Vice President Of Distribution Center Operations

Acara Solutions is looking for a VP of Distribution Center Operations in Dallas, TX

The Vice President of Distribution Operations will lead multi-site, multi-state distribution center operations and provide world class service at competitive costs to the company's customer base. Key goals will be to assess current team and generate development opportunities to grow as a team. Drive initiatives across six pillars of DC performance – safety, service, productivity, cost to serve, inventory integrity and logistics. Develop and implement strategy for future go to market model while acting with a sense of urgency and customer service focus.

Job Duties:

Supports the 4 divisions (Plumbing, HVAC, Waterworks, Bath & Kitchen)

• Develop strategy for emerging go to market initiatives (example, Plumbing R&R).
• Operate with a sense of urgency with strong customer service focus.
• Assess current team to identify opportunities to grow the skillset of the existing team.
• Lead 7-10 distribution centers across the sunbelt states, with ability to assess and improve operations.
• Assess operations for opportunities to improve productivity and lower costs.
• Ensure security of inventory and DC sites.
• Build and support strong safety culture.

TASKS:

• Analyze information about supplier performance or procurement program success.
• Confer with distribution planners to forecast demand and create supply plans that ensure availability of products, i.e., right products, right places, right times, right costs.
• Implement new or improved distribution processes to improve efficiency or performance.
• Document physical distribution processes, such as workflows, cycle times, position responsibilities, or system flows.
• Deploy performance metrics (KPI's) for measurement, comparison, and evaluation of distribution performance.
• Work with stakeholders to ensure inventory integrity through receiving, warehousing, and shipping that supports organizational goals.
• Analyze inventories to determine how to increase inventory turns, reduce DOH, improve in-stock rates, reduce waste, and optimize customer service.
• Participate in the coordination of distribution center changes, product line extensions, or new product launches to ensure orderly and timely transitions in material or production flow.
• Determine appropriate equipment and staffing levels run operations in lean environment.
• Monitor suppliers' activities to assess performance in meeting quality or delivery requirements.
• Evaluate and select information or other technology solutions to improve tracking and reporting of materials or products distribution, storage, or inventory.
• Prepare distribution models to help facilitate discussions with customers.
• Monitor forecasts and quotas to identify changes and predict effects on distribution activities.
• Oversee budget for assigned operations.
• Develop procedures for coordination of distribution management with other functional areas, such as sales, marketing, finance, merchandising, and transformation.
• Review or update distribution practices in accordance with new or changing environmental policies, standards, regulations, or laws.
• Design and implement distribution processes that support business strategies adapted to changing market conditions, new business opportunities, or cost reduction strategies.
• Design and implement warehousing activities that produce improved productivity and lower costs.

Required Skills / Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering
• MBA, with concentration in supply chain / operations
• Six Sigma / Lean in Distribution environment