Area Manager Support - IC/QA 1st shift

Area Manager Job Description

Principal Accountabilities:
Oversee the daily activities of a highly automated warehouse. Keeps employees engaged in all distribution center activities including: shipping, receiving, loading and unloading trucks, stacking, picking, and packing finished products.

Responsible for identifying space requirements and coordinating needs for storage with delivery and distribution schedules to achieve distribution center goals and ensure customer satisfaction.

Duties also include maintenance of automated equipment and powered equipment, ensuring a safe work environment, and to suggest process/procedure changes for increased efficiency
 

Knowledge & Skill Requirements:

High School Degree or GED Equivalent required

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Equivalent years of experience in a substantially similar industry may be considered in lieu of a degree to be determined by the nature of the specific job and the hiring manager’s criteria

Generally six years of progressive experience with one year of supervisory experience

Strong organization and communication skills
 

Knowledge & Application:
Acquires depth of expertise in multiple technical work areas and on track to becoming a subject matter expert.

Acquiring management experience within a automated driven environment with extensive experience in a large or complex technical area

Knowledge of standardized rules, procedures, and operations within multiple areas

Determines a course of action based on guidelines and modifies processes and methods as required

Requires knowledge of company policies, practices, and procedures

Adopts holistic perspective that considers data, analytics, consumer insights, and different parts of the business

Culture Champion:

Models the VF values to foster our culture

Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance

Embrace Change:

Demonstrates curiosity and a growth mindset

Problem Solving:
Resolves issues which are often varied and nonroutine 

Uses previous experience to identify most appropriate option or improve existing approaches

Problems likely to require clarification

Undertakes analysis and investigation to solve differing, but related, problems

Identify associate, customer (internal or external), and/or supplier concerns & determine needed corrective action
 

Interaction:
Conveys information to occasionally diverse audiences that may require some persuasion

May require the initiation of contacts to resolve and discuss mutual problems or collaboration on procedures or transactions

May need to convey information to audiences not knowledgeable of the subject matter

Requires objective review of difficult work problems, obtaining cooperation or approval
 

Impact:
Impact is generally all encompassing which includes; long-term team and individual performance

Responsible for meeting targets typically against daily, weekly, and monthly plan for multiple areas

Supports the achievement of goals through own personal effort and influence on others

Responsible for planning own work, assessing own progress, and adjusting efforts to meet goals

Having a direct impact on team/discipline performance
 

Accountability:
Accountable for meeting long-term targets which impact multiple work areas

Takes action to monitor and manage costs related to own work and that of their teams

People management responsibility for pay reviews, performance management, training, and resource planning

Position overview:

This position is responsible for overseeing multiple areas within a shift. Ensure the accurate and timely operation of Inbound, Processing, Outbound, Returns, Q.A. & Inventory, and Value Added Services (VAS). Establish control-related standards and procedures.

How you Will Make a Difference:

• Promotes a Safety culture environment while ensuring training and compliance of all VF Safety policies/procedures and any other related safety requirements.
• Establishes and cultivates morale and engagement of team members. Encourages team member participation in workplace activities and events. Establishes and directs positive communication channels between cross-functional teams (HR, Maintenance, Safety & Operations team)
• Monitor daily performance forecast as it relates to DC productivity/efficiency. Leverages all performance management, KPI, DC Balancing and Flow applicable to managing daily DC functional area performance.
• Assist in training and developm