Director Of Distribution And Warehousing Assets

Job Summary:

The Director of Distribution and Warehousing Assets is responsible for leading a team that oversees our 8,000+ material handling equipment assets. The responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to, asset life cycle strategy development, project management, information management, and reporting. This position reports to the Vice President of Assets. This role offers a relocation package.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Participate and oversee bi-annual asset reviews with all operational sites where the performance of all assets and their total cost of ownership is reviewed.
• Will work with the VP-Assets to document and define our asset life cycle strategy and then be responsible for executing the strategy.
• Oversees and manages material handling equipment rental process, with the goal being to optimize our current procedures and reduce expenses.
• Responsible for maintaining and building relationships with manufacturers/dealers of material handling equipment.
• Oversee the team of employees and the process of relocating and transporting material handling equipment throughout the country.
• Ensures that all equipment arrives on site and is properly spec’d for all new business.
• Ultimately responsible for ensuring equipment is on-site and properly utilized by all operational sites.
• With the support of department leadership and the procurement team, negotiate and purchase all material handling equipment.
• Work with the analytics and reporting department to develop and maintain various weekly/monthly reports and dashboards that highlight trends, KPIs, and total cost of ownership.
• Oversee the out servicing and selling of all Material Handling Equipment.
• Work with the fleet systems and analytics team to ensure the accuracy of all asset information in our management system is accurate.
• Oversee the management of all material handling assets across all business lines (Distribution, Port Services, and Transportation)

Requirements:

• Advanced knowledge of Excel and other Microsoft Office applications
• At least 10 years of Customer Service, Asset Management, or other Management experience.
• Strong presentation skills with solid capabilities and practices (written and oral).
• Strong mathematical and analytical skills.
• Possess high-level business and financial acumen
• Proficient in relationship building with external and internal customers.
• Proven record of performance and trusted professional credibility
• Travel up to 25%
• Bachelor’s degree.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)