About the role Reporting to the Distribution Operations Manager, the Distribution Area Manager provides leadership, direction and hands-on involvement for the Distribution department. They plan and execute daily activities to ensure internal and external customer demands are met, while driving continuous improvement of safety, quality, delivery, inventory, and cost through the use of Lean Manufacturing tools. The Distribution Area Manager measures, gives feedback, rewards and/or top-grades associates to ensure that the right talent is on the team.
This position is part of the Shipping/Receiving and Distribution team located in Romeoville, IL, and will be onsite in Romeoville, IL.
In this role, a typical day will look like - Daily supervision of staff (approx. 30) to ensure internal and external customer demands are met.
- Leading teams in meeting safety, quality, delivery, inventory, and cost goals through the use of Lean Manufacturing tools.
- Tracking each team's achievement of Standard of Work and ensuring the team records all improvement opportunities.
- Creating and executing data-driven action plans to improve standard work and performance.
- Working with order management to evaluate customer orders versus available labor and materials, developing a daily and weekly build/ship plan and meeting on-time delivery objectives.
- Creating and executing policy deployment action plans across all areas of responsibility using Veralto Enterprise System tools, budget reports, and short- and long-term company goals.
- Evaluating associates' performance, development plans and merit recommendations; coaching, training and counseling associates to improve performance; working closely with HR to resolve issues and top-grading talent as required to ensure a strong team.
The essential requirements of the job include - Availability to work the 1st shift (8:00 AM - 5:30 PM)
- 1 year or more of direct management experience. BA/BS degree a plus.
- Ability to communicate effectively with both Sr. Leaders and Associates.
- Scheduling, planning, and project management skills and experience, as well as strong time management skills.
- Data and fact-based problem solving and reporting skills.
- Lean manufacturing experience (Kaizens, Kanban, root cause counter measures, etc.).
- Basic financial understanding.
- Experience with inventory management.
US ONLY: The below range reflects the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. An associate's position within the salary range will be based on several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, any collective bargaining agreements, and business or organizational needs.
The compensation range for this role is $99,000 - $110,000 USD per year. This job is also eligible for Bonus Pay.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.
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