Area General Manager

Weyerhaeuser • Phoenix, AZ

21h • Hybrid

About The Position

This is a key leadership role within Wood Products with responsibility for the people, profit, and performance of Weyerhaeuser’s growing business in Arizona, Southwest Las Vegas and New Mexico from the Phoenix Distribution Center. The Area General Manager will maintain an onsite presence at the Distribution Center with travel up to 35% including both day travel and overnight travel. The AGM is accountable for the successful implementation of all internal Weyerhaeuser programs. The AGM also owns the development and execution of a 5-year business plan (the Roadmap).

Requirements

• Minimum HS Diploma/GED
• 10+ years of related industry experience (e.g., Distribution, Manufacturing, Wholesale, etc.)
• 5+ yrs experience in people management role
• Proven team leadership; experience creating an inclusive culture and developing organizational capacity, coaching, and developing associates.
• Solid business acumen and the ability to interpret and manage financial and market data and create executable plans to manage cost and profitability.
• Demonstrated effectiveness in providing strong customer service to execute sales strategies, including knowing when/how to say "no” and understanding and managing the impacts to the business.
• Excellent communication skills including information sharing, active listening, brevity, and persuasiveness.
• Experience and ability to develop, translate and implement strategic plans, think long term and “big picture”, integrating complexities in problem solving and decision making.
• Proven ability to establish credibility and trust in relationships with customers, associates and suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership and general management of the inside and outside area sales and operations teams while working closely with the site operations manager and finance partner.
• Partners with logistics, fulfillment, production planning, scheduling, and asset management to drive profitability in market.
• Motivates and energizes sales and operations teams.
• Drives performance, growth and development of area team and team members by ensuring commitment to goals and standards for both are met.
• Maintains and grows key relationships with strategic Customers; develops and grows superior and sustainable relationships with both internal and external vendors.
• Responsible for all aspects of the facility such as safety, sales, logistics, community volunteer activity, etc.

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• short and long-term disability
• life insurance
• pre-tax Health Savings Account option which includes a company contribution
• voluntary Long-Term Care
• Employee Assistance Programs
• personal volunteerism
• diversity networks
• mentoring
• training and development opportunities
• company’s 401k plan, which includes a paid company match in addition to our annual contribution equal to 5% of your base salary
• 3-weeks of paid vacation to use during your first year of employment
• eleven paid holidays per year, providing a total of 88 holiday hours

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED