CONFIDENTIAL COMPANY: Director of Operations | WayUp

Job description<p> </p><p>Our firm has been retained to fill a Director, Warehouse Operations & Distribution role for a small privately held, highly successful furniture design company that has been in business for over 30 years.</p><p>Note, this is not a manufacturing facility but rather a pure warehouse and distribution facility. Warehouse is 80K square feet; space optimization is critical.</p><p>Question:</p><p>* Are you at a point in your career where you would value a M-F, 40 hour work week that allows for a life outside of work?</p><p>* Do you see yourself working in a slower-paced environment where quality is more important than quantity?</p><p>* Would you thrive in a culture that places great emphasis on it’s relationships with employees, customers and suppliers?</p><p>If you answered yes to the above questions then please keep reading to see if the position scope and success factors for the role are inline with your experiences.</p><p>Ideal Experience and Success Factors for the Director’s Role:</p><p>* Data-driven, results-oriented with the ability to take a 360 approach to support successful execution of company’s strategic objectives, continuous improvement initiatives, i.e., processes, workflows, and technology solutions.</p><p>* A seasoned leader with a strong background in warehouse operations, quality control, distribution and carrier management. Experience with inventory management and procurement would be ideal.</p><p>* Proven ability to build and develop an Operations team, to include providing mentoring, rigorous training, and development, planning for team members, as well as succession planning for the operations organization</p><p>* Solid experience with continually monitoring warehouse layout and operational activities and recommend changes to improve warehouse space and production efficiencies</p><p>* History of recommending, implementing, and supporting continuous improvement within the department and the company to improve employee performance, quality control, productivity, efficiency, and cost reduction</p><p>* Strong background in carrier management; ability to seek, negotiate, and manage carriers to ensure utilization of the best service in terms of dependability and economy</p><p>* A customer-driven thinker with the ability to establish policies and procedures to exceed customers’ needs through exceptional service and ensuring a safe and productive work environment for employees.</p><p>* 10-15 years of progressive operations experience in either manufacturing and or distribution environment, preferably including outsourced manufacturing.</p><p>* Demonstrated experience leading and growing teams of 20 plus employees.</p><p> </p>

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