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Knoxville Plant - Knoxville TN

Full Time

Distribution - Shipping

Description

Bring your passion for flavor! Reily Foods Company provides iconic foods and beverages that have created meals and memories for over 120 years! Found in Foodservice and Retail outlets across the country our premier branded products include French Market Coffee Lucianne Iced Tea Blue Plate Mayonnaise Swans Down Cake Flour and Carroll Shelby Chili to name a few.

Job Summary: The Distribution Center (DC) Manager implements procedures to improve quality safety efficiency and productivity within the Distribution Center. Providing strong direction and leadership this individual will develop employees manage processes and ensure compliance to various standards & metrics while driving continuous improvement projects.

• Directly leads all employees within the distribution center team ensuring all are properly trained to effectively perform their job responsibilities
• Drives and monitors departmental Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and constantly strives for improvement
• Sustains long term strategic inventory control and warehousing processes to maximize profitability cash flow and customer satisfaction
• Ensures a high level of inventory accuracy
• Develops and maintains strong working relationships and communication with marketing customer service quality assurance production and corporate resources
• Develops and retains heightened safety awareness and practices to ensure no incidents or lost time accidents
• Ensures documentation including all necessary DOT documentation is completed submitted and maintained in an orderly and timely manner
• Operates within the parameters of the annual budget responsible to operate and manage cost center P&L
• Successfully passes all regulatory customer and third-part audits/inspections
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by staying up to date with all work processes and industry-wide developments
• Follows all safety procedures and actively participates in safety training and safety system ownership initiatives
• Maintains safe and efficient use of equipment tools and person; reports any injury accident or unsafe condition to plant manager immediately
• Supports and complies with GMPs; understands and follows emergency action plan
• Supports food safety quality and legality
• Maintains a highly sanitized organized and safe working environment ensuring the operation is providing food-safe quality products which meet or exceed all product specifications and regulatory requirements
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Education and Experience: The minimum requirements below are representative of the education and experience required to perform this job successfully.

• A minimum of 5 years of leadership experience managing coaching and developing a collaborative team in a high volume fast paced distribution center with the ability to lead change within the department and process
• Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Operations or related business field preferred

Qualifications: The qualifications listed below are representative of the knowledge skills abilities and attributes required to perform this job successfully.

• Strong decision-making ability with excellent customer focus and demonstrated attention to detail with proven track record for delivering results
• Continuous improvement mindset with success leading a team to meet KPIs
• Advanced proficiency with Warehouse Management Systems (D365) Planning/ERP Systems (Microsoft Dynamics AX) and Transportation Management Systems (AR Traffic)
• Intermediate computer skills specifically Microsoft Word Excel PPT with the ability to learn new software and systems with ease

Required Experience:

Manager

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