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- This position is located in Lafayette, IN and does not provide relocation
- The hours of this role are typically Monday - Friday, 1st shift, however Distribution Managers may be required to work overtime depending on the needs of the facility.
- Making workflow decisions under the direction of management. Improving service levels and costs for distribution center operations.
- Supervising and motivating distribution center employees through effective coaching and training, clear communication of job expectations, and positive reinforcement of exemplary performance; maintaining a positive distribution center working environment.
- Implementing productivity, quality, and service standards. Resolving problems and identifying areas for improvements. Contributing performance data to strategic plans and reviews.
- Ensuring all equipment receives preventative maintenance and repairs, as necessary.
- Adhering to requirements and procedures for safety regulations.
- Operational Functions: Knowledge of major functional processes and associated operating requirements; ability to apply this knowledge appropriately to diverse situations. Assesses situations based on awareness of the goals and operating issues of own department.
- Coaching Others: Knowledge of coaching and mentoring concepts and methods; ability to encourage, motivate, and guide individuals in learning and improving effectiveness. Observes skill practice; offers constructive feedback.
- Customer Service Management: Knowledge of customer service priorities and ability to utilize tools and techniques for maintaining an environment where all understand, and are committed to providing excellent service to internal and external customers. Identifies key characteristics of effective customer service.
- Leadership: Knowledge of leadership practices and processes; ability to use strategies and skills to enlist others in setting, embracing and achieving objectives while having a long-term perspective of the future state of things and how to get there. Demonstrates leadership qualities: intelligence, dominance, persistence, integrity, confidence.
- Distribution Center Management: Knowledge of distribution processes, issues and considerations; ability to effectively manage the receipt, storage, and distribution of inventory to stores and/or customers. Helps minimize bottlenecks and delays and the resulting impact on operating costs.
- Bachelor's Degree
DISTRIBUTION MANAGER - Lafayette, United States - VetJobs
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Career Area:
Supply Chain and Logistics
Job Description:
Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.
When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do - but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here - we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.
The Product Support and Logistics Division (PSLD) is one of the most innovative divisions within Caterpillar. In PSLD, as within all of Caterpillar, our priority is our customers and helping them build a better world. We touch nearly every element of the services value stream from procurement to design and manufacturing to distribution. PSLD is responsible for Aftermarket Parts Distribution of Cat Parts, Integrated Logistics, segment Procurement and the design and manufacture of Wear Components (Undercarriage and GET) and Maintenance Components (Seals, Tubes & Hardware, Hose & Couplings, Fluids and Filters).
Job Summary
The Distribution Manager provides guidance and supervision to ensure the accomplishment of distribution center goals, including those related to budget and cost structure.
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