DISTRIBUTION MANAGER

Saint John, NB

Our client is seeking a Manager for their distribution center in Saint John, NB

The Manager will be the leader and a collaborative member of the Leadership Team reporting into the Director of Supply Chain for the Retail and Distribution Division.  The manager will have a strong focus on operational excellence as well as a strong understanding of warehouse management systems.  The manager will interact with their primary customer on a regular basis and will be responsible for maintaining a collaborative and cohesive relationship.  The Manager will oversee the daily operations to ensure a positive, safe, and profitable working environment.

Responsibilities:

• Ensuring that there are safe working conditions available for our associates and that our associates are following safety policies and procedures.
• Strategic and long-term planning
• Input and shared oversight of warehouse expansion planning and execution
• Oversight of receiving, kitting, shipping and inventory control activities.
• Leading daily, weekly, monthly planning meetings.
• Maintaining a strong customer focus.
• Evaluating key productivity indicators and implementing process improvement initiatives.
• Benchmarking results and introducing best practices. Evaluating and improving the financial performance of the operation.
• Supporting budgeting activities.
• Continuously improving employee engagement.
• Developing reports as required.
• Developing talent and ensuring that there is a robust succession plan in place.
• Developing positive and collaborative working relationships with the support divisions.

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree is considered an asset, especially industrial engineering
• Experience leading cross functional teams.
• Proven experience managing a P&L or cost center is considered an asset.
• High learning and social agility. An aptitude for problem-solving.
• Warehousing, inventory management, and/or distribution experience is considered an asset.
• Strong computer skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Outstanding observation, organizational and leadership skills.

If you would like to learn more about this opportunity, please contact Jared Larsen at 506-852-8068 for a confidential exchange of information. Or use the “Apply For Job” button at the bottom to confidentially share a copy of your resume.