Director of Warehouse Operations – Cincinnati

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COMPANY

Our Client, is a progressive growth oriented National Third Party Dedicated Logistics provider. With an extensive prestigious list of mass retail, apparel, e-commerce and CPG Fortune 50, 100 and 500 companies. Our Client, has established an aggressive strategic plan to continue to capture additional market share.

LOCATION

Greater Cincinnati area, Ohio

SUMMARY
The Director of Operations directs and oversees the operational functions of a Distribution facility while maintaining effective and efficient service to customers with a focus on quality, productivity, safety, loss prevention and employee relations. Responsible for evaluating current and proposed systems and procedures, and determining and implementing changes as necessary. Relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.

Role you will play:

Develops and maintains operations business plans, productivity and standards to include all customer/company requirements, labor hours, equipment, facility costs, and human resource decisions to enable organization to reach goals and focus on continuous improvement
Ensures operational procedures are followed for activities such as verification of incoming and outgoing shipments, handling disposition of materials, and keeping warehouse inventory current
Responsible for financial analysis and aggressive management of operational expenses; manages the facility P&L
Work closely with port management to ensure smooth facilitation of drayage services
Ultimately accountable for outcome of key performance indicators (KPIs)
Distribution focus: oversight of shipping/receiving, picking/packing, inventory and VAS activities.
Store delivery focus: unloading, sorting, segregating, palletizing, load out, on-time delivery

Background Profile:

Bachelor’s Degree including 10+ years of experience in a fast paced warehousing/ distribution environment with increasing responsibilities
Demonstrated expertise in a 3PL environment managing multi-client warehousing and distribution facilities.
Solid financial, analytical and P&L experience.
Familiarity with Lean techniques and continuous improvement models.
Experience with warehouse management and transportation management systems (WMS/TMS/YMS).

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