Vice President

PRO EM National Event Services; Rolling Meadows (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

PRO EM National Event Services in Rolling Meadows, IL, seeks a Vice President to lead operations and optimize reliability of inventory and services across events.

You will manage warehousing, logistics, and labor, ensure OSHA/DOT compliance, and partner with executives to meet customer expectations through quality control and efficient processes.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience in management, warehousing, distribution, or inventory control.
• Proven track record delivering reliable products and services that meet customer expectations.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Focus on accountability and logistics.
• Excellent customer service and ability to communicate with all levels of the organization.
• Spanish bilingual communication skills a plus.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the operations portion of the P&L.
• Lead Operations and Sales teams.
• Ensure OSHA, DOT, and other regulations compliance.
• Ensure customer expectations are met through quality control, inventory and distribution activities.
• Manage labor and non-labor budgets and control sub rentals and supplies.
• Conduct annual inventory and cycle counts; ensure equipment accuracy in the inventory system.
• Lead warehouse management, asset care, and staging of orders.
• Oversee logistics of equipment yards, including ingress/egress and organization.
• Coach and train staff on equipment management and accountability.
• Provide development paths and annual performance reviews for staff.

Skills

Leadership

Logistics

Accountability

Customer service

Communication

Job description

Job Summary

The Vice President is responsible for leading, optimizing, and increasing the organizational capability and effectiveness to provide the most reliable products and services within the event rental industry. The Vice President will ensure reliability by delivering all inventory to all event sites the first time on time in good condition installed correctly in a timely fashion. Upon completion of all events the inventory will be removed from the event site on time in one trip and returned to the warehouse in the same condition it was delivered to the event. Managing the reliability of the company will ensure all customer expectations are met through execution of quality control, inventory control, training, safety, fleet management and labor management.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for management of the operations portion of the profit and loss statement.
• Manage Operations and Sales team
• Ensure company compliance with all OSHA, DOT, and other government regulations.
• Ensure all customer expectations are met through execution of quality control, inventory control, distribution activities and any other related duties.
• Work within designated Operations Labor and Non-Labor COGS budget and help to control sub rentals and consumable supplies through proactive management.
• Evaluate/manage PRO EM current processes and implement changes, if necessary, with input from executive team.
• Conduct an annual inventory and on-going cycle counts while ensuring all equipment is accounted for accurately in the inventory system.
• Manage the accuracy and quality of equipment loaded for delivery and return including quality control to ensure equipment is cleaned, repaired, and returned to stock.
• Daily management of the Warehouse to include asset care and staging of orders.
• Logistics management of our equipment yards to include organization, cleanliness and proper ingress and egress.
• Coach and train team on all aspects of equipment management and hold employees accountable as necessary.
• Ensure employees have a development path and receives a performance appraisal on an annual basis.
• Provide cost-analysis for equipment purchases and repairs.
• Lead process improvement efforts.
• Ensure warehouse and labor spend is at or below budget.
• Interface with Account Executives, Project & Event Managers and Management Team to ensure all paperwork and documentation is given to the appropriate staff and completed as outlined within SOP’s.
• Ensure all orders are filled accurately with clean functional equipment.
• Maximize all PRO EM resources to achieve objectives listed above.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Management, Warehousing, Distribution, Dispatching, and Inventory Control
• Demonstrated results building, maintaining and improving reliable products and services that meet and exceed customer expectations.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Strong focus on accountability and logistics
• Excellent customer service and ability to communicate with all levels of the organization
• Spanish bilingual communication skills a plus