Enterprise Distribution Center Manager - Southeast

White Cap • Atlanta, GA

11d • Onsite

About The Position

The Enterprise Distribution Center Manager is responsible for staffing, organizing, and directing operations for large enterprise distribution centers and/or ship hubs within a specific region. The role partners strategically with logistics and supply chain management to establish and adhere to operating budgets.

The manager oversees cost productivity, labor and delivery costs, staffing and talent development, regulatory compliance, process improvement, facility financial operations, asset use, and business planning. The position provides leadership across multiple facilities and teams, builds partnerships with stakeholders across the organization, and works to achieve facility goals for production, quality, and safety while identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.

The role is on-site in the Atlanta, Georgia area. The work is usually performed in a non-climate-controlled warehouse and typically involves overnight travel 5% to 25% of the time.

Requirements

• Typically requires a BS/BA in a related discipline.
• Generally requires 7 or more years of experience in a related field.
• May require certification.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to stand for periods of up to and exceeding 60 minutes.
• Ability to make repetitive movements, such as bending or squatting.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree, which may offset less experience in some disciplines.
• Previous logistics or operations management experience in a large, complex, multi-shift big-box distribution center.
• Experience with new facility start-ups.
• Extensive knowledge of operations processes.
• Supervisory or people management experience.
• Extensive knowledge of OSHA, DOT, ADA, and local regulations.
• Senior management experience in an operations, distribution, logistics, or retail environment.
• Experience developing and managing budgets, managing P&L, monitoring regulatory compliance, and analyzing financial and operational data.
• Senior-level experience managing multiple functional areas, such as receiving, shipping, quality assurance, and order filling, within a warehouse or logistics network.
• Spanish language skills.

Responsibilities

• Review and manage distribution center cost productivity, improving labor and delivery costs per unit handled and delivered.
• Manage distribution center expenses to achieve assigned monthly and annual budgets or plans.
• Plan, develop, and implement people strategies for talent management and development, including recruitment, selection, and disciplinary procedures.
• Lead multiple facilities within a region to ensure compliance with OSHA, DOT, ADA, other governmental regulations, and company health and safety policies.
• Use data and analytics to recommend process improvements and implement action plans, particularly for productivity and quality.
• Manage facility financial operations, authorize and oversee expenditures against budget, monitor asset use, and generate or evaluate business reports.
• Build and sustain effective partnerships with stakeholders across the organization, including finance, purchasing, and transportation.
• Develop, plan, and manage the facility business plan to achieve production, quality, and safety goals and identify continuous improvement opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior