Distribution Assistant Manager

Job Description

Reporting:

Reports directly to Operations Manager

Scope of Position: Supervises and coordinates activities of workers concerned with

**** providing work orders & inventory records for distribution accounts.

Responsibilities:

Health and Safety, Security:
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Maintains a clean, neat and orderly work warehouse/operation. Assists in maintaining warehouse/operation security as per Expeditors’ requirements. Conducts operations in a manner that promotes safety and in accordance with OSHA and other appropriate standards. Must plan and construct a used maintained workplace environment to protect any person from danger. The distribution assistant manager is responsible to make sure the warehouse/department leads without exceptions meet the following tasks

Daily Huddles at the start of the shift – All meetings need to be documented and signed by the participating employees.

Warehouse appearance – Lead must constantly walk the facility and report any possible hazards on the building.

Forklift Checklist: Lead is responsible to make sure all Forklifts are inspected daily at the beginning of their shift, if any hazards the unit must be tagged and reported for service.

Dispatched SOP Lead is responsible to understand and enforce at all time the ““Shipping Receiving Dispatching SOP – REV 1.0”

Dress Code :
Lead is responsible to ensure that everyone on the warehouse follows company policy. All employees need to use steel toe shoes and have a vest while working on the warehouse.

Incident Reporting – All hazard or security Incidents must be reported trough the Expeditors Health and Safety web portal. All reports must be submitted the same day the incident occurred.

** _ Employee Development_**

Properly on-boards new hires and ensures team members have clear expectations. Provides frequent feedback that is timely, accurate, and honest. Conducts regular one-one-ones and an annual review for employees. Has development plans in place for employees that addresses competency gaps and/or prepares employees for growth. Ensures employees complete 52 hours of relevant training yearly and that required training is completed timely.

Fosters a climate of compliance within the team, including to company culture, internal policies and government regulations. Promotes employee engagement and team vision, commitment and trust. Develops a #2.

** _ _Operations:__**

Availability needed 24/7, Assistant Manager needs to be able to respond for any critical situation, emergency or safety related incident for the Distribution Center

Able to communicate on English and Spanish.

Assistant manager is responsible to make sure all Inbound and Outbound activities are processed efficiently and meeting Customer SLAs and commitments. Adjustments on the process to be adjusted and implemented as needed to ensure Compliance with all Rules and Regulations and to ensure Customer Satisfaction

Basic knowledge of the FTZ environment maintaining a close communication with the FTZ and Brokerage teams

Assigns duties and examines work for exactness, neatness, and conformance to policies and procedures

Strong Inventory experience and familiarization of all Inventory procedures. Distribution Supervisor need to be able to maintain a healthy Inventory based on consistency on cycle counts.

Able to research and identify liability for any claims for damages submitted by our Customers. Periodically audit and verification of processed, modify as needed to ensure all processes are compliance with Customs and with Customer requirements

Availability to support other locations and work under stressful situations, transitions and implementations of system and procedures.

** _ Financial Excellence_**

Has a command of the P&L resulting in meeting revenue growth expectations and control of expenses. This includes monitoring department financial performance (revenue to expense, expense per shipment, etc.), analyzing customer profitability and controlling expenses. Reviews accounts receivable to manage cash flow and to ensure customers are paying within terms. Analyzes…