General Manager – 3PL Warehousing
Founded in 1996, our client remains a privately held company led by a team of seasoned logistics professionals, committed to building long-term, sustainable relationships with customers, employees, and communities. Large enough to meet nationwide needs for their customers and to create exciting opportunities for employees, they haven’t lost their focus on treating everyone — customers, employees, suppliers, and their communities — as the respected partners who drive their success.General Manager - 3PL Warehousing
Job Type: Full-time; On-site
Responsibilities:
- Promotes the company’s vision, mission and strategy.
- Understands regional objectives and sets/accomplishes individual performance targets.
- Aligns local strategy with corporate strategy to maximize long-term profit/return on working capital.
- Defines and drives key business development to obtain new revenue streams.
- Ensures that all client commitments are met and that the best industry practices are implemented for safety, material handling, inventory, and delivery.
- Site safety, planning, and implementation.
- Site layout and space management.
- Monitor P&L and make necessary adjustments to maximize profitability.
- Provide management an annual budget.
- Plan labor to follow production needs.
- Recommend suggestions for improvement in order to drive overall productivity.
- Ensures that the warehouse is in compliance with all company, client, and OSHA requirements.
- Manages key metrics and drives out variances.
- Develops and manages relationships with new clients in the region and determines the strategy for value proposition and product penetration.
- Use Lean, Six Sigma, 5s methodology to improve processes and eliminate waste.
- Provides reports to management and clients as requested.
- Responsible for the overall management and oversight of the
warehouse. - Develops objectives for the staff and coaches and evaluates
performance. - Ensures that the staff receives the applicable training and development opportunities to enhance performance, development, and contributions to the company.
- Identifies and recommends solutions to reduce turnover.
- Holds staff accountable for individual and team performance.
- Assist with the training of newly hired personnel.
- Coordinates with local and Corporate HR regarding employee relations issues.
- Comply with company policies, procedures, and expected standards of behavior.
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Supply Chain Management, Logistics or Transportation.
- Have 10 or more years of experience as a supervisor or manager of a warehouse.
- Strong Leadership skills with the knowledge of all facets of warehouse operations.
- RF and Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) experience required.
- Ability to manage the financials of a warehouse (monitoring expenses, financial reporting, purchasing, and budget preparation).
- Six Sigma Green Belt Certification is preferred.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
This position offers a competitive base salary.
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