General Manager Jobs

Family Dollar Distribution Center in Ashley, Indiana is looking to add a strong leader to our management team that is results-driven and a people-focused leader.  We are a fast-paced, high volume, full case operation in a large fully automated retail distribution warehouse.

The General Manager (GM) at Dollar Tree has overall responsibility for the effective operation of the Distribution Center (DC) including, organizational development, productivity improvements, attainment of financial goals, direct management of staff and departmental functions and compliance with all related local and federal laws. They also ensure that high standards of safety, quality, and customer service are met in the process of delivering merchandise to the stores.

Key Responsibilities/Job Duties:

• Share and provide appropriate information and anticipates information needs of all distribution associates
• Monitor results of quality, accuracy, safety and housekeeping evaluations to ensure adherence to company standards
• Direct and take overall responsibility for short and long term planning, budgetary and expense control, and implementation of operational policies, programs and systems
• Monitor, evaluate, assess, manage, develop, and revise key productivity indicators in order to control costs
• Ensure stores are supplied with ordered merchandise in a safe, timely and efficient manner
• Establish productivity and quality goals and ensures that these goals are met
• Assist Regional Director of Distribution Center Operations with special projects and identification of operational best practices
• When necessary, ensure disciplinary actions or discharge measures are taken
• Maintain accountability for staff hiring, orientation, training, performance evaluations, pay increases and associate development
• Oversee and monitor facility maintenance; ensure buildings, grounds, and equipment are functional and properly maintained  
• Develop solutions to problems of highly unusual complexity
• Exercise considerable judgment in determining objectives and approaches to the successful operations of the distribution center.

 

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications: 

 

• Requires rapid and thorough independent decision making and creative problem solving skills, good judgment as well as the ability to accept personal and departmental accountability for areas of responsibility
• Strong leadership, administrative, organizational, managerial and communication skills, both written and verbal
• PC Skills including experience with warehouse management systems, such as AS400; strong MS Office Suite knowledge to include: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Outlook; familiarity with the Internet and Internet
• Strong knowledge of distribution center practices and procedures
• Strong analytical ability to gather and interpret information and develop, recommend, and implement solutions
• Ability to assess, manage, train, mentor, and develop talent
• Eight (8) years of distribution center management and operations experience, or equivalent
• Strong business acumen
• High school diploma or equivalent required; Bachelor’s degree in business administration or logistics preferred

Auto Req ID

517888BR

Zip/Postal Code:

46705

Division

Distribution

Process Level/Store #

DC209 ASHLEY IN (MGMT)

Job Code

209GM FD GENERAL MANAGER DISTRIBUTIO