Menlo Worldwide

Position:

Operations Manager

Job Responsibilities:

This position is responsible for all warehousing and logistics activities at the location. Manages and directs all operations within facility and is held accountable for its performance.

Primary Responsibilities:
  • Defines requirements for operation and ensures the implementation of new strategies and initiatives to effectively meet or exceed requirements and customer expectations.
  • Ensures safe work environment for all employees
  • Administers and communicates company policies
  • Coaches and develops staff and otherwise carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws
  • Manages quality system and continuous process improvement within the facility
  • Responsible for exceeding customer metrics (cost, quality, and responsiveness)
  • Coach Lean warehousing system
  • Regularly reviews performance expectations with leadership team -providing expectations, performance planning, feedback, training & development and performance discussions.
Position-specific Responsibilities:

This position will be responsible for managing a 411K square foot operation in the Memphis area. This position will cover 2nd-shift and will have 1-5 direct reports. This operation will cover 5 days per week (Monday - Friday) but can flex to 7 days per week if business dictates, i.e.,  peak seasons, quarter end for the customer.

Qualifications Summary:

This Position requires 3-5 years managerial experience (Education may substitute for years of experience) providing overall direction, implementation, and continuous improvement of logistics solutions in all phases of warehousing and distribution.
Education : Degree in Logistics or related field preferred.

Skills:
  • Work with Logistics Manager to define requirements for operations and ensure that the implementation of new strategies and initiatives to effectively meet or exceed these requirements as well as customer expectations.
  • Computer Skills
  • Business Management
  • Lean Operational Practices
  • HR Technical Skills
  • HR Business Integration
  • Project management
  • Warehouse Knowledge
  • Supply Chain Industry Knowledge
  • Safety
  • Security
  • Strategic Planning
  • Adaptability
  • Developing Others
  • Initiating Action
  • Communication
  • Coaching
  • Customer Focus
  • Continuous Learning
  • Delegating Responsibility
  • Inspiring Others
  • Work Standards
  • Stress Tolerance
  • Leading through Vision and Values
  • Decision Making
  • Building Trust
  • Building a Successful Team
Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands or finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment:

The duties of this job are performed in both an office environment and a warehouse environment, thereby experiencing some minor to moderate level of noise due to office equipment and warehouse equipment. May require extended hours in order to meet customer’s needs. Travel may be required to customer locations
Date Posted: 12 September 2008
Location: Memphis, TN
Position Status: Exempt

Contact: britt.mary@menloworldwide.com
Job ID: ML-0123
Menlo Worldwide conducts pre-employment
drug screen and background checks.
EOE