Operations Manager - Oakley

This position requires candidates to be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future employment sponsorship.

About the role

At Batory Foods, we encourage our team to Bring YOU, Every Day because true success starts with the ability to be yourself and letting your unique talents shine. Since 1979, the heart of our success has been our people. The Friedman family established a legacy of generosity, warmth, and respect. And with core values like Invest in Relationships and Be Relentless About Improvement, each member of our team consistently strives for excellence to uphold that legacy—whether it’s related to the employee experience, our processes, or the customer journey.

Responsibilities

• Develops and directs the operations of the Distribution Center to ensure that customer and vendor requirements are achieved in accordance with company policies and food safety and quality requirements along with BRC standards.
• Oversees the facilitation and coordination of Inventory Control, Quality control, Logistics, & Safety within the facility; serves as a leader that can deliver significant process improvements and productivity improvements.
• Strong leadership, administrative, organizational, managerial, and communication skills.
• Develops and delivers the Distribution Center goals and manages the development and delivery of operational policies, programs, and systems including but not limited to Quality, Safety, and food safety regulatory bodies within functional areas.
• Develops and directs the orientation, evaluation, and development of staff.
• Manages inventory levels, manages expenses, minimizes loss, and maximizes revenues.
• Prepares various data statistics to report on metrics and KPIs.
• Develops and directs process improvement and productivity improvement within the facility.
• Strong analytical ability to gather and interpret information and develop, recommend, and implement solutions.
• Establishes methods and procedures for departmental work activities, identifies and resolves operational problems, and communicates expertise and approvals concerning distribution center facility activities.
• Monitors, assesses, manages, and makes recommendations to key productivity indicators including but not limited to financial, productivity, compliance, and service and distribution center goals in order to reduce and control costs.
• Establishes sound process improvement initiatives that drive year-over-year improvement.
• Effectively leads and directs the work of the Distribution Center Facility staff.
• Completes other duties assigned by Facility Manager.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Logistics, Supply Chain, or related field required; Master’s preferred.
• 10+ years of experience working in a warehouse environment with at least 6 years in a supervisory role.
• Advanced MS Office skills required; prior experience with Tableau, Visio, MS Project software applications preferred.
• Experience with Data Collection, Metrics, and KPIs.
• Previous experience with a WMS required; prior experience with YMS, Billing, Labor, etc. preferred.
• Experience in Process Improvement projects; Six Sigma Black Belt Certification preferred.
• Ability to work independently required; experience in high-performance teams preferred.
• Experience in the Food and Beverage industry required.

Benefits

• 14 paid holidays with an end-of-year holiday refresh break.
• Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance.
• 401K and Profit-Sharing program.
• Tuition reimbursement program.
• Be Positively Excellent well-being program.
• Term Life Insurance Plan.
• Standard Disability Plan.