American Tire Distributors, Inc.

Distribution Center General Manager

Retail & Consumer Goods
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required.
  • 7 years of related experience, including management experience preferred.
  • Proven leadership experience in managing a distribution center's operations.
  • Strong knowledge of safety regulations, including OSHA, DOT, and ADA compliance.
  • Expertise in inventory management and operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee daily operations of the Distribution Center, ensuring compliance and performance goals are met.
  • Lead and inspire staff to foster a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence.
  • Analyze data to drive improvements in efficiency and performance and report to stakeholders.
  • Recruit, train, and develop talent within the team, focusing on succession planning and performance management.
  • Implement health and safety standards to create a safe working environment and minimize incidents.
  • Ensure timely and accurate delivery of goods, maintaining high customer service standards.
  • Optimize cost productivity by managing labor and delivery expenses effectively.

Benefits

  • Collaborative and innovative work culture.
  • Opportunities for career development and personal growth.
  • Access to performance-based bonus plans.
  • Commitment to work-life balance with limited travel requirements.
  • Engagement in a company that values both its employees and customers.
Full Job Description

Position Description: 

SALARY: $100,000/YEAR PLUS POTENTIAL BONUS PLAN


The Distribution Center General Manager oversees all operational and administrative aspects of the Distribution Center (DC) and ensures compliance with Company guidelines, policies, and regulatory requirements. The role is accountable for achieving performance goals in safety, quality, on-time delivery, and cost efficiency. This role coaches and manages teams to execute supply chain strategies and drive continuous improvement within the facility.


Key Responsibilities
  • Conduct regular meetings with staff to address operational issues, communicate updates form leadership and inspire a culture of continuous improvement and excellence
  • Demonstrate leadership that engages and empowers Supply Chain talent to own their performance, grow their careers, and contribute to a values-based culture and company mission
  • Develop and distribute regular performance reports of the DC to key stakeholders. Utilize data to monitor operational metrics and drive improvements in efficiency and performance
  • Develop and lead talent within the DC, implementing strategies for talent management and development, including recruitment, training, succession planning, and performance management and evaluations
  • Ensure full compliance with OSHA, DOT, ADA, and other regulatory agencies, aligning with company policies on health, safety, and operational standards
  • Establish and maintain a safe and compliant work environment, aiming to minimize OSHA recordable incidents and ensure safety protocols are followed rigorously
  • Lead the team of drivers and warehouse staff to achieve on-time and complete deliveries, maintaining high service levels for customers
  • Review and optimize DC cost productivity, focusing on efficient labor management and delivery costs per unit handled. Manage expenses to meet monthly and annual budget targets set by the Company
  • Serve as the on-site expert for inventory control and management, ensuring accuracy of physical inventory through Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and regular audits. Manage timely processing of returned goods and customer credits
Competencies
  • Action Planning - The ability to review and evaluate recommendations and requirements and to develop appropriate plans or deliver actions required.
  • Action-Oriented - Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
  • Adaptive Mindset - Adapts existing tools and techniques to existing situation~Adapts to changing goals / objectives~Entrepreneurial spirit~Focuses on simplicity when addressing the customer
  • Balances Stakeholders - Anticipating and balancing the needs of multiple stakeholders.
  • Business Insights - Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization’s goals.
  • Communicates Effectively - Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
  • Costing and Budgeting - Awareness of costing, budgeting and finance concepts and the ability and skill to apply to related processes and procedures.
  • Courage - Stepping up to address difficult issues, saying what needs to be said.
  • Data Collection and Analysis - The ability and skill to determine and analyze trends from data that is collected to assist in compiling reports that will help in decision-making including proficient use of aligned software (e.g., Tableau, etc)
  • Decision Quality - Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.
  • Develops Talent - Developing people to meet both their career goals and the organization’s goals.
  • Drives Results - Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
  • Health and Safety - The ability and skill to manage and apply safe systems of work.
  • Instills Trust - Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
  • Inventory Management - The ability and skill to design, implement and manage inventory control systems.
  • Manages Ambiguity - Operating effectively, even when things are not certain or the way forward is not clear.
  • Nimble Learning - Actively learning through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder.
  • Planning & Organizing - Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and oversee activities to efficiently meet objectives.
  • Plans & Aligns - Planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.
  • Policy & Procedures - The ability and skill to monitor, interpret and understand policies and procedures and ensure their alignment with organizational strategies and work objectives.
  • Review and Reporting - The ability and skill to create reports, and review reports created by others, for various audiences as relevant, in a lucid and effective manner, keeping in mind the purpose of reports.
  • Work Scheduling - The ability and skill to ensure the optimum scheduling of work and material resources to meet planned performance targets including proficient use of aligned software / systems

Qualifications
  • Bachelors.
  • 7 years of related experience including management experience preferred


Skills
  • Develops Talent
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  • Communicates Effectively
  • Decision Quality
  • Costing and Budgeting
  • Data Collection and Analysis
  • Drives Results
  • Ensures Accountability
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  • Optimizes Work Processes
  • Review and Reporting
  • Customer focus
  • Business insight
  • Plans and aligns
  • Planning and Organizing
  • Policy and procedures
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Physical Demands/Working Conditions

Physical Demands Category: Warehouse

Physical Demands/Work Environment/Travel Requirements: • Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk, hear, taste and/or smell; the employee must occasionally lift products weighing up to approximately 50 pounds. Handling of tires (e.g., rolling, destacking, team lifting) greater than approximately 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. • Work environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. • Travel required: 5% of the time

Our people are passionate about what they do, the product they sell, and the customers they serve. If you're looking for an opportunity to be a part of a work family that values collaboration, innovation and dedication, we're the right company for you.

Build a challenging and rewarding career with us!

About American Tire Distributors, Inc.

American Tire Distributors, Inc. is a tire distributor headquartered in Huntersville, North Carolina. The company was founded in 1935 and has grown to become one of the largest tire distributors in the United States. American Tire Distributors, Inc. offers a wide range of tire brands and services to customers across the country. The company has a strong commitment to customer service and has been recognized for its excellence in this area. American Tire Distributors, Inc. is also committed to sustainability and has implemented a number of initiatives to reduce its environmental impact.
Learn more about American Tire Distributors, Inc.
Size
5,000 employees
Industry
Net Income
-$214 million
5 Year Trend
-5%
Revenue
$3.9 billion
NASDAQ

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