Position Summary:Vallen's Director Operations Integrated Solutions is a staff management position and is responsible for the implementation and execution of the operational strategic direction of Integrated Solutions (I/S). This role is responsible for overseeing 8-12 Area Managers and the operational management of $250 - $350 million in I/S revenue.
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:- Partners with the Integrated Solutions sales team and local markets to ensure that all operational expectations for both the customer and Vallen are being met:
- Ensures contractual obligations are met
- Achieves Vallen Customer Service goals (Service Level by Promise Date %, Effective Expediting %, Service Level by Availability %)
- Achieves Vallen Working Capital goals (Inventory as a % of Sales, DOH, and Unproductive Inventory %)
- Performs to Vallen budget
- Provides primary leadership for the Integrated Solutions continuous improvement team
- Participates in customer business reviews and site assessments to identify strategic business challenges and priorities; leads teams in analyzing information and prioritizing opportunities critical to customers.
- Partners with HR to attract, hire, develop, and train all assigned I/S operational positions
- Ensures that field ready initiatives are effectively communicated and supported
- With regional partners, flawlessly executes regionally sponsored initiatives
- Oversees the execution of multiple project plans simultaneously; provides approval for or drives corrective action for plan deviations; prepares and provides project status reports to customer and Vallen leadership teams as scheduled or requested.
- Contributes to strategies focused on expanding Vallen's national account client base to gain new business; partners with the Implementation and Solutions Design teams to seamlessly implement new customer contracts.
- May have staff management responsibilities including but not limited to: interviewing, selecting, hiring, coaching, counseling, and disciplining associates while enforcing company policies, procedures, and productivity standards
- Other duties as assigned.
Job Qualifications:Bachelor's degree from a four year College or University (Supply Chain Management, Logistic Management, Finance, or Business Administration preferred) coupled with:
- 7-10+ years of experience in supply chain management, wholesale distribution, industrial distribution, manufacturing or a similarly applicable industry (indirect materials a plus)
- Demonstrated leadership, collaboration, and customer service skills
- Demonstrated financial stewardship and business acumen
- Management and analysis of P&L (preferably in excess of $20m)
- Ability to produce and interpret various financial forecast models
- Success with designing profitable business proposals
- Strong project management skills
- Strong financial acumen
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong presentation skills with professional presence
Staff Management Responsibilities:Direct management of a department, section, unit or group involving responsibility for results in terms of cost, methods and personnel. Full accountability for hiring, discipline, discharge, performance appraisals, salary administration, etc.
Work Environment & Physical Demands:Reasonable accommodations will be evaluated and may be implemented to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of this position.
- This job operates in a professional office environment and routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, binding machines, filing cabinets, etc.
- Long periods of time working on a computer and performing repetitive key-boarding activities.
- Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand and may include little to no advanced notice.
- May be required to handle hazardous materials and wear various forms of protective equipment (shoes, gloves, protective eyewear, etc.).
- Ability/desire to present in front of others is often required.
- Regularly required to sit, stand and bend.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
- May be required to lift up to 20 lbs.
