Regional Logistics Manager

Why Choose Us

Novolex is a leading manufacturer of food beverage and specialty packaging that supports multiple industries including foodservice restaurant delivery and carryout food processing grocery and retail and industrial sectors. Novolex manufacturing and sourcing expertise spans a diverse range of substrates including resin paper molded fiber aluminum and more. We provide customers a broad array of stock and customized solutions with 120 product categories 250 brands and over 39000 SKUs.

Our Sustainability Commitment

The Novolex sustainability vision is built upon three pillars: our products our operations and our people. Each is critically important to our growth and future as a business. These pillars form the foundation of our company-wide commitment to sustainability helping us achieve our ambitious goals through our wide-ranging initiatives.

The Regional Logistics Manager will oversee the operations of 2-3 warehouse / distribution facilities. They will develop strategic initiatives for the region that align to the overall logistics vision. They will be accountable for the operation of the facilities including its financial results customer delivery safety quality equipment inventory labor and productivity. They must drive results within their facilities through staff development cost savings and effective leadership while exceeding customer requirements.

Essential duties include:

Leadership lead a team of talented warehouse professionals in the successful accomplishment of regional logistics & business performance goals

Safety build a best-in-class safety culture through employee engagement & commitment; communications; standard procedures; training & trust

Operations improve tactical execution of daily business plan to meet cost & service requirements measured through standard key performance indicators

People Development create a culture of skills development organizational alignment & employee participation

Responsibilities:

Drives warehouse productivity & process improvements to achieve cost savings

Budget & forecast ownership for region

Accountable for regional achievement of KPI Results

Develops strategies to mitigate impact of volume surges & capacity constraints

Implements network optimization and product deployment plans

Project ownership develop & drive key network-wide initiatives

Sales team & customer; collaboration and engagement

Supply Chain cross-functional collaboration

Develops leadership team at each regional facility

Provides guidance and input in the development of policies guidelines and procedures to ensure quality and cost control

Works with site Operations Manager to review and manage site financials provide monthly cost forecasts understand site variances inform stake holders of site financial performance

Ensures safety in the workspace by conducting safety audits & safety observations documents and addresses root cause of incidents and near misses encourages a safety orientated culture throughout the facility

Lead Tier 2 meetings ensuring standard work is followed and all issues and problems are resolved or routed appropriately

Understands the cost drivers at the sites and works to minimize and reduce costs without sacrificing quality or customer deliveries

Point of escalation for any problems issues or adjustments as required to complete the operations plan and ensure on time customer shipments

Monitors site KPIs and works with team to resolve any shortfalls and create corrective actions

Liaison to senior leadership manufacturing facility & corporate support staff

Qualifications

BA/BS Degree preferred in logistics or related field

7-10 years of management experience in Distribution/Warehouse Logistics; Multi-site management a plus

Proven success in improving Warehouse performance

Strong leadership and interpersonal skills

Experience with Warehouse Management Systems (WMS); JDA (Red Prairie) a plus

Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP); SAP a plus

Self-Directed & demonstrates the ability to proactively identify and resolve discrepancies or potential issues

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Detail orientated with high analytical ability

Demonstrated financial acumen

Excellent problem identification & follow through to issue resolution

Strong organizational skills with the ability to multi-task and prioritize

Demonstrates the ability to work well with a variety of individuals

Demonstrates an understanding of automated distribution

What Youll Get From Us

Benefits

With safety as our top priority and a commitment to employee well-being an important focus we offer comprehensive and competitive benefits that include medical dental and vision insurance as well as a variety of other well-being resources focused on mental physical and financial health. Specific benefits and well-being programs may vary depending on where you work.

Community Engagement

At Novolex giving back to the local communities that support us is important. Our Focused Giving Program prioritizes support for organizations whose missions promote sustainability initiatives or address food and hunger needs. We also encourage facility level support of activities in the communities where our employees live and work.

Training and Development

We offer constant opportunities for advancement. From skills development to advanced education programs training and development programs and courses are available through MyLearning. Programs include company and industry training curricula support for formal education through the Tuition Reimbursement Program and a Learning Management System that supports and enhances employee skills at all levels of the organization.

A reasonable estimate of the current range is $160000-$170000 bonus benefits. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range individual pay is determined by job-related skills experience and relevant education or training. At Novolex it is not typical for an individual to be hired at the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.

The benefits for this role include 401(k) plan with company match comprehensive medical dental and vision insurance flexible spending and health savings accounts paid vacation and sick days paid parental leave paid holidays and wellness program.

Novolex is committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices including but not limited to selection hiring promotion transfer and compensation to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age race color national origin sex pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity religion handicap or disability genetics citizenship status service member or veteran status or any other category protected by federal state or local law. Any individual who because of his or her disability needs an accommodation in connection with an aspect of the Companys application process should contact.

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