Director of Warehouse Operations-West
Director of Warehouse Operations-West
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fairlife LLC is a Chicagobased nutrition company that creates greattasting nutritionrich and dairy products to nourish consumers.
With nearly $3B in annual retail sales fairlifes portfolio of delicious lactosefree real dairy products includes: fairlife ultrafiltered milk; Core Power High Protein Shakes a sports nutrition drink to support postworkout recovery; fairlife nutrition plan a nutrition shake to support the journey to better health.
A wholly owned subsidiary of The CocaCola company fairlife LLC has been recognized by both Fast Company and Nielsen for its industry leading innovation.
To learn more about fairlife and its complete line of products please visit fairlife.
job purpose:
The Director of Warehouse Operations West will have direct responsibility for all West orbit warehouses in fairlifes Supply Chain system to include storage receiving loading and shipping of all raw materials and finished product. In addition this role will be responsible for coordination and oversight of all West orbit 3PL facilities from a warehouse and inventory standpoint. Ensure optimized storage and utilization of WMS within each warehouse and review short term vs long term needs. Facilitate the management of finished goods inventory levels and partner with Customer Service Planners towards monitoring inventory levels within the network. Ensure compliance with established procedures and maintain effective internal controls over the physical product flow and accounting of inventory to include receiving shipping and all other areas (internal and third party). Support for and of the Logistics Operational Excellence framework and associated projects.
responsibilities:
- Maintain warehousing and distribution operations by initiating coordinating and enforcing programs operational practices and personnel policies and procedures for all locations in West zone and partner with East zone Director on a regular basis to ensure consistency and standardization across the network
- Ensure compliance with federal state and local warehousing material handling and shipping requirements. Review adherence to requirements and advise on needed actions
- Safeguard all warehouse operations and contents by establishing and monitoring security and safety procedures and protocols in the respective region
- Facilitate and control inventory levels by ensuring warehouse managers and inventory teams conduct physical counts; reconcile with data storage systems and WMS
- Ensure maintenance and physical conditions of all warehouses in West through planning and implementing optimized layouts; inspection of equipment; and work order repair and requisitions
- Achieve financial objectives for all West zone Warehouse budgets; capital requirements; to include warehouse expansions and racking
- Responsible for thirdparty warehouse management and associated shuttle services for all West zone warehouses and 3PLs
- Responsible for oversight of inventory team and the development and enforcement of inventory control policies within all warehouses in respective region
- Review space and capacity of warehouses and compare to current requirements and future needs to ensure short term and longterm costeffective space and allocation
- Ensure compliance and enforcement of all safety policies work routines and discipline training forklift certification and replacement hiring mentoring and coaching of engaged warehouse employees
- Responsible to make sure the right product and the correct quantity is being loaded onto the right trucks at the right time
- Enforce FIFO and/or FEFO requirements within all warehouses and 3PLs
- Be Audit Ready: Ensure critical controls and management systems are always in compliance
- Be an active part of the emergency response team as prescribed by the company Safety Program
- Responsible for continuing to build the continuous improvement culture of the warehouse west orbit including facilitation of kaizen and other events to identify opportunities and then following up on the of those opportunities
- Improve the maturity of the data analytics and reporting of the warehouse west team through enhancement of the overall reporting dashboards and KPI definitions for warehouse operations the plants and 3PL locations
- Perform other duties as assigned
skills/qualifications required:
- Degree in a related discipline and combination of education and warehouse experience required
- Previous leadership experience in the warehouse and logistics field
- History managing the combination of both onsite warehouse operations and 3PL network to drive consistency in performance
- Experience successfully working in a continuous improvement mindset
- Understanding of Warehouse Management Systems and associated best practices
- Ability to conduct data analysis and build KPI reports in PowerBI data visualization suite
- Ability to work in a fast paced entrepreneurial environment
- Previous experience managing multiple warehouses preferred
- History of successfully managing to and delivering below departmental budgets
working conditions and physical requirements:
- 12 hours sitting/standing/walking
- Ability to lift up to 25 lbs.
food safety requirements:
- Notify supervision of any repairs or adjustments that are required that may affect product quality or food safety.
- Understand observe and comply with the handling and usage of the colorcoded container policy while in the Production Areas.
- Perform all duties necessary to meet Company Customer and/or Government requirements/standards as prioritized by the Company.
- Ability to initiate action to prevent the occurrence of nonconformities relating to Food Safety and the Quality of the product processes quality system or safety system.
- Identify and record any problems relating to Food Safety and the Quality of the ingredients processes quality system or safety system.
- Control further processing or delivery of nonconforming product in terms of Food Safety and Quality issues until the deficiency or unsatisfactory condition has been corrected.
position location: Phoenix AZ
reports to: Sr Director of Logistics
travel requirements: 20
fairlife LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis ofrace 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. All qualified applicants and employees will be given equal opportunity. Selection decisions are based on jobrelated factors.
In addition to its nondiscrimination commitment the Company will also provide reasonable accommodation of qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would impose an undue hardship on the Company. If you have a disability and would like to request accommodation in order to apply for a position with us please email.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full Time
