VP, Warehouse and Delivery (Warehouse)

Position Overview:

The VP of Warehouse and Delivery serves as an integral part of the management team reporting to and supporting the SVP of Warehouse and Delivery Operations. The professional in this position will exhibit strong leadership and team building skills to help propel the company to achieve its goals. This role will partner with the SVP of Warehouse and Delivery Operations to support and maximize effectiveness with all warehouse functions including but not limited to, receiving, stocking, picking, loading, and delivering within a state of the art facility handling 10.2 million cases annually. This critical role will tie together all aspects of warehousing and delivery operations. The successful candidate will have proven abilities and credentials to lead, optimize and troubleshoot various systems, provide guidance to maintenance team and direct day-to-day operations. Our state of the art warehouse is 560 thousand square feet, operating over 3 shifts with 3 Teamster labor unions. The current operations are 10.2 million cases per year, with 10% delivered through third-party transportation. This position will need to create annually budgets and long range plans to support the business needs.

Key Accountabilities:

1. Leads the personal and professional development of management and hourly associates by:
2. Ensuring the on-going evolution of strong training programs and the opportunity for associates to take advantage of them.
3. Providing opportunities for associates to participate in a wide range of distribution center functional experiences and to work in our various warehouse facilities and departments.
4. Performing periodic honest and forthright one-on-one performance reviews throughout the year, helping direct reports and others construct clear personal and professional objectives, and responding appropriately to developmental opportunities.
5. Detailing and documenting operational changes to solidify a dedicated planning/execution culture within the supply chain organization.
6. Planning long-range to ensure a steady flow of qualified applicants ready to be promoted from within.
7. Prepares both short-term operating plans and long-term strategic plans to ensure both quality service and low cost.
8. Continually maintain established sales, customer service, and delivery expectations
9. Establish and maintain staffing and equipment needs for operation
10. Researches new technologies and processes to help the Department achieve its objectives more efficiently.
11. Ensure inventory accuracy and controls
12. Hire, train, and develop managers and supervisors for the warehouse and delivery operations
13. Determine and monitor daily production schedule, establish priorities and ensure that all tasks are completed accurately and in a timely manner
14. Prepares realistic operating budgets and the development of both short and long-term plans.
15. Utilize and leverage systems to optimize operational throughput.
16. Extensive responsibility for identifying, and leading implementation of process improvements across the arena.
17. Work closely with unionized labor force and its representative to maintain a collaborative and cohesive environment.
18. Achieve all established service levels for the warehouse and delivery operations.
19. Develop and meet annual budget goals and asset protection objectives.
20. Utilize best practices to meet customer expectations and successfully manage changes Cross-train all managers to ensure proper department coverage and development.
21. Work closely with the unionized labor force and its representatives to maintain a clean and safe workplace.
22. Proactively maintain effective communication with all other departments of the Company.
23. Ensure adherence to all Company policies and procedures as well as to collective bargaining agreements.
24. Responsible for the preparation of the functional requirements and selection of information technology solutions necessary to support the Department’s objectives.
25. Ensure adherence to all Company policies and procedures as well as to collective bargaining agreements.
26. Partner with Environmental Health and Safety Manager to develop and implement training and safety programs.
27. Involvement in union negotiations.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: To perform at a proficient level and be fully qualified, a person would be expected to have:

• Solid understanding of OSHA regulations.
• Excellent communication, coaching and leadership skills.
• Effectively function in a challenging, fast paced, Union environment.
• Develop and set policy for interaction with information tech