lean methods, and strong communication across functions. A four-year degree or equivalent experience is required, with flexibility for varied hours.

Qualifications

• Four year degree, preferably in Logistics, Supply Chain, Engineering, Technology, Operations, or related field.
• Eight years of experience in manufacturing, production or distribution and supervisory experience, or 18–36 months as an Operations Manager.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Able to work a variety of hours including nights, weekends and holidays.
• Ability to read and interpret policies and operate systems within the DC.

Responsibilities

• Oversee safety and incident prevention as a top priority and ensure safe work practices.
• Manage freight flow to maximize speed, accuracy and gross margin.
• Lead payroll, expense and capital budgets and adjust for volume changes.
• Ensure inventory procedures and 100% on-hand accuracy.
• Collaborate with Inventory Management and Network Planning to optimize capacity.
• Drive continuous improvement through problem solving and lean practices.
• Develop and uphold policies and supervise team performance and staffing.

Skills

Performance metrics

Process improvement

Communication

Leadership

Problem solving

Education

Four year degree

Job description

The pay range is $135,000.00 - $243,000.00

Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position. These include labor markets and in some instances may include education, work experience and certifications. In addition to your pay, Target cares about and invests in you as a team member, so that you can take care of yourself and your family. Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more, to help you and your family take care of your whole selves.

Other benefits for eligible team members include 401(k), employee discount, short term disability, long term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation.

Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well‑being and beyond at https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits.

About us

Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture. Learn more about Target here.

Target Global Supply Chain and Logistics is evolving at an incredible pace.

We are constantly reimagining how we get the right product to the right guest even better, faster and more cost effectivelly than before. We are becoming more intelligent, automated and algorithmic in our decision‑making, so that no matter how guests shop—in stores or on Target.com—we deliver the convenience and immediate gratification they demand and deserve.

We are on a mission to win decisively over any competitor, with a seamless and superior guest service experience unlike any they can offer. Our teams work with the agility our mission requires, and we constantly come together to implement new processes in record time. So we’re looking for exceptional people who are proactive, creative, independent, innovative, risk‑savvy and comfortable working in varying degrees of ambiguity.

Are you a critical thinker who seeks the root cause and can analyze both qualitatively and quantitatively?

Are you a creative problem solver who simplifies problems, quickly identifies solutions, commits to a plan and then positively influences others to execute it?

If so, you will have success on one of our dynamic teams.

Core responsibilities

• Safety and Accident Prevention: Sets a clear expectation that the safety and well‑being of each and every team member is our top priority. Leads with the understanding that all incidents are preventable. Drives safety awareness and education across all levels. Enables team to be responsible and accountable for safety and well‑being. Ensures safe work behaviors are taught and used at all times and are enforced. Instills team pride in maintaining housekeeping and orderliness. Performs behavioral observations to ensure safe techniques are being followed. Active participant in safety meetings and major incident reviews.
• Speed to Guest: Manages the freight flow in and out of the Distribution Center and to the stores to maximize speed, accuracy and to drive gross margin. Identifies, recommends and implements system and operational changes to enhance the flow of merchandise. Focuses improvement efforts to reducing processing cycle times. Ensures short and long term staffing models are in place to meet budgetary and productivity goals.
• Budget Performance: Leads the execution of payroll, expense and capital budgets. Leads and drives development of plans to meet or exceed Distribution Center fiduciary goals. Readily takes action to adjust for changes in freight volume, density and freight flow.
• Inventory Management: Ensures all inventory procedures are followed through observing and inspecting processes and monitoring reporting to strive for the goal of 100% on hand accuracy. Works closely with assets protection, inventory management and the Inventory Control Quality Assurance team to improve processes, address team member behaviors and improve operational execution. Ensures annual inventory plans are met and processes are in place to close identified gaps.
• Capacity Management: Builds strong partnerships and communication with Inventory Management and Network Planning to optimize utilization of the facility.
• Inventory Management and Quality: Responsible for driving all quality metrics and teaching root cause analysis to take action when objectives are not being met. Strong focus on addressing quality at the source to not pass defects through the supply chain.
• Continuous Improvement: Understands supply chain key metrics and drives continuous improvement through problem solving, data analysis and root cause identification. Champions continuous improvement processes such as problem solving, lean sigma, kaizen, GEMBA walks, and pacing to improve the operation. Creates an innovation environment that takes calculated risks to test and learn in order to make operational advancements.
• Policy and Procedure: Develop, implement and uphold operational policies and procedures that impact the DC and pyramid. Leads counseling and corrective action conversations for direct reports when conduct or performance is not meeting expectations.
• Leadership/Training/Talent: In partnership with the Senior Human Resources Manager, responsible for the training, mentoring, and development of all team members, including personal and career development and planning. Leads process for team member performance appraisals, resulting in recommendations for wage increases, promotions, transfers and other changes in employee status. Ensures talent routines and development are conducted across multiple levels. Responsible for attracting, retaining, and staffing a diverse and talented team. Responsible for achieving engagement levels and driving key performance metrics surrounding staffing.
• Communication: Establishes effective channels of communication both internally and externally with HQ and Store key partners to promote and enhance building strategies and strategic objectives of the Enterprise. Timely communicates strategies and updates to current processes to help team members focus on objectives clearly and quickly. Educates team members on company and building performance, business objectives and relevance to the competitive landscape. Sets the vision for the DC and supports company mission and values through education and communication to ensure accountability and clarity of the mission.
• Employee Relations: Maintains open communication channels to ensure awareness of team member attitudes and feelings. Is strongly sensitive to the needs and desires of team members at every level. Maintains positive relations with team members, manages key vendor relationships and DC culture. Takes partners as appropriate on team member issues. Interacts with and builds rapport with the entire team on a regular basis. Ensures timely reviews and ongoing performance dialogue of all team members. Responsible for compliance of affirm…
• Warehouse Facilities and Equipment: Ensures the warehouse and equipment is maintained in prime operating condition, work is completed on time, and compliance standards are maintained. Operates within established budgets and ensures that housekeeping and all building equipment is maintained at a standard indicative of our brand. Facilities range from 200K to 1M square feet with team member populations ranging from 50 to 500. Facilities ship 30-115 million units annually.

Core responsibilities are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.

About you

• Four year degree, preferably in the areas of Logistics, Supply Chain, Engineering,Technology, Operations, or related business, or a minimum of 8 years of experiencein the manufacturing, production, or distribution environment and applicablemanagement/supervisory experience or 18-36 months as an Operations Manager
• Experience with performance metrics and process improvement
• Strong communication, interpersonal and organizational skills with the ability to handlechanging priorities and use of good judgement in stressful situations
• Ability to motivate others with strong conflict management and problem solving skills
• Experience with the full staffing lifecycle, including interviewing, hiring, performancemanagement, promotions and termination
• Must be flexible to work a variety of hours as business demands including overnight,weekends and holidays
• Able to access all areas of the DC, including mezzanine platforms
• Able to read and interpret necessary policies and procedures to perform updates andoperate systems and other programs within the Distribution Center, for example ability tocross over the conveyors
• Demonstrated ability to interpret, understand, and support the implementation of complex policies and procedures as well as other programs such as safety, continuous improvement, and other initiatives

Benefits Eligibility

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Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)

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