Area Manager, DC Operations

　　Date: Feb 11, 2024

　　Location:

　　Buford, GA, US, 30518

　　Global Industrial

　　Corporate Overview

　　For over 70 years Global Industrial has been an industry leader providing private label and brand name industrial equipment and supplies to businesses throughout North America.

　　We carry over one million industrial, material handling and business products that are sold through our website, corporate sales people and full color catalogs. We are constantly increasing our product offerings to meet the diverse and changing needs of our customers. Our customers include small to large corporations, institutions, government agencies and consumers across North America.

　　Key Responsibilities

　　• Lead a team of associates and occasionally supervisors to own and manage a process area within a distribution center

　　• Drive a performance-based culture in the area to meet or exceed stated performance objectives in safety, quality, productivity, customer experience and employee morale

　　• Implement and uphold standard work and audit practices for the team

　　• Conduct root cause analysis and drive corrective actions on misses on operational metrics

　　• Drive operational excellence by fueling continuous improvement efforts across various parts of operations

　　• Develop and share best practices across departments, shifts and other distribution centers

　　• Manage and develop associates through hiring, training, mentoring, clearly communicating job expectations, and drive accountability through counseling, and performance reviews

　　• Create, manage, and support associate recognition programs

　　• Support all safety and regulatory compliance programs to ensure a safe work environment for all associates

　　• Ensure area and shift readiness requirements are met daily and associate barriers are quickly addressed

　　• Develop collaborative operational plans across multiple shifts and departments

　　• Align operational capacity requirements with headcount planning to meet daily operational goals and customer commitments through shift planning, capacity balancing and strong execution

　　• Follow daily and hourly leadership routines to drive timely completion all key activities

　　• Ensure equipment is maintained to standards, and is being operated safely and effectively at all times

　　• Provide associate with all available tools and resources to perform their duties in an efficient and safe manner

　　• Perform other duties as assigned

　　Competencies and skills

　　• Strong problem solving and analytical abilities to provide thought provoking and workable business solutions

　　• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills

　　• Proven track record of driving positive change through lean implementation and Kaizen events, and delivering strong results

　　• Adept at motivating team members in a deadline driven environment

　　• Ability to operate independently and efficiently in an ambiguous environment

　　• Hands on experience with Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)

　　EEO/AA Statement

　　Global Industrial provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

　　This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.