Manager, AP & EHS – Supply Chain

Advance Auto Parts•Gastonia, NC

17d•Onsite

About The Position

The Manager, AP (Asset Protection) & EHS (Environmental Health & Safety) – Supply Chain is an integral member of the distribution center leadership team, responsible for workplace safety and security for team members, temporary workers, visitors, and vendors. The role leads 6–7 direct reports and oversees risk mitigation, incident response planning and communication, injury reduction, security, shrink and damage control, and efforts to improve inventory accuracy. It requires the ability to influence, teach, coach, and train others, and to ensure operational and procedural compliance, auditing, hazardous-materials compliance, investigations, and solutions to mitigate injuries and losses. The manager presents key findings and recommendations to leadership. This is a 100% onsite position at the distribution center in Gastonia, North Carolina. It reports to the Regional Sr. EHS/AP Manager, whose location may be off-site. The work environment typically has moderate noise. The role involves regular sitting and talking or hearing; occasional standing, walking, handling objects, reaching, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling; regularly lifting or moving up to 10 pounds and occasionally up to 50 pounds; and close, distance, and color vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Requirements

5–8+ years of asset protection experience.
College degree in Criminal Justice, Safety or Occupational Health, or another related program, or a combination of education and work experience.
Two years of managerial experience is preferred in the recommended-experience section.
Knowledge of federal, state, provincial, and OSHA regulations and procedures across multiple states.
Knowledge of loss-control strategies related to workers’ compensation regulations, general liability, auto, property, crime, and third-party administrators and their operations.
Strong strategic, proactive, growth-minded leadership skills.
Ability to work independently and collaborate onsite when the direct supervisor is off-site.
Strong partnership, interpersonal, and collaboration skills.
Strong business and financial acumen.
Proficiency in internal investigation processes and methodologies in a retail or distribution-center environment.
Excellent communication skills for working with people with differing levels of knowledge, including associates, management, doctors, and attorneys.
Self-motivation and highly effective time-management and organizational skills.
Strong Microsoft Office skills.
Quick thinking and strong problem-solving ability in potentially high-stress situations.
Associate Safety Professional certification or higher, highly preferred; obtain within one year if not already held.
Wicklander-Zulawski certification, or obtain within three months of hire.
Regularly sit and talk or hear; occasionally stand, walk, use hands to handle or feel objects, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; regularly lift or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally up to 50 pounds; and have close, distance, and color vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

Prior retail or distribution-center experience is preferred.
Two years of managerial experience is preferred.
Associate Safety Professional certification or higher is highly preferred.
CFI, CFE, LPQ, or LPC certification is preferred.
Understanding of Six Sigma processes and Black Belt or Green Belt certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

Maintain and develop partnerships with distribution center leadership, CSC, and cross-functional teams.
Maintain, develop, and train 6–7 direct reports.
Develop site-specific loss-control strategies to prevent and reduce hazards and losses at the distribution center.
Investigate incidents involving injuries, shrink or inventory concerns, security threats, powered industrial trucks, and near misses, and partner with distribution center leadership on corrective measures and controls.
Support property protection controls, including fire protection standards, disaster and business continuity plans and training, and coordination of external fire and high-protected-risk inspections.
Develop proficiency in the distribution center’s WMS and understand all aspects of distribution center operations.
Support, coordinate, and promote company safety, ethics, and integrity programs.
Prepare and present training on safety, shrink, defectives, inventory control, and preparing for and responding to critical incidents such as hazardous-material events, weather, active shooters, and civil unrest.
Conduct operational audits as required.
Maintain required OSHA programs and provide information to management for dissemination.
Alert managers and associates to hazards from toxic fumes, dangerous chemicals, and other hazardous substances.
Implement, manage, and measure internal environmental programs and compliance with governmental regulations.
Present audit outcomes and loss trends to distribution center leadership, with recommendations for improvement.
Conduct physical security walks to confirm adherence to distribution center security controls and procedures.
Build relationships with local law enforcement and health care centers.
Assist with and serve as the subject matter expert for book-to-physical inventory tie-out activities in the distribution center.
Own internal investigations and interviews related to safety incidents and theft or fraud.
Review and monitor CCTV and access control systems.