Sr. Distribution Manager

Post Holdings, Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company dedicated to providing delicious food choices as a Corporate Logistics Manager. This role involves overseeing logistics operations and ensuring compliance with performance targets. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in supply chain management and demonstrated leadership skills to drive improvements across multiple facilities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of managerial experience in a CPG company.
• Experience in warehousing, logistics management preferred.
• Direct experience with warehouse/transportation systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple facilities ensuring key performance indicators are achieved.
• Facilitate management meetings across the warehouse network.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and financial targets.

Skills

Understanding of Supply Chain functions

Analytical skills

Process development

Education

Four-year degree in Logistics, Business, or related field

Tools

Warehouse management systems

Transportation management systems

MS Office suite

Job description

Business Unit Overview

Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company’s portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats, PEBBLES, Grape-Nuts and Malt-O-Meal cereal, and Peter Pan peanut butter, as well as Nutrish, Kibbles ‘n Bits and 9Lives dog and cat food. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit www.postconsumerbrands.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook for the latest news.

Brand

Post Consumer Brands recently acquired several iconic pet food brands, venturing into a new market while remaining true to our purpose to provide delicious and accessible food that our consumers love. We’re always searching the center store for the next exciting product to add to our portfolio, and right now, we’re growing and need passionate, driven individuals with diverse perspectives to help us reach greater heights. That’s where you come in. Join a team where your voice is not only heard but valued. Make a real impact on brands enjoyed by millions of people and their pets.

At Post Consumer Brands, we take pride in our longstanding legacy of making one of every five breakfast cereals families eat daily. Today, we’re just as focused on our future as we expand our grocery business with different shelf-stable foods, including snacks and peanut butter. We are committed to providing accessible and delicious food for families, and we’re always searching the center store for the next exciting product to add to our portfolio. As we soar to new heights, we need creative, determined individuals from all walks of life to join our team, where your unique perspective and ideas are acknowledged and valued. Be a part of a company that empowers you to make a difference that’s evident on grocery store shelves and families’ tables across North America.

Responsibilities

Overview

As a member of the Corporate Logistics team, this role provides tactical accountability and strategic oversight to Geodis (third-party logistics company) managed warehouse facilities. Responsible for delivering on key performance expectations in safety, operations, customer satisfaction and accountable for meeting all financial performance targets. Success in the role requires skills in influence, strategic planning, managerial courage, and a sense of urgency towards driving improved distribution results.

Location: Chicago, Illinois

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Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Manages multiple facilities (primarily 3PL) in compliance with all Post Consumer Brands’ (PCB) policies and procedures ensuring achievement of key performance indicators.
• Responsible for facilitating daily management meetings across warehouse network to ensure issues are identified and addressed in a timely manner.
• Ensure appropriate support provided to warehouse locations for daily operations including oversight of inventory adjustments and system access.
• Collaborate with Site Managers, Finance, and Director of Warehouse Operations to develop an annual operating budget for each DC and forecasts as needed.
• Responsible for developing and executing cost savings ideas as well as ensuring accurate monitoring of activities occurs.
• Performs quarterly business reviews, CHEP audits, reconciliations, and provides weekly updates to appropriate stakeholders
• Collaborates with Director and Sr. Director of Warehousing, Procurement, and other DC Managers to select 3PL vendors and negotiate contracts
• Responsible for the Procure to Pay process including purchase order (PO) creation, invoice validation, invoice approval, and PO adjustments
• Ensure operations are conducted safely and within terms of company policy, contracts, government regulations, and the law.
• Conduct bi-annual DC audits, document findings and make improvement suggestions. Ensure positive outcomes with subsequent follow-up and future audits. Audited items to include safety, standard work, KPI performance, SQF readiness and other items as required.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Education: Four-year degree in Logistics, Business, or related field

Experience:

• 5+ years of managerial experience, ideally within a CPG company
• Specific experiences in warehousing, transportation, logistics management, or operations preferred
• Direct experience with warehouse management systems and transportation management systems preferred

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other Characteristics:

• Understanding of the relationships between various Supply Chain functions such as transportation, warehousing, customer service, inventory planning and purchasing.
• Working knowledge of MS Office suite
• Knowledge of material handling equipment and techniques
• Understanding of and practical experience with Lean and/or Six Sigma techniques is preferred.
• Demonstrates Values, People, Performance, and Thought leadership as defined by Post Consumer Brands’ Leadership Expectations especially Win Together, Drive for Results, Lead Change, Manage Execution, and Think Strategically
• Ability to develop and achieve performance goals and objectives in the areas of productivity, safety, quality, and cost.
• Skilled in process development
• Ability to plan, budget, organize, and communicate
• Ability to solve practical problems, strong analytical skills, and ability to track cost savings and cost avoidance metrics.
• Flexibility in responding to the needs of the business in a timely manner
• Able to establish priorities and obtaining results.

Travel: Approximately 20% travel, including US domestic and international, will be required for this position.