Assistant Production & Warehouse Manager

G&J Pepsi-Cola Bottlers, Inc.•Lexington, KY

19h

About The Position

The Assistant Production & Warehouse Manager serves our internal and external customers by managing our supply chain to established standards to ensure the accurate inventory levels and efficiency of the receiving and shipping processes while improving overall system capacity to help increase company sales and profits.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Logistics, Business or related field or equivalent work experience required.
3-5 years of previous Warehouse/Distribution management experience required.
3-5 years previous supervisory experience.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
Knowledge of: beverage industry; food distribution process; Good Manufacturing Practices for Food Industry; facility layout, product flow; material handling equipment; Advance Shipment Notification process; logistics; picking procedures; basic DOT rules and regulations; basic financial management; methods and techniques used in accident prevention and safety inspections; Microsoft Office Suite.
Skill in internal customer service; budgeting for labor and other expenditures; training and coaching.
Ability to: work quickly, efficiently and independently; manage multiple and competing priorities across separate shifts; communicate effectively with internal customers, suppliers and other employees both verbally and in writing; adapt to change; deliver presentations to employees; relate to and influence employees and co-workers; develop and maintain good working relationships; problem solve; delegate; operate a computer; read and interpret financial statements, data and other reports.
Operate Powered Industrial Trucks (PIT), including aerial lifts, forklifts, motorized pallet jacks, and walkie riders in compliance with safety standards and company procedures

Nice To Haves

previous food distribution experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Collaborates with other departments and stakeholders to identify and maintain resources needed to establish and provide an effective supply chain.
Establishes performance metrics for measurement, comparison, or evaluation of factors affecting the supply chain.
Develops and maintains detailed inventories of materials and supplies located in the company, at sites, and in the satellite warehouses.
Maintains required quantity of finished goods to optimize warehousing.
Analyzes current inventories and procedures; suggests improvements to increase efficiency of supply chain and profitability for the company.
Develops policies to increase efficiency throughout the supply chain while ensuring quality and safety; implements subsequent changes to processes.
Identifies optimal shipment and transportation routes with attention to consolidation of warehousing and distribution.