Senior Operations Manager - DC

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A great job-and a great future-awaits you at Smithfield Foods. We are an American food company with a leading position in packaged meats and fresh pork products. We’re looking for motivated people who want to join our team and grow lasting and meaningful careers with us. Apply Now!

Your Opportunity

The Supply Chain team is looking for motivated professionals to facilitate the distribution of our great products to customers and consumers. These personnel can analyze production metrics against market needs in Supply & Demand Planning, focus on product transportation through Logistics, or ensure the shelves of your local grocery store are stocked by Direct Store Delivery.

The Senior Manager, Warehouse Operations is accountable for all aspects of managing the storage and distribution of inventories across Smithfield Foods supply chain network. This role ensures the right products are stored and delivered to the right location on time and within budget. Cross-functional supply chain interaction will be critical to ensure all aspects of distribution requirements are met. Key areas of interaction will be Quality, Manufacturing, Planning, and Transportation. Leadership engagement will be routine, and strategic thinking on future-state operations are necessities to optimize current operational landscapes. This role will also include strategic project work such as start-up DC operations, system enhancement implementations, etc.

Core Responsibilities

• Collaborate/coordinate with Manufacturing, Planning and Transportation teams to review forecasts and proactively determine storage requirements.

• Manage the Smithfield facilities and 3PL partnerships to include all operational activity, cost performance, and service metrics.

• Implement/manage current company safety, quality, and sanitation standards for Distribution policies/procedures.

• Maintain the accuracy of Distribution inventories, validation of cycle count performance, and monitor the overall financial position of each location’s inventory.

• Ensures facilities are in compliance with Regulatory, Smithfield, and Customer required policies and procedures, and physically audit facilities on an annual basis.

• Maximize the operational efficiencies for Smithfield and 3PL facilities utilizing data-driven decisions to overcome operational challenges.

• Develop facility management through Organizational initiatives as well as training on policy & procedures.

• Develop/maintain KPI reporting to align with Leadership and Organizational expectations.

• Responsible for development and maintenance of annual budgets and goals.

• Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities for operational excellence, and align with any existing Organizational programs supporting continuous improvement.

• Align with Leadership’s strategic vision for network development through support on RFP’s, bid management, and facility implementation.

• Manage highly complex projects to include facility start-ups, and cross-functional change-management.

• Maintain a broad knowledge of Legacy WMS systems, and be able to interface with Enterprise SAP ERP system.

• Support special projects and duties as assigned by leadership.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. May perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions. 

• Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited four-year college or university and 8+ years of relevant experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience, required.

• Bachelor's Degree, preferred.

• Minimum of 5+ years’ experience in a position of leadership to include team development and management, required.

• Experience in plant or