Operations Manager

McLane is one of the largest and most stable supply chain services leaders in the United States. We've been at the forefront of delivering retail and restaurant solutions for convenience stores, mass merchants, drug stores, and chain restaurants for over 125 years. Our vision is to be an agile, innovative, and unified supply chain partner that delivers a superior customer experience, improves the lives of our teammates and community, and produces best-in-class returns.

This position is responsible for planning, controlling, and directing all activities necessary for the efficient operation of all order selecting, shipping, receiving, along with the planning, directing, and coordination of customer delivery and backhaul activities. They must drive key performance indicators for cost savings and maintain efficient utilization of manpower through proper scheduling and training in order to provide the highest levels of customer service at the store level.

Benefits you can count on:

• Day 1 Benefits: medical, dental, and vision insurance, FSA/HSA, and company-paid life insurance
• Paid time off begins day one.
• 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan after 90 days.
• Additional benefits: pet insurance, maternity/paternity leave, employee assistance programs, discount programs, tuition reimbursement program, and more!

Essential Job Functions/Principal Accountabilities:

• Direct and motivate teammates.
• Coordinate the investigation of accidents, injuries, or unsafe conditions through the application of company safety standards.
• Ensure compliance with and knowledge of DOT, OSHA, EPA, FSMA regulations and other safety standards.
• Maintain distribution center equipment and transportation fleet in a safe manner in accordance with company and governmental standards. Comply effectively with company work and safety rules.
• Ensure that transportation procedures, including routing parameters, offer cost-effective solutions that will drive profitability.
• Prepare, manage, and benchmark distribution center and transportation elements of profit and loss statement.
• Oversee all department re-bids and re-routes.
• Maintain effective and timely scheduling of Transportation teammates and management staff.
• Facilitate communication within the management team and between the teammates and management.
• Conduct scheduled performance reviews for all management staff and submit recommendations for salary adjustments.
• Provide training as needed to maintain an efficient and knowledgeable work force.
• Enforce general company policies and issuance of coaching/disciplinary documentation to teammates.
• Assign accountability within staff to track and trend key performance indicators.
• Exhibit leadership and always maintain a high level of managerial professionalism.
• Plan, assign and direct work; address complaints and resolve problems.
• Work independently and in a team environment.
• Provide additional assistance with projects and other items to be assigned periodically.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Skills & Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in business or a related field.
• 5 or more years of experience in all facets managing the transportation and distribution center for a logistics organization.
• Skilled on Excel, Microsoft Word, and Access programs.
• 2 or more years experience in managing of large numbers of teammates with experience in hiring, training, motivating teammates, and resolving employee relations issues.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, procedure manuals, and inter-company memos/outside correspondence.
• Detailed understanding of financial statements and resulting cost implications. Possess ability to identify financial issues and provide cost effective solutions to such issues.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, customers, vendors, and teammates.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of instructions with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Strong analytical and communication skills with proven ability to work within the framework of the Team.
• Knowledge of distribution systems to include order routing, backhaul and transfer procedures.
• Ability to successfully pass an education/experience verification.

Working Conditions:

• The work conditions for this position include both office, warehouse and customer environments.
• The environment encompasses all areas of a Distribution Center and Transportation Shop. Material movement takes place throughout the facility.
• This position requires the teammate to work inside most of the time.
• This position may require working in hot and cold temperature extremes, exposure to dust, dirt, fumes, noise, potentially harmful chemicals, solvents and components, and working in close to proximity to other teammates.
• Closed-toe shoes must always be worn.

Candidates may be subject to a background check and drug screen, in accordance with applicable laws.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.