Vice President

PRO EM Party and Event Rentals; Rolling Meadows (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

PRO EM Party and Event Rentals in Rolling Meadows, IL seeks a strategic Vice President to lead operations, optimize capabilities, and ensure timely delivery of reliable equipment to event sites.

You will oversee inventory control, quality assurance, safety, fleet and labor management, and coordinate with sales and events teams to meet client expectations. This senior role requires a proven track record in warehousing, distribution, P&L leadership, and a commitment to process improvement.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience in management, warehousing, distribution, dispatching and inventory control.
• Proven results in building and improving reliable products and services that meet customer expectations.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills with accountability and logistics focus.

Responsibilities

• Lead the operations portion of the profit and loss statement.
• Manage Operations and Sales teams and ensure OSHA/DOT compliance.
• Oversee quality control, inventory management and labor management.
• Budget management for labor and non-labor costs and proactive sub rentals control.
• Conduct annual inventory and cycle counts; ensure accurate inventory in systems.
• Drive process improvements and ensure orders are filled with clean, functional equipment.

Skills

Leadership

Logistics

Inventory control

Operations management

Team building

Budgeting

Tools

ERP systems

Inventory management systems

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 each employee has 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.