Distribution Center Director

Distribution Center Senior Director

For more than 70 years, TBC Corporation has been a leader in the mobility industry and one of North America's largest marketers and distributors of automotive replacement tires through wholesale operations. Additionally, TBC responds to the needs of consumers in search of total car care at nearly 470 franchised tire and automotive service centers under the award-winning Big O Tires® brand.

TBC is headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. With $5 billion in revenue and more than 3,000 employees in the U.S. and Mexico, TBC markets on a wholesale basis to regional tire chains and distributors serving independent tire dealers and with proprietary brands of tires specializing in passenger, commercial, farm and specialty tires. In 2005, TBC Corp. was purchased by Sumitomo Corporation of America (SCOA).

SCOA is the largest subsidiary of Sumitomo Corporation, one of Japan's major integrated trading and investment business enterprises. In 2018, Michelin, the largest tire manufacturer in Europe, invested in the company which is now a 50:50, privately held joint venture between Sumitomo and Michelin.

Our values are the foundation of our work, how we interact with each other, and the strategies we employ to fulfill our purpose. These are the practices we use every day – in everything we do:
Integrity
- We act honestly because nothing is more important than our reputation. Teamwork
- We are better together. People-Focused
- We put people first – our Associates, customers, franchisees, and partners – and cultivate a respectful, collaborative, and inclusive culture, top to bottom, inside and out. Accountability
- We own our actions and decisions; we do what we say we are going to do. Leave Everything Better
- We innovate to improve everything we touch, and we take actions now to protect the future.

Oversees a Regional Distribution Center with total operational scope:
Annual Unit Volume: 750k+ Average Inventory Units: 100K+ Annual Sales Volume: $60M+ FTE Headcount: 20+ Annual Margin Dollar: $7.5M+ Average Routes Per Day: 22+ Shift Per Day: 1 – 3

Additional Responsibilities

• Oversee all elements of distribution center operations, including shipping, receiving, inventory control, and route management.
• Ensure the timely and accurate completion of all picking, receiving, put away, load/ship of all orders, product returns.
• Ensure Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are consistently applied to achieve operational performance indicators.
• Responsible for the protection of company assets which includes inventory, equipment, and facility.
• Maintains the facility, equipment, and vehicles and will resolve any issues which may interfere with the safe, efficient, and fiscally responsible operation of the Distribution Center.
• Manage labor, delivery, and other variable costs within the Distribution Center to align with annual business plans.
• Drive team member accountability and performance ensuring company policies are administered appropriately.
• Drive company safety initiatives to ensure safe and on time delivery of products to customers inclusive of specific safety performance requirements (TRIR-Total Reportable Incidence Rate) and Preventable Accident rates.
• Collaborate with Wholesale and Franchise sales teams to meet established service level agreements and identify opportunities for improved customer service.
• Drive initiatives that foster an Employer of Choice environment and employee experience.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve operational goals for site.
• Ensure compliance with the company and regulatory training to ensure that staff is equipped to perform assigned duties.
• Partners with Human Resources to lead the execution of employment cycle activities for team members within site, including hiring, training, performance management and succession.
• Observe operations with a critical eye, bringing forth ideas for continuous improvement updates or redesigns of Standard Operating Procedures to improve efficiency, cost, or customer satisfaction.
• Lead implementation of building initiatives related to technology, cost containment, inventory management, safety,…