Vice President Operations

PRO EM National Event Services; Rolling Meadows (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

PRO EM National Event Services seeks a Vice President to lead operations, optimize inventory, and ensure reliable delivery of equipment for events nationwide. The role focuses on improving reliability, safety, and on-time performance across all sites.

The VP will supervise warehouse and logistics, manage budgets, coordinate with sales and project teams, and drive process improvements to exceed customer expectations. Strong leadership and a track record in fast-paced environments are required.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in management, warehousing, distribution, dispatching and inventory control.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead the operations portion of the profit and loss statement.
• Manage Operations and Sales team.
• Ensure OSHA, DOT and other regulations compliance.
• Deliver reliable equipment and services to events on time and in good condition.
• Oversee inventory counts and quality control of equipment.
• Manage warehouse operations, logistics, and order staging.
• Coach and develop team with annual performance reviews.
• Provide cost-analysis for equipment purchases and repairs.

Skills

Management

Warehousing

Distribution

Dispatching

Inventory Control

Job description

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 receive a performance appraisal on an annual basis.
• Provide cost-analysis for equipment purchases and repairs.
• 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