Warehouse - Shipping Manager

Company Overview 

S&S Activewear is the leading wholesaler to the imprintable apparel and uniform market in the United States and Canada. Since 1988, we’ve provided high-quality, imprintable apparel to our broad wholesale customer base. We offer high-quality apparel that allows your customers to express their creativity through wearable art through concert merchandise, school & team apparel, marathons and fun runs company stores, theme park gift shops and everyone in between!

Today, we offer the most extensive and accessible collection of fashion-forward styles around. And we get you the goods fast. We operate eight nationwide distribution centers—that’s 4 million square feet of efficient warehouse space—and uniquely offer the largest one & two-day distribution footprint in the industry, with its products reaching 99% of the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico within two days and 44 states in just one day.

We offer more than 100 brands, including Adidas, Champion, Columbia, Dickies, Fruit of the Loom, Gildan, Oakley, Richardson, Tommy Hilfiger, etc. 

We have grown from a successful midwestern t-shirt and fleece distributor into an industry leader with approximately $2.5 billion in annual sales. In March 2021, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (“CD&R”) acquired S&S Activewear. CD&R believed S&S to be a leading distribution platform with sustainable competitive advantage following significant strategic investments in its geographic reach, people, and technology.

About Clayton, Dubilier & Rice

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) is all about investing with a purpose. They're a private investment firm that really focuses on turning companies into stronger, more profitable versions of themselves. From the beginning they have overseen the investment of over $35 billion across 100 different companies, and those deals add up to a total value of more than $150 billion. The CD&R firm has offices in both New York and London.

Job Description

The Shipping Manager is responsible to plan, direct and oversee the operations of the Shipping Department at the end of the day and thru all-day operations within S&S Activewear. The manager is responsible for hiring, overseeing, leading and developing Shipping associates. This position is also responsible for planning and maintaining work systems, procedures, and policies that enable and encourage the optimum performance and safety of its people and other resources within the department. Enforce a culture that emphasizes safety, quality, continuous improvement, employee retention and development, and high level of performance.

Schedule 

Monday-Friday, Full-Time, Exempt 

Onsite - Reading, PA

Benefits

• Vacation, Personal, and Sick time
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short/Long term disability
• Flexible Spending Account
• 401K with 3% company contribution
• Discounts on brand name apparel
• Employee events
• Opportunities for advancement 

Duties & Responsibilities

• Planning, executing, and controlling the procurement, movement, and stationing of personnel, material, and other resources to achieve the 100% of the cutoff time.
• Promotes safety.
• Responsible for the shipping logistic.
• Conduct Kick Off Meetings.
• Oversee the operational functions of all elements associated with shipping orders.
• Prepare, provide and maintain departmental staffing model.
• Establish, implement and monitor departmental and employee productivity standards and goals.
• Develop efficient and accurate productivity metrics.
• Monitor daily departmental operations including truck schedules to ensure objectives are met.
• Participate in the development of Process improvements.
• Prepare daily performance and attendance reports.
• Monitor order progress and process to ensure on time delivery.
• Process orders and make necessary adjustments .
• Provide assistance and guidance in the shortage / case pick process function.
• Perform the over view function for trucks shipped.
• Responsible for accidents investigation reports.
• Monitor and correct the orders/line screen.
• Trouble shoot and resolve issues related to the shipping process and equipment (shipping lines, cars, etc)Responsible to elaborate end of the day report.
• Provide involvement in the planning and execution of Special Projects related to shipping.
• Conduct annual performance evaluations.
• Recruit, hire, train and implement development plan for all func