Director, Distribution Center Warehousing

Sonepar

About The Position

A career at Crawford Electric Supply is more than a job. You’re investing in a brighter, more sustainable future together and joining a team that makes a real difference for our customers. Crawford Electric Supply offers electrical products and services to contractors. If it helps bring electricity to an office, home, factory or other building – you can find it here. We operate throughout the southeast region of the United States, and are part of the Sonepar group, the world’s #1 electrical distributor with over 45,000 associates around the globe. Being “Powered by Difference” means we respect and value diverse perspectives. Crawford Electric Supply we offer a supportive culture and great benefits, and as part of the larger Sonepar group, we can offer exciting opportunities to grow your career. The Director – Distribution Center Warehousing has accountability for driving all distribution center and warehouse operational staff planning, performance, continuous improvement, safety, and training/development. This role has responsibility for strategy and execution in areas of performance, inventory control, cost management, talent development and customer service standards. This person will also participate in the duties and responsibilities listed below.

Requirements

College degree in a Supply Chain, Operations or Logistics field with 5+ years related experience and/or training.
Proven experience leading a larger distribution center environment (150,000 – 350,000 SF or 100+ HC).
Strategic thinker and hands-on problem solver that possesses integrity and leadership.
High level of business acumen, including creating and managing a budget, planning, analytical and problem-solving skills.
Proficient use of MS Office applications; Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point, Power BI, and Internet.

Nice To Haves

Exposure to Eclipse ERP, warehouse management systems and/or prior experience with automation systems is preferred.

Responsibilities

Strong communication skills – written, verbal and with an emphasis on timeliness.
Leadership capabilities that support ongoing talent development initiatives.
Participate in and support recruiting, hiring, performance management and associate evaluations.
Support direct-report managers in effective staffing of associates to align with facility peak times/seasons.
Develop/support the scaling of operational processes to align with Company and facility growth.
Establish performance goals and support facility leadership in developing and carrying out plans to achieve mutually agreed upon goals.
Effective P&L management and understanding.
Understand and effectively manage automation systems and approaches to optimize facility performance.
Act as forward-facing representative of the operation with company peers, leadership, branch managers, sales associates and our customer and vendor partners.
Foster healthy working relationship with Sales Leaders to develop short and long-term strategies that support growth and customer satisfaction.
Work with Transportation Team to create/promote best-in-class logistics platform.
Work with other Operations teams within Crawford and SUSA to share best-practice and process improvement.
Project manage facility-related construction projects, expansions, reconfigurations, process implementations, etc.
Use multiple software systems to manage transactional accounting, reporting, data analysis and other management functions.
Enforce all Sonepar business and operational policies, ensure that controls are in place and operating as planned.