Regional Vice President, Central Region

Redstone Federal Credit Union•Charlotte, NC

1d•Remote

About The Position

POSITION PURPOSE: At Reddy Ice, we are working toward a vision of becoming North America’s “Total Ice Solution.” This leadership role will contribute to that effort by having full P&L responsibility for sales and operations in the assigned regions. We are a highly seasonal business and the ability manage variable expenses is critical. Regions range in size from $75-100M in gross sales, $20-23M in EBITDA, and consist of 4-6 markets with 25-35 manufacturing, distribution, refurbishment centers, and 300-400 team members. The RVP will develop strategies and manage tactical field operations. This includes developing strategies, tactics, and KPI’s to ensure attainment of the regional sales, operations, and financial goals. This position will liaise with various teams such as HR, Risk Management/Safety, Operations Analytics, Engineering, and Supply Chain and will also partner with Finance/Accounting, Marketing and Sales Departments.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business or related field required.
10+ years’ experience managing and/or directing multi-state, multi-unit manufacturing and sales teams, including budget development, P&L management, and strategy/KPI development, execution, and measurement
10+ years’ experience managing diverse teams of exempt and non-exempt employees
Certified in Lean Management with 5+ years’ experience in deploying lean methodology in operations environment.
High influencing skills and excellent communications skills, with the ability to communicate at all levels of the organization
Strong customer service mentality and focus
Strong change management skills

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred
Delivery and field maintenance experience are preferred

Responsibilities

Develop strategy for region that is in line with direction led by CEO and COO.
Develop operational plans to assure revenue and EBITDA are achieved.
Expect, measure and deliver best in class safety performance.
Create culture of safety first in all we do in our Mission to Zero.
Partner with SVP, Commercial to develop and execute plans to grow chain revenue through price, share or white space.
Develop regular ongoing practices and processes to grow EBITDA with independents through price, share, white space and LVA.
Set expectations to deliver 5 to 10% annual year over year productivity in MPV.
Develop prudent capital plan that focuses on safety and productivity.
Partner with SVP Supply chain to develop delivery optimization for the region, markets, and each site.
Assure service and productivity are both met and we deliver 5 to 10% year over year delivery productivity.
Delivery and distributor management are keys to success.
Partner with Field Equipment Services team to execute 2018 end to end new process design.
Deliver safety, service, and productivity to delivered goals while executing new process.
Continue to identify new ideas for improvements.
Utilize end to end KPI’s to lead and manage our business.
Assure team understands daily, weekly and monthly KPI’s.
Communicate and expect a culture of meeting targets and recovery on misses.
Continually evaluate entire team for character, competence and cultural fit.
Provide straight forward feedback that is actionable for improvement and growth.
Developed motivate team members to drive success.
Operate 24 x 7 x 365 with a Lean leadership mind set.
Set expectations, ensure team understanding and education.
Certified and experienced in deployment of Lean Methodology including: Value Stream Mapping, identifying high impact Kaizen events, leading Kaizen events, conducting root cause analysis, writing A3s.
Lead teams through with root cause analysis activities and change management.
Provide direction to all assigned plants to control product cost through labor, supplies, maintenance, delivery, and utilities that affect final product and quality.
Provide direction to regional sales team to attain sales goal.
Responsible for Regional Operation Manager(s), Plant/DC Managers, Market Managers and personnel as assigned.
Responsible for Regional/Local Sales Personnel.
Responsible for inventory management at assigned plant unit.
All company owned equipment and real estate in assigned plant unit.