Controller, Production

KeHE Distributors, LLC•North East, MD

5h•Onsite

About The Position

At KeHE, we’re obsessed with creating solutions, unboxing potential, and serving others – and it all starts with you. As an employee-owned distributor of natural and organic, specialty, and fresh products, we’re committed to making a positive impact and scaling our success together. With a culture that fosters development and opportunity, you’ll be embarking on a career that’s moving forward. When you join KeHE, you’re becoming part of a team that is a force for good.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED required.
Bachelor’s degree in Operations, Supply Chain, or related field.
Minimum of 4+ years of experience in warehouse operations, production or related field.
Extensive end to end distribution knowledge with the ability to identify and collaboratively troubleshoot bottlenecks, delays or barriers.
Ability to produce and leverage data to understand performance and support decision making.
Presentation Skills – effective in a variety of formal presentation settings: one-on-one, small and large groups, with peers, direct reports, and managers; is effective both inside and outside the organization, on both cool data and hot and controversial topics; commands attention and can manage group process during the presentation; can change tactics midstream when something isn’t working
Ability to influence behavior and inspire collaboration with all levels and between departments to achieve operational goals. Can quickly find common ground and solve problems for the good of all
Interpersonal Savvy – relates well to all levels inside and outside of the organization.
Strong listener, communicator, collaborator and teacher with the skill to maintain mutual respect from peers, front line and senior leadership while holding all accountable for commitments. Using diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably
Strong situational leadership.
Ability to adapt approach as circumstances, priorities and personalities require
Skilled at Lean tool application to drive improvement; root cause identification methods, problem solving, visual management, continuous flow, Gemba.
Strong reasoning, analytical and problem-solving skills
Strong proficiency with PC skills and Microsoft Excel.
Ability to access all levels and areas of the facility
Ability to interpret and understand policies and procedures and relate them to others

Nice To Haves

Food distribution or warehouse experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Coordinating, planning and executing efficient inbound and outbound operations.
Overseeing daily and strategic planning, workforce management, and the achievement of site performance metrics.
Acting as the primary point of contact for distribution center support groups, including Finance, Inventory Management, Sales and others.
Coordinating and flawlessly executing inbound and outbound activities.
Leading mid shift review and adjusting activities to ensure commitments are met, developing immediate action plans where needed.
Leading post shift debriefs with teams.
Recapping operations for senior leadership including recommendations for improvement.
Serving as liaison between departments to maintain seamless workflows and satisfy customer needs, both internal and external.
Providing continuous improvement efforts for the operation in the areas of safety, quality and productivity.
Applying industry best practices for enhanced performance.
Collaborating with internal teams such as Finance, Inventory Management, Sales, and others on operations and efficiencies.