VP Business Development & Marketing

Vice President Business Development and Marketing
S. Reynolds & Associates, Inc. is under contract with a premier third party logistics provider (3PL) to source a Vice President Business Development and Marketing for their corporate office located in Scranton, PA. They manage a truckload fleet of 200 power units and 925 trailers and operate close to six million square-feet of warehouse space across 16 U.S. distribution center locations. This is a regular job on my client’s payroll with comprehensive industry competitive benefits and career advancement opportunities.

Reports To: President / CEO

This position is responsible for managing successful sales and marketing planning, strategies and tactics for the U.S. and performing all duties in such a way as to ensure revenue achievement, new business development, and client retention and satisfaction.

Responsibilities include:
• Providing leadership, direction and management to Customer Solutions and Marketing teams.
• Accurately forecasting annual, quarterly and monthly revenue streams.
• Developing specific plans to ensure revenue growth, profitability and market share in all of company's facilities and products, including distribution, packaging and transportation.
• Creating annual plans, including monthly and quarterly goals, for Customer Solutions and Marketing team members.
• Identifying and initiating marketing and business development efforts.
• Coordinating with internal resources to ensure appropriate pricing and approvals of all sales.
• Establishing and delivering effective programs and presentations to address the following issues:
o New account sales and growth to base through sales activities.
o Sales of emerging products and multi-product sales.
o Improved presentations.
o Pro-active competitive strategies and targeted sales campaigns.
o Proper use and level of internal sales support.
o Management of expenses at a reasonable level.
o Business/financial issues on contracts.
• Establishing new accounts and negotiating sales prices and discounts.
• Analyzing marketing programs and adjusting strategy and tactics to increase effectiveness.

Qualified candidates must have at least 10 years of experience in the supply chain, logistics, warehousing or distribution industries and at least 5 years of experience in a sales management role in one of those industries. A Bachelor’s Degree in Business or a related field is preferred. Successful candidates must have proven experience in driving revenue growth and profitability. Must be willing to travel at least 60% of the time.

Please submit your resume to: sjoakman@gmail.com

Director of Recruiting Drivers

S. Reynolds & Associates, Inc. is under contract with a privately held third-party logistics provider serving the United States and Canada. They offer an integrated service platform to customers including dedicated contract carriage, irregular route truckload, full-service truckload brokerage, warehouse-based logistics and managed transportation services. The company ranks 11th among Transport Topics’ Top 50 Logistics Providers, a Top 70 3PL Provider by Food Logistics and a Top 100 Motor Carrier by Inbound Logistics.

Director of Recruiting and Retention for Drivers

This position will be based in our Corporate HQ in Dallas, TX. This position reports to the Vice President of Human Resources and is responsible for developing and implementing strategic recruiting plans, best practices and programs to achieve our aggressive growth plans while having oversight of all recruiting and retention efforts for Capacity across the country. This position will also be responsible for managing our 3rd party leasing process and ensuring hiring compliance with all corporate policy, federal DOT regulations and state and local law. Ensures each operating center has enough capacity, drivers and contractors, to support business needs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Partners with Operations in response to staffing requirements, responsible for developing and managing highly effective processes to attract and hire company drivers and owner operators
• Ensures recruiting programs meet business needs, comply with legal and regulatory requirements as well as competitive best practices
• Manages the comprehensive recruitment process to ensure ongoing pipeline of qualified drivers
• Partners with HR to continually improve plans, programs, and processes in order to proactively control expenses, increase value, and promote highly effective recruiting processes
• Ensures attainment of targeted metrics relative to quality of hire, cost per hire, time-to-fill, turnover data to develop recruitment/retention strategies that will increase retention
• Provides strategic recruiting expertise by staying abreast of industry trends, best practices, legal developments, technological advancements and benchmark comparisons: functions as subject matter expert
• Counsels staff on staffing and recruitment policies and procedures to ensure compliance and understanding of hiring guidelines
• Oversees all 3rd party leasing and hiring activities ensuring all necessary operational support is received
• Oversees the advertising process, media buying and ad spend
• Supports the ‘Greatstart’ first time Owner-Operator program – converting company drivers to O/ops
• Ensures compliance of all new hire files related to the qualification, leasing and orientation process as required by corporate policy, federal DOT regulations and state and local law
• Hires, trains, manages, regularly evaluates performance and counsels assigned staff. Ensures proper orientation of staff into the organization

Requirements / Qualifications (Skills and Education):
• Bachelors Degree or equivalent managerial experience and training
• 10-15 years of professional work experience with a minimum of 5 years experience as a manager in the transportation industry with recruiting responsibilities
• Outstanding analytical, communication, negotiation, collaboration, presentation, and project management skills
• Executive presence, professional demeanor, and strong business acumen
• Results oriented and focused on continuous process improvement
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities, meet deadlines and work well under pressure
• Posses expertise in industry related recruiting best practices
• Proficient with Microsoft products: Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint
• Proficient with applicant tracking and resume management systems
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities for professional management, recruiters, and support staff
• Comprehensive knowledge of all laws, both state and federal, related to transportation and driver recruitment
• Travel: up to 40%

Please submit your resume to: sjoakman@gmail.com

VP, Customer Innovation/Operations

S. Reynolds & Associates, Inc. is under contract with a premier third party logistics provider (3PL) to source a Vice President Operations for their Corporate office located in Scranton, PA. They manage a truckload fleet of 200 power units and 925 trailers and operate close to six million square-feet of warehouse space across 16 U.S. distribution center locations. This is a regular job on my client’s payroll with comprehensive industry competitive benefits and career advancement opportunities.
This senior level member of the management team has ultimate ownership of a customer account. This includes assignment and management of operational, account development and specialty resources. This position will be the “go to” resource for the decision makers within a customer’s organization, managing the overall strategy for a customer.
Responsibilities include:
• Driving financial and operational results for multiple high volume distribution centers.
• Managing contracts and new service pricing.
• Ensuring solution aligns with the customer’s overall business goals.
• Providing exceptional customer service and serving as a customer advocate within the organization.
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives and results.
Requirements:
Qualified candidates must have at least 10 years of experience in logistics, supply chain or distribution leadership in a 3PL or CPG environment. Must be an effective leader, manager and coach with proven experience driving an organization to exceed expectations. Candidates must have experience developing an effective delivery strategy for the organization based upon analysis and needs assessment. The ideal candidate will be a visionary with proven experience effectively driving change and innovation. Exceptional communication, customer service, decision making and influencing skills are required.

Please submit your resume to: sjoakman@gmail.com

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

S. Reynolds & Associates, Inc. is under contract with a world recognized provider of leading-edge transportation, logistics and supply chain management solutions to source a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt for their Novi, MI or Alpharetta, GA operation. With more than $6 billion in annual revenue, and serves customer needs in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia. This is a regular job on my client’s payroll with comprehensive industry competitive benefits and career advancement opportunities.

Position Description: The position requires an experienced and knowledgeable professional to serve as a change agent, developing, coordinating, facilitating and leading complex Lean Six Sigma Black Belt continuous improvement projects. Responsible for coaching and mentoring Black Belts and Green Belts, training Lean Sigma tools and methodologies, coaching project champions and process owners, and developing future leaders of Lean Six Sigma.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree required in Business/Engineering/Supply Chain or a minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience

Additional Requirements:

• MBA preferred. Minimum of 8 years of continuous process improvement experience and 1 year of supervisory experience, preferred.
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification preferred, attainment is required within 12 months.
• Experience teaching Lean and/or Six Sigma and mentoring projects is preferred.
• This position must be able to influence at senior management level and group settings and must be an excellent trainer, facilitator, and presenter with a strong track record of performance.
• Significant experience in Value Stream Mapping, Six Sigma, Mixed Model Flow/Pull and other process improvements and lean tools.
• Demonstrated analytical, problem solving, system and change management/implementation skills.
• Proficiency required in MS Office. Experience in MS Project, SPC, & Lotus Notes preferred.

Training and Methodologies Role

• Own and manage the development, delivery and administration of all Lean Six Sigma methodologies, tools and training that will be deployed as part of the Lean Six Sigma initiative.
• Manage all aspects of training and delivery including external consultants and internalization of Lean Six Sigma Academy training.
• Serve as a member of the Lean Six Sigma Academy team providing insight and recommendations for introducing and integrating new methodologies and technologies to support Lean Six Sigma deployment.
• Partner with business leaders to strategically integrate methodologies with other global programs and initiatives.
• This key role will also support corporate groups in deployment and implementation of Lean Six Sigma (Requires diverse deployment experience).
• Manage all aspects of the development, customization, standardization and delivery of LSS Academy training curriculums and methodologies.
• Manage and develop internal training resources delivering LSS Academy courses. Continually assess and improve training delivery and effectiveness. Manage external training resources when needed.
• In collaboration with LSS Academy team, lead, manage and administer internal certification program.
• Support Leadership with integration strategy, standardization of deployment tools, methodologies and training.
• Own and manage the development, and execution of the LSS Academy improvement plan that will be developed and deployed across corporate groups (i.e. Engineering, Sales, Finance, etc.).
• Manage and develop LSS resources and internalization of LSS skills across corporate groups to support the overall corporate continuous improvement strategy.
• Partner with the local leadership team to select improvement areas and build a robust improvement strategy.

Responsibilities:

• Drive operational excellence through support and coaching of projects using Lean, Six Sigma, DFLS, or other related process improvement methodologies. Contact person for coordinating, communicating and publicizing operational excellence activities and successes.
• Facilitate strategy deployment supporting key business initiatives.
• Apply Lean Six Sigma methodology to identify & implement improvements to assigned projects. Help select and lead project teams to successfully execute multiple projects.
• Partner with, train and coach employees in the Lean Six Sigma methodology.
• Drive visibility and awareness of operational excellence.
• Track CI status, cost savings, training certifications, and events by project or account.
• Manages Lean Six Sigma project portfolios, conducts Kaizen events, leads Black/Green Belt training with a dynamic presentation style adaptable to multiple levels of an organization with the ability to translate concepts into practical application, and provides focused mentoring and coaching.

Please submit your resume to: sjoakman@gmail.com

Senior Supply Chain Engineer

S. Reynolds & Associates, Inc. is under contract with a world recognized provider of leading-edge transportation, logistics and supply chain management solutions to source a Senior Supply Chain Engineer, Logistics for their Alpharetta, GA operation. With more than $6 billion in annual revenue, and serves customer needs in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia. This is a regular job on my client’s payroll with comprehensive industry competitive benefits and career advancement opportunities.

The Senior Supply Chain Engineer III will be responsible for analysis and utilization of continuous improvement tools to design Supply Chain Solutions in current and future operations. Provides coaching/mentorship to other engineers. Provides regular and proactive communications to customers and management.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree required in Engineering/Business/Supply Chain or a minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience.
• Minimum of six years of related experience is required.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification attainment is required within 12 months of hire.
• Advanced Level Skills in MS Word such as keyboard short cuts, creating macros, merge, merge queries, templates, table techniques, and working with images and text.
• Advanced Level Skills in MS Project such as importing and exporting data to and from your project, connection to a Project Server, setting multiple project baselines, customizing columns in a table, creating custom views and reports, PERT analysis and project tracking, and maintaining project budget compliance AND/OR Transportation/Warehouse Management Systems (TMS and WMS) and Network analysis tools
• Advanced Level Skills in MS Visio such as creating Visio diagrams, creating custom styles and templates, cross functional flow charts, linking drawings to other MS applications, working with data, custom reports, and exporting
• Experience with Statistical and/or Transportation Analysis Tools (Minitab, SAS, Metlab, i2, Tmod, ILPS)
• Experience with AutoCAD
• Experience with Visual Basic Admin. (VBA) / Sequential Query Language (SQL)

Additional Requirements:

• Industrial Engineering and/or Masters Degree preferred
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification preferred
• Experience with Mapping analysis tools and/or Simulation, preferred
• American Production Inventory Control Society (APICS) Certification is preferred

Functional / Technical Skills:

• Process Management
• Peer Relationships
• Self Development
• Managing Diversity & Inclusion
• Intellectual Horsepower
• Work Life Balance
• Sense of Humor
• Managerial Courage
• Approachability
• Personal Learning
• Integrity and Trust

Responsibilities:

• Collects data and performs statistical analysis
• Maps and documents processes
• Independently identifies process gaps; recommends and implements process improvement
• Applies company methodologies and tools to design distribution and/or transportation operations
• Establishes and implements performance measures
• Conducts Inventory and/or Supply Chain analyses and recommends alternative strategies
• Actively supports the sales process and creates high quality solutions and designs
• Provides proposal and presentation support and creation for new business development
• Effectively interacts with customers, Sales, and Operations to create value propositions
• Confers with the Engineering and Operations Managers to implement efficient and competitive solutions
• Manages multiple projects of small and medium size
• Leads, coaches, and mentors other engineers
• Applies Lean Six Sigma (LSS) and Statistical Process Controls (SPC) tools

Please submit your resume to: sjoakman@gmail.com

Supply Chain Engineer

S. Reynolds & Associates, Inc. is under contract with a world recognized provider of leading-edge transportation, logistics and supply chain management solutions to source a Senior Supply Chain Engineer, Logistics for their Fontana, CA operation. With more than $6 billion in annual revenue, and serves customer needs in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia. This is a regular job on my client’s payroll with comprehensive industry competitive benefits and career advancement opportunities.

The Senior Supply Chain Engineer III will be responsible for analysis and utilization of continuous improvement tools to design Supply Chain Solutions in current and future operations.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree required in Engineering/Business/Supply Chain or a minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience.
• Minimum of three years of related experience is required.
• Advanced Level Skills in MS Word such as keyboard short cuts, creating macros, merge, merge queries, templates, table techniques, and working with images and text
• Advanced Level Skills in MS Project such as importing and exporting data to and from your project, connection to a Project Server, setting multiple project baselines, customizing columns in a table, creating custom views and reports, PERT analysis and project tracking, and maintaining project budget compliance AND/OR experience with AutoCAD.
• Advanced Level Skills in MS Visio such as creating Visio diagrams, creating custom styles and templates, cross functional flow charts, linking drawings to other MS applications, working with data, custom reports, and exporting
• Experience with Statistical and/or Transportation Analysis Tools (Minitab, SAS, Metlab, i2, Tmod, ILPS)
• Experience with Visual Basic Admin. (VBA) / Sequential Query Language (SQL) Additional Requirements: Industrial Engineering and/or Masters Degree preferred.

Functional/Technical Skills:

• MS Office - Excel & Access
• Modeling tools
• Strong Analytical experience

Responsibilities:

• Collects data and performs statistical analysis
• Maps and documents processes
• Recommends and implements process improvement
• Applies company methodologies and tools to design distribution/ transportation operations including staffing, equipment, sizing and layout
• May assist with inventory analysis
• Establishes performance measures
• Assists in communications with internal and external customers to understand business requirements
• Supports business development and helps create efficient designs and solutions processes
• Determines efficient utilization of resources by analyzing layouts, labor force, equipment, driver and equipment utilization charts
• Assists the Engineering and Operations Managers to implement efficient and competitive solutions
• Applies various Lean Six Sigma (LSS) tools

Please submit your resume to: sjoakman@gmail.com

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

Six Sigma Black Belt

S. Reynolds & Associates, Inc. is under contract with a world recognized provider of leading-edge transportation, logistics and supply chain management solutions to source a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt for their Alpharetta, GA operation. With more than $6 billion in annual revenue, and serves customer needs in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia. This is a regular job on my client’s payroll with comprehensive industry competitive benefits and career advancement opportunities.

Position Description: The position requires an experienced and knowledgeable professional to serve as a change agent, developing, coordinating, facilitating and leading complex Lean Six Sigma Black Belt continuous improvement projects. Responsible for coaching and mentoring Black Belts and Green Belts, training Lean Sigma tools and methodologies, coaching project champions and process owners, and developing future leaders of Lean Six Sigma.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree required in Business/Engineering/Supply Chain or a minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience

Additional Requirements:

• MBA preferred. Minimum of 8 years of continuous process improvement experience and 1 year of supervisory experience, preferred.
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification preferred, attainment is required within 12 months.
• Experience teaching Lean and/or Six Sigma and mentoring projects is preferred.
• This position must be able to influence at senior management level and group settings and must be an excellent trainer, facilitator, and presenter with a strong track record of performance.
• Significant experience in Value Stream Mapping, Six Sigma, Mixed Model Flow/Pull and other process improvements and lean tools.
• Demonstrated analytical, problem solving, system and change management/implementation skills.
• Proficiency required in MS Office. Experience in MS Project, SPC, & Lotus Notes preferred.

Training and Methodologies Role

• Own and manage the development, delivery and administration of all Lean Six Sigma methodologies, tools and training that will be deployed as part of the Lean Six Sigma initiative.
• Manage all aspects of training and delivery including external consultants and internalization of Lean Six Sigma Academy training.
• Serve as a member of the Lean Six Sigma Academy team providing insight and recommendations for introducing and integrating new methodologies and technologies to support Lean Six Sigma deployment.
• Partner with business leaders to strategically integrate methodologies with other global programs and initiatives.
• This key role will also support corporate groups in deployment and implementation of Lean Six Sigma (Requires diverse deployment experience).
• Manage all aspects of the development, customization, standardization and delivery of LSS Academy training curriculums and methodologies.
• Manage and develop internal training resources delivering LSS Academy courses. Continually assess and improve training delivery and effectiveness. Manage external training resources when needed.
• In collaboration with LSS Academy team, lead, manage and administer internal certification program.
• Support Leadership with integration strategy, standardization of deployment tools, methodologies and training.
• Own and manage the development, and execution of the LSS Academy improvement plan that will be developed and deployed across corporate groups (i.e. Engineering, Sales, Finance, etc.).
• Manage and develop LSS resources and internalization of LSS skills across corporate groups to support the overall corporate continuous improvement strategy.
• Partner with the local leadership team to select improvement areas and build a robust improvement strategy.

Responsibilities:

• Drive operational excellence through support and coaching of projects using Lean, Six Sigma, DFLS, or other related process improvement methodologies. Contact person for coordinating, communicating and publicizing operational excellence activities and successes.
• Facilitate strategy deployment supporting key business initiatives.
• Apply Lean Six Sigma methodology to identify & implement improvements to assigned projects. Help select and lead project teams to successfully execute multiple projects.
• Partner with, train and coach employees in the Lean Six Sigma methodology.
• Drive visibility and awareness of operational excellence.
• Track CI status, cost savings, training certifications, and events by project or account.
• Manages Lean Six Sigma project portfolios, conducts Kaizen events, leads Black/Green Belt training with a dynamic presentation style adaptable to multiple levels of an organization with the ability to translate concepts into practical application, and provides focused mentoring and coaching.

Please submit your resume to: sjoakman@gmail.com

Senior Supply Chain Engineer

S. Reynolds & Associates, Inc. is under contract with a world recognized provider of leading-edge transportation, logistics and supply chain management solutions to source a Senior Supply Chain Engineer, Logistics for their Orlando, FL operation. With more than $6 billion in annual revenue, and serves customer needs in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia. This is a regular job on my client’s payroll with comprehensive industry competitive benefits and career advancement opportunities.

The Senior Supply Chain Engineer III will be responsible for analysis and utilization of continuous improvement tools to design Supply Chain Solutions in current and future operations.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree required in Engineering/Business/Supply Chain or a minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience
• Minimum of four years of related experience is required
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification attainment is required within 12 months of hire
• Advanced Level Skills in MS Word such as keyboard short cuts, creating macros, merge, merge queries, templates, table techniques, and working with images and text
• Advanced Level Skills in MS Project such as importing and exporting data to and from your project, connection to a Project Server, setting multiple project baselines, customizing columns in a table, creating custom views and reports, PERT analysis and project tracking, and maintaining project budget compliance
• Advanced Level Skills in MS Visio such as creating Visio diagrams, creating custom styles and templates, cross functional flow charts, linking drawings to other MS applications, working with data, custom reports, and exporting
• Experience with Warehouse Management System (WMS), and Inventory Analyst tools
• Experience with Statistical and/or Transportation Analysis Tools (Minitab, SAS, Metlab, i2, Tmod, ILPS)
• Experience with Visual Basic Admin. (VBA) / Sequential Query Language (SQL)

Additional Requirements:

• Network/Supply Chain Expertise
• Extensive Transportation experience

Skills:
• Self Development
• Drive for Results
Managing Diversity & Inclusion
• Customer Focus
• Innovation Management
• Work Life Balance
• Sense of Humor
• Managerial Courage
• Approachability
• Personal Learning
• Integrity & Trust

Responsibilities:

• Collects data and performs statistical analysis
• Maps and documents processes
• Recommends and implements process improvement
• Applies company methodologies and tools to design transportation operations
• Establishes and implements performance measures
• Conducts Supply Chain and/or inventory analyses
• Redesigns and/or reengineers logistics processes
• Supports business development and creates efficient designs and solutions
• Determines efficient utilization of resources by analyzing layouts, labor force, equipment, driver and equipment utilization charts
• Confers with the Engineering and Operations Managers to implement efficient and competitive solutions
• Manages small and medium size projects
• Applies Lean Six Sigma (LSS) and Statistical Process Controls (SPC) tools
• Assists in the development and delivery of presentations to customers as part of the sales team effort
• May lead, coach, and mentor others

FACILITY MANAGER / GENERAL MANAGER

S. Reynolds & Associates, Inc. is under contract with a premier third party logistics provider to source a Facility Manager / General Manager for their New Century, KS facility. They manage a truckload fleet of 200 power units and 925 trailers and operate close to six million square-feet of warehouse space across 16 U.S. distribution center locations. This is a regular job on my client’s payroll with comprehensive industry competitive benefits and career advancement opportunities.

Facility Manager / General Manager will manage strategic and daily operations, activities and resources to support the efficient warehousing, distribution, packaging and transportation of products for operations in New Century facility for a single, high-profile client.

Responsibilities

Direct the operations of warehouse, packaging, and transportation managers to achieve company objectives and meet customer expectations.

Evaluate overall operations and develop short- and long-term goals to meet organizational objectives.

Oversee specific warehousing, distribution, packaging and transportation operations to ensure company and customer requirements are met.

Focus on continuous improvement and make decisions about enhancing value, service and effectiveness, and profitability.

Direct and oversee programs to ensure safety of all associates, equipment and property. Ensure compliance with all company, customer and government/regulatory requirements.

Directly manage budget and P&L for operations.

Develop work plans ensuring appropriate staffing levels -- managing labor costs, overtime and retention.

Requirements

At least 5 years management experience in a high volume, fast paced 3PL warehousing and transportation environment. Comprehensive knowledge of large warehousing operation including packaging is necessary. A broad range of management skills is required with particular emphasis on leadership, supervision, motivation, communication, and planning. Must be able to give and receive innovative, creative and helpful feedback for team growth, productivity and profitability. Strong customer service emphasis.

Proficient in the Microsoft Suite and Lotus Notes packages desired.

Strong demonstrated experience effectively managing hourly and salaried staff. Experience with performance management systems, progressive discipline and safety reporting.

Experience with the fiscal components (budgeting, cost controls, etc.) of facility management.

Knowledge of OSHA and other regulatory requirements.

Please submit your resume to: sjoakman@gmail.com

Vice President Human Resources

FACILITY MANAGER / GENERAL MANAGER

S. Reynolds & Associates, Inc. is under contract with a premier third party logistics provider to source a Human Resources Vice President for their Corporate offices located in Scranton, PA. They manage a truckload fleet of 200 power units and 925 trailers and operate close to six million square-feet of warehouse space across 16 U.S. distribution center locations. This is a regular job on my client’s payroll with comprehensive industry competitive benefits and career advancement opportunities.

Please submit your resume to: sjoakman@gmail.com

Operations Manager

S. Reynolds & Associates, Inc. is under contract with a premier third party logistics provider to source an Operations Manager for their Romeoville, IL facility. They manage a truckload fleet of 200 power units and 925 trailers and operate close to six million square-feet of warehouse space across 16 U.S. distribution center locations. This is a regular job on my client’s payroll with comprehensive industry competitive benefits and career advancement opportunities.

Operations Manager will manage strategic and daily operations, activities and resources to support the efficient warehousing, distribution, packaging and transportation of products for operations in Romeoville facility for a single, high-profile client.

Responsibilities

Direct the operations of warehouse, packaging, and transportation managers to achieve company objectives and meet customer expectations.

Evaluate overall operations and develop short- and long-term goals to meet organizational objectives.

Oversee specific warehousing, distribution, packaging and transportation operations to ensure company and customer requirements are met.

Focus on continuous improvement and make decisions about enhancing value, service and effectiveness, and profitability.

Direct and oversee programs to ensure safety of all associates, equipment and property. Ensure compliance with all company, customer and government/regulatory requirements.

Directly manage budget and P&L for operations.

Develop work plans ensuring appropriate staffing levels -- managing labor costs, overtime and retention.

Requirements

At least 5 years management experience in a high volume, fast paced 3PL warehousing and transportation environment. Comprehensive knowledge of large warehousing operation including packaging is necessary. A broad range of management skills is required with particular emphasis on leadership, supervision, motivation, communication, and planning. Must be able to give and receive innovative, creative and helpful feedback for team growth, productivity and profitability. Strong customer service emphasis.

Proficient in the Microsoft Suite and Lotus Notes packages desired.

Strong demonstrated experience effectively managing hourly and salaried staff. Experience with performance management systems, progressive discipline and safety reporting.

Experience with the fiscal components (budgeting, cost controls, etc.) of facility management.

Knowledge of OSHA and other regulatory requirements.

Please submit your resume to: sjoakman@gmail.com

Operations Manager

S. Reynolds & Associates, Inc. is under contract with a major multi-billion dollar corporation with over 25 years global 3PL logistics experience to source an Operations Manager for their Grand Prairie, TX warehouse operations. They have over 112 locations in North America. Warehousing, distribution, and transportation are key components of this job. This is a regular job on my client’s payroll with comprehensive industry competitive benefits and career advancement opportunities.

Under the direction of a General Manager, successful candidate for this position will be responsible for managing one or more cost centers. Working with and through supervisory and warehouse personnel, the Operations Manager is a team builder, managing the daily activities of the warehouse, including personnel scheduling, supervision and proper and safe utilization of space, equipment, building and personnel. This position serves as the key interface and coordinator between warehouse and office operations.

Within the scope of this position's responsibilities, the incumbent must continually focus on the improvement of his/her processes in order to ensure the customer's needs are met for high quality, cost effective logistics services while, at the same time, meeting corporate values and objectives.

Must have a minimum of 5 year supervisory/management. Requires a BS degree in logistics/distribution. Key areas of knowledge should include warehouse management and operations, including equipment and it proper use and maintenance. Ideal candidate will possess good leadership, supervision, motivation and communication skills, along with a professional and positive attitude, appearance and flexibility in meeting customer needs is essential.

The ability to be pro-active in customer responsive warehouse environment and flexibility in meeting customer needs is essential.

Please submit your resume to: sjoakman@gmail.com

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