Company: Breakthru Beverage Group
Location: Middletown, DE
Overview
The Director, Operations is responsible for leading Warehousing and Distribution operations. Manages members of the team in the department. Responsible for providing effective leadership while fostering a positive team environment and providing overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of organizational unit, department and/or functional area.
Accomplishes business objectives by directing staff, planning, implementing, and evaluating project results related to the logistic requirements of the company.
Primary Responsibilities
- The Director, Operations is responsible for leading Warehousing and Distribution operations
- Manages members of the team in the department
- Responsible for providing effective leadership while fostering a positive team environment and providing overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of organizational unit, department and/or functional area
- Accomplishes business objectives by directing staff, planning, implementing, and evaluating project results related to the logistic requirements of the company
- Develop strategic plan by studying technological and financial opportunities, presenting assumptions, and recommending objectives
- Direct process and continuous improvement efforts in the areas of quality, customer service, safety, productivity, and cost reduction
- Achieves financial objectives by preparing an annual budget, scheduling expenditures, analyzing variances, initiating corrective actions, controlling costs, and maximizing the use of assets
- Provide oversight for all operations related activities, including receiving, conveying/sortation, loading, delivery, facility, fleet maintenance, sanitation, inventory control and returns management
- Direct facility and system maintenance activities – inspection, repair, capital improvements, new layout designs, etc
- Oversees the company security program by developing and maintaining appropriate programs in conjunction with operation staff
- Other duties, as assigned by the jobholder’s supervisor, may also be required
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in related field and/or equivalent training and work experience
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in Warehousing or Distribution, with at least 5 years of management experience
- Advanced PC skills using MS Office and other various computer programs including presentation software
- Must be a results-oriented professional with verbal/written communication skills using diplomacy and discretion as well as customer service skills
- Ability to multi-task, work independently and/or within a team, pay attention to detail and meet deadlines
- Analytic and Reporting skills
- Utilize sound judgement and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work in fast-paced, high-volume, team environment
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to remain in a stationary position at times; communicate, and operate a computer and telephone
- People management responsibility for pay reviews, performance management, training, and resource planning
- Requires conceptual thinking to understand complex issues and their implications, where sufficient information may not be available
