Distribution Manager - Neenah WI
Distribution Manager - Neenah WI
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ATTENTION MILITARY AFFILIATED JOB SEEKERS Our organization works with partner companies to source qualified talent for their open roles. The following position is available toVeterans Transitioning Military National Guard and Reserve Members Military Spouses Wounded Warriors and their Caregivers. If you have the required skill set education requirements and experience please click the submit button and follow the next steps. Unless specifically stated otherwise this role is OnSite at the location detailed in the job post.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Youre not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because were out to create Better Care for a Better World and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference. Here youll bring your professional expertise talent and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic groundbreaking brands. In this role youll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.
About Us
Huggies. Kleenex. Cottonelle. Scott. Kotex. Poise. Depend. KimberlyClark Professional. You already know our legendary brandsand so does the rest of the world. In fact million of people use KimberlyClark products every day. We know these amazing KimberlyClark products wouldnt exist without talented professionals like you.
At KimberlyClark youll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation growth and impact. Were founded on more than 150 years of market leadership and were always looking for new and better ways to perform so theres your open door of opportunity. Its all here for you at KimberlyClark.
Position Purposes
Provide Logistics team leadership to ensure that business objectives are met or exceeded for safety quality service productivity and cost. Enable efficient storage shipping receiving and handling of finished goods and materials. Drive supply chain value capture initiatives across finished goods and materials as defined for plant.
Key Customers
Plant Management Staff Distribution Plant Distribution Team Plant Operations Team Plant Quality Team Staff Transportation Customers and Carriers.
Expectations
Lead the development of Strategies Objectives and plans that optimize both the Distribution Center and Material Flow operations including driving OnTime/In Full best in class product storage and handling and delivery of high inventory accuracy and low damage results.
Drive supply chain value capture activities across all aspects of Logistics to eliminate waste improve storage density and yield cost savings.
Provides input into new (or improving existing) processes standards or operational plans in support of mill/Logistics strategies.
Maintain strong safe working conditions. Drive a peoplebased safety and quality culture consistent with plant and staff objectives.
Lead and develop the talent of the site Logistics team.
Provide work direction and leadership to logistics personnel ensuring labor resources are utilized effectively.
Build relationship with onsite thirdparty operations provider and hold accountable for performance expectations.
Develop and implement effective cost management practices and cost improvement programs.
Foster an environment conducive to favorable employee relations.
Establish/maintain housekeeping standards in conformance to plant and government regulations.
Properly manage materials handling equipment including but not limited to lift truck fleet robotic cells palletizers and conveyance system.
Provide oversight to Spotting Lift Truck Maintenance and Security services to ensure each are delivering on site safety quality delivery and cost standards.
Scope
This position reports directly to the site Plant Manager. The position is responsible to ensure the safe and efficient operation of the logistics department including where Operations extend to overflow site usage. The incumbent must possess a good level of understanding of the functional areas and provides leadership in a team setting. The position will also lead logistics projects to drive warehouse efficiencies modifications or improvements. The person serves as a liaison for and provides oversight to the various thirdparty operators (Spotting Lift Truck Maintenance WH Operations Site Security).
Certificates/Security Clearances/Other
Human Resources
Promote a good employee relations climate through the effective and consistent implementation of plant guidelines and procedures that will result in employees considering their plant to be a fair and equitable place of employment.
Provide leadership to ensure the organization attracts and retains the best people and fosters an environment which motivates a diverse team to fully use its capabilities in achieving desired business results.
Engage in frank open and timely dialogue with deputies to provide them with: criteriabased assessments of their job performance and career growth potential; opportunities for development; and recognition to reinforce growth.
Ability to lead organizational change builds relationships and make good use of available resources. Ability to confront problems and handle conflict.
Ability to problem solve and set priorities generating new ideas and improved ways of working while maintaining effective control. Demonstrated capability associated with the One KC Behaviors.
Provide expectations and results feedback to 3rd Party Warehouse Operations provider to achieve department objectives and exceed plant external customer and corporate requirements.
Internal Controls
Ensure the effective development and application of internal control systems/procedures customer service policies and facility standard operating procedures in distribution.
Communication
Engage with Staff Distribution on performance to objectives network standards and programs and collaborative improvement opportunities.
Communicate fully with supervisors subordinates and others who have need to know. Be informative without being obtrusive or vexatious. Communicate in a way that is timely yet prompt; complete yet concise; candid yet accurate and clear yet responsive. Communicate efficiently and effectively with mill leadership.
Technical Knowledge and Skills
Corporate policies and procedures
Safety rules/regulations
Product/raw material knowledge
Continuous improvement mindset and focus
Mill policies/procedures
Internal control procedures
Process control systems
Problem solving
Tenacity
Personal sensitivity
Integrity
Technical/functional
Motivation
Flexibility
Decisiveness
Organizing
Oral Communication
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in a highspeed industrial manufacturing logistics or supply chain environment.
Experience with LEAN Manufacturing and problem solving.
Experience engaging with a thirdparty logistics provider.
Salary Range:USD
Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities
Qualifications/Education/Experience
Bachelors degree required with 10 years of experience in logistics or operations.
Experience in a leadership/supervisory position required.
Applies indepth advanced Logistics knowledge and skills integrating theories and principles into the context of the broader KC SupplyChain.
Provides Logistics expert advice coaching and counseling to peers and the broader Logistics organization in general.
Possesses strong understanding of a Mill Operation and the relationship and integration of Logistics within that Operation.
Demonstration of capability to facilitate projects/focus groups in a team environment while providing team leadership.
Dimensions
120 KimberlyClark and/or third party direct and indirect employees. Third party personnel accountability resides with third party but Logistics Manager is accountable for overall thirdparty performance. Direct reports include third party leaders and KC professionals.
Complexity
400000 square feet of warehouse roughly 700000 stacks/pallets/rolls handled multiple robotic cells/palletizers significant case conveyor system.
Principal Accountabilities
Safety
Consistently lead first with safety to demonstrate that it is embraced as an immovable value. Develop and maintain safety systems in accordance with KC standards and lead team to complete safety objectives and ensure a safe and productive work environment. Create and support an environment that removes barriers to success.
Develop and implement continuous improvement programs that ensure the safe handling of finished product continues to grow and progress.
Fully comply with corporate loss management policies as well as government safety and health regulations. Support Corporate Drug and Alcohol policy compliance with their team to deal with issues as they arise.
Quality
Ensure systems procedures and accountability is in place to achieve KC Global Quality Policy.
Contain all Hold product in a consistent and timely manner and maintain full control throughout the duration of the hold (including disposition).
Maintain housekeeping handling and scanning programs to protect the integrity of materials and finished product. This includes following KCSHARP objectives for finished product.
Ensure systems are in place to routinely check for health of the Containment Housekeeping and Handling processes.
Cost/Asset Management
Drive supply chain value capture programming within warehouse to yield transformational cost savings.
Manage distribution and materials handling costs (i.e. operating supplies maintenance labor gap closure savings etc..
Development of team objectives that support Plant and Staff Distribution objectives. Support mill initiatives on Safety Quality Delivery Cost and People.
Provide for the most costeffective storage retrieval and issuing of finished materials in the plant. Support efforts to drive improvements in material flow and storage density.
Leverage and optimize warehouse management system technology to maximize distribution efficiency.
Leverage and optimize robotic cell technology to maximize efficiency and case presentation.
Ensure that appropriate distribution assets and equipment are available and properly maintained.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full Time
