Assistant Distribution Manager

at  McLane Company

This position is responsible for establishing and maintaining a smooth operation of the Distribution/Warehousing Department and helps provide 24-hour coverage. Provide general supervision of all warehouse supervisors and functional processes within the department. Primarily responsible for assisting with the planning, controlling, and directing of all activities necessary for the efficient operation of all order selecting, shipping, receiving, and general warehouse activities.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:

A teammate in this position must:

• Have a bachelor’s degree in a related field is preferred.
• Have 3-5 years of experience in all facets of outbound and inbound warehousing, preferably in the food service industry.
• Understand mainframe computer software relating to record keeping. Preferred experience on AS 400
• Mainframe, Excel, Microsoft Word, and Access programs; or similar programs.
• Have experience managing a large number of warehouse staff with experience in hiring, training, motivating Teammates, and resolving employee relations issues.
• Be able to write reports, business correspondence, procedure manuals, and inter-company memos/outside correspondence.
• Have a minimum of 2 years of accounting, planning, analytical and/or reporting experience, in positions with increasing responsibility is preferred.
• Be able to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, and technical procedures.
• Be able to understand financial statements and resulting cost implications. Possess ability to identify financial issues and provide cost effective solutions to such issues.
• Be able to effectively present information and respond to question from groups of managers, customers, vendors, and employees.
• Have strong analytical and communication skills with proven ability to work within the framework of the Team.
• Have knowledge of distribution systems.
• Have understanding of dispatch issues and procedures.
• Must be able to continuously walk, stand and climb over the period of their shift.

Other duties may be assigned. A teammate in this position must have the ability to:

• Oversee training and scheduling for certain warehouse shifts.
• Minimize mistakes and waste in the warehouse operation by constant coordination and supervision.
• Must conform to the sanitation rules and regulations set forth by the Company and by outside agencies(i.e. OSHA).
• Ensures manpower needs for certain warehouse shifts are met and safeguards against negligent retention of substandard workers.
• Assists with the creation and implementation of procedures to receive/send, unload/load, sort, and store all incoming and outgoing freight accurately and efficiently.
• Reviews warehouse layout, and product slotting to maximize order-pulling efforts and minimize errors.
• Continually monitors inventory levels and effectively communicate these needs with the Supply Chain department.
• Helps ensure that needed repairs to all warehouse equipment are completed in a timely and economic manner.
• Maintain warehouse safety in accordance with both company and governmental standards (i.e. OSHA).
• Helps achieve monthly thru-put goals (pieces received and shipped per man hour) as set forth by the Warehouse Manager.
• Continually monitors certain overtime hours to ensure that proper manpower count needed to process the center’s shipments is maintained.
• Monitors warehouse damages to ensure warehouse shrink is at the lowest level possible.
• Trains and develops certain warehouse personnel to achieve departmental objectives and to increase a given employee’s capacity to assume additional responsibilities in the future.
• Assist the Warehouse Manager in researching and developing new techniques and procedures to increase the overall efficiency of the warehouse operation.