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    Management - Director of Operations - Portland, United States - Harvest Sherwood Food Distributors

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    We encourage you to bring your talent and effort to Harvest Sherwood and contribute to our shared success, while having fun, serving our customers, and strengthening the local communities in which we operate.

    As the largest independent wholesale food distributor in the U.S., with 15 distribution centers from coast-to-coast, Harvest Sherwood is an essential business.

    We buy, sell and deliver fresh, high quality protein products and other foods to over 6,000 retail and foodservice customers.

    Job Purpose


    The Director of Operations will partner with the Regional Director of Operations to create, develop and implement policies and procedures for the Warehouse and Transportation departments.

    This individual is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations that impact operations of each of the branches and company as a whole.

    The Director of Operations will execute the strategies and processes to enhance operations of the company in addition to supporting each branch on their operations.

    Results will be achieved by continuous process improvement, measuring key performance indicators and developing a strong understanding of internal systems, developing associates, resolving issues swiftly, and allocating resources as needed to drive results and meet changing priorities.

    Key Responsibilities

    The Director of Operations will be assigned duties, based on organizational needs and priorities.
    Lead the operations teams to constantly strive on improving the quality and efficiency of existing operations by implementing new systems and/or improving upon existing procedures, end goal being a safe, high quality, cost-efficient operation; key areas of focus are inventory, purchasing, fleet management, labor management, safety, and driving creation and implementation of SOP's
    Lead operational management teams to achieve develop and/or improve operational processes
    Lead process improvement for each area of operations through communication around departments
    Work closely with the Warehouse and Transportation staff to form policies and procedures and execute them
    Demonstrate experience and working knowledge of the systems and drive improvement and ensure team management is align in those goals
    Evaluate new opportunities and develop (with the team) robust operational solutions
    Manage and improve corporate operational relationships, for achieving lowest cost with improved service methods
    Manage new business implementation with strong project management process on a timely basis
    Maintain and improve strong client resolutions
    Working with the Regional Director of Operations to assist the operations management team in setting policies, procedures, and systems and following through with implementation, consistently advising of progress
    Develop and implement warehouse and logistics operational systems and procedures to provide required information for all operational activities
    Organizational development including the hiring, development, management and leading of staff including warehouse, delivery & installation, load crew and maintenance
    Budget and capital expenditure forecasting
    Assist colleagues as needed
    Address issues regarding inventory and pricing
    Attend staff and other scheduled business meetings
    Perform other tasks and special projects as needed
    Qualifications and Experience

    To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function assigned satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
    At least 5 years of management experience within food distribution and service-oriented environment
    Experience managing, leading and training employees within a warehouse/logistics operation with at least 80 employees
    Experience successfully managing an operational budget
    Strong knowledge of OSHA & Safety Regulations
    Must have excellent communication skills to effectively deal with different functional managers
    Excellent prioritizing and organizational skills, and good decision-making skills
    Ability to communicate and present data to varying levels of the organization
    Harvest-Sherwood is committed to offering competitive benefits to our employees and their dependents, including paid vacation, health insurances, and a 401K plan

    We are an equal employment opportunity employer.

    All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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