Director, Distribution & Operations Jobs

Director, Distribution & Operations

Salina, Kansas

Description

(Overview)

Schwan’s Company, a U.S. affiliate of the global lifestyle company, CJ CheilJedang Corporation, is a leading U.S. manufacturer and marketer of quality foods offered through retail-grocery and food-service channels. Our many popular brands include Red Baron®, Tony’s®, Big Daddy’s®, Villa Prima™ and Freschetta® pizza; Mrs. Smith’s® and Edwards® desserts; and Pagoda® and Bibigo Asian-style snacks. Schwan’s is a place for people with an appetite for more. To learn about joining a team where you can belong, contribute, and thrive, visit

Come be part of one of the biggest manufacturing expansion projects underway in the United States! We are building brand new, highly automated manufacturing facilities unlike any other in our industry.

The Director, Distribution & Operations is responsible for the execution of a multi-million dollar cold-storage distribution center expansion in Salina, Kansas. You will also lead ongoing productivity and continuous improvement initiatives within the supply chain network. Position serves as liaison between manufacturing operations and leadership to ensure successful transfer of product from production to the new distribution center.

Responsibilities

• Creates baseline performance standards for future-state facility operations.
• Provide network optimization project management for the supply chain network.
• Provides leadership, direction and accountability for expansion activities, and campus impacts of distribution center project through 2025, to ensure successful and on-budget completion.
• Main distribution and operational point of contact for internal cross-functional expansion teams such as Engineering, Manufacturing, EHS, Compliance, HR etc. Liaison across functions to bring visibility to current operations and roadblocks to help influence decision making.
• Manufacturing liaison for product movement from campus manufacturing sites, into distribution center.
• Manage partnerships of 3rd party engineering, equipment and capital vendors
• Partner closely with distribution and manufacturing leadership exercising business process management techniques.
• Provides leadership and direction to implement standardization and continuous improvement projects across the supply chain; ensuring consistent best practices are in place ultimately driving excellence in execution for customer service and costs.

What We Need From You

Education: Bachelor’s degree required

Years of Related Experience: 8+ years related experience; experience working in cold storage and/or distribution facilities, manufacturing operations or engineering preferred

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Valid Driver's License required; travel required
• Understanding of supply chain operations and network optimization preferred
• Proven project management skills and experience handling multiple projects and assignments, experience leading expansion and/or greenfield projects
• Must be able to prioritize and meet deadlines
• Must be an effective coach and mentor
• Strong communication (both written and verbal), analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Experience in leading distribution centers and operations as well as understanding and/or experience in manufacturing
• Experience in engineering or construction management preferred
• Strong negotiation and influential skills
• Proven ability to successfully work cross functionally and leverage organizational resources
• Intermediate skills in Microsoft Office Suite
• Comprehensive financial acumen and P&L management
• Strong time management and organizational skills

The employing subsidiaries of Schwan’s Company are Equal Employment Opportunity Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, age, race, color, religion, gender, vet status, national origin or other protected class.

Job Type: Full-time Business Unit: Req #: 23-3349