Pivotal Talent Search ยท 3 months ago
Regional Distribution Center Manager
Pivotal Talent Search is seeking an experienced Regional Distribution Center Manager with a strong warehousing background in equipment distribution. The role involves overseeing the operations of three warehouses, ensuring safety compliance, managing staff, and optimizing inventory and purchasing activities.
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Responsibilities
Oversee commercial customer order fulfillment; ensuring that teams understand customer needs, including kitting and staging of materials
Ensure all warehouse staff are forklift trained and certified; you will also operate the forklift and performs other operations and warehouse duties as needed to ensure that necessary work is completed
Ensure that inventory levels are aligned with procurement and sales teams to meet market demand
Promote and ensure best-in-class practices including receiving, storage, inventory movement, and fleet coordination
Build and maintain a strong safety culture, leading safety initiatives across branches
Ensure warehouse safety training, certifications, and audits
Verify OSHA, DOT, and company EH&S standards are maintained or exceeded
Lead and support Warehouse Operations Managers at each location; oversee daily staffing, training, and performance reviews
Visits sites regularly to ensure culture and performance alignment
Conduct performance management, hiring, scheduling, and discipline
Promote a culture of cross functional collaboration, continuous improvement and development
Monitor inventory accuracy and aging trends; drive reduction of excess and obsolete inventory
Manage purchasing activity and PO placement for branch-specific needs
Partner with Finance to manage P&L, control branch-level costs, and optimize resource allocation
Qualification
Required
A minimum of 6 years of experience in operations in a business-to-business sales/distribution environment
At least 3 years of people leadership experience, ideally across multiple sites
Strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
Exceptional time management skills and track record of meeting deadlines and adapting to changing priorities and schedules
Excellent project management skills
Strategic thinker with strong analytical skills, demonstrating excellent judgment in dynamic situations
Adept at conflict resolution to create win-win solutions
Team builder and motivator to drive and align with company goals and standards
Strong understanding of CRMs, preferably NetSuite or Salesforce
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and Google Suite
Valid driver's license with clean driving record
Skilled in the utilization of a variety of reports within the ERP to monitor site metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Trained and certified to operate a forklift