Regional Operations Manager - Distribution - West Region

R10088062 Regional Operations Manager - Distribution - West Region (Open)

Location:

Santa Fe Springs, CA (ADI) - Dry-ice logistics

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the unique perspectives of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders, and cultures across the world. We believe that a variety of backgrounds makes our team stronger and more innovative.

Are you the type of Operations Professional who leads from the front?  Do you have experience managing multi-million dollar budgets?  Do you have a passion for helping develop your team to be the best they can be?   Do you have a vision for the future and continuous improvement?  Do you thrive leading both self and direct associate accountability?  If you answered yes to these questions, we may have the role for you!

Airgas Dry Ice is the largest wholesale dry ice distributor to grocery stores in the United States.  Penguin Brand™ Dry Ice is the retail dry ice sales program of Airgas Dry Ice. We serve over 4,000 grocery stores on a direct store delivery basis coast to coast.

The Regional Manager is responsible for the strategic development, administration, and retention of all branch operations leaders and their personal engagement with programs in a defined geographic area.  This includes the leadership of all safety programs/direction, profit/loss results, efficiencies, distribution/logistic effectiveness, facilities, fleet readiness, customer service levels, quality control, sales, and human resources.

At Air Gas we RESPECT, HONOR and VALUE diversity.

Air Gas is hiring for a Regional Operations Manager - Distribution - West Region in Santa Fe Springs, CA.

We are looking for you!

Pay: $125,000 to $135,000

Comprehensive Family Benefits: Airgas offers a full benefits package designed to support your whole life, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance.

Support for Parents: We offer up to 14-week paid child birth benefits to support growing families.

Future Security: 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match, Tuition Assistance, Paid Holidays, Vacation, and Sick time.

Early Access: Your benefits start after just 30 days of employment

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Chief People Officer for the region.  Support / foster a culture that allows team members to grow & develop individually / collectively while driving increased business & results.  Recruit, hire, train, develop, coach, counsel, & discipline employees according to corporate & government policies / procedures.  Drive record keeping requirements related to these activities in a timely manner to include:  payroll, performance evaluations, safety training, disciplinary actions, job related training, & documentation.

• Responsible for development, implementation & strategic leadership around best practices of distribution operations, including but not limited to: routing, fuel efficiency, labor hours, inventory control, container tracking efforts.  (Safety and customer service are always first priority with all decisions made.)

• Manage all aspects of safety in partnership with the organizational safety team.  Foster a culture that meets the company’s goals of a safe, clean, & neat working environment to comply with Federal, State, Local, Corporate safety & environmental regulations at all locations assigned.  Ensure all product delivered meets / exceeds QC standards, following specified SOP testing methods before they leave the facility.  Work with Plant Management (production) to ensure product ordering to support operations are both timely & efficiently.   Supervise maintenance vendors to ensure that distribution equipment is properly maintained & in good working order to ensure our customer’s requirements are met at all times.

• Other areas of leadership & oversight include, but not limited to: interface with regional sales personnel & customers to ensure customer standards are exceeded.  Customer experience, satisfaction, retention, pricing controls, etc as prescribed.  Manage regional operations to ensure budgetary goals are met or exceeded in relation to sales, average selling price, operating costs, safety, and EBITDA.  Forward thinking leadership, strategic planning, and curiosity around efficiencies are a must.

• Manage special projects as they are assigned by senior management, including IT related rollouts, real estate ventures within the region,