Director of Warehousing

Our client, located in the Beloit, Il area has an opening for a Director of Warehousing with strong 3PL experience.

• Direct the activities of the central warehousing and logistics responsibility ensuring all service, cost, quality, productivity and other KPI’s are achieved.
• Support development of Warehousing and Logistics strategy.
• Develop, maintain and manage effective 3PL relationships.
• Develop and lead cost savings initiatives and ensure spend is within budget.
• Lead or assist with supply chain projects and initiatives as required. Track project deliverables utilizing appropriate tools.
• Provide the business leadership in any ERP, WMS, TMS, or other supply chain systems initiatives from requirements gathering to successful implementation.
• Keep up to date with advances in supply chain management enabling technology.
• Internal Collaborations:
  All levels of company leadership including Marketing, Sales, Distribution, Purchasing, Finance, Logistics, Manufacturing, Regulatory Quality Assurance and RD&A.

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution in a field such as Supply Chain or Business is required. Graduate degree is preferred.
• 7+ years of senior management experience preferably in a manufacturing environment, in a food & beverage company.
• Demonstrated people leadership. This leader Manages four direct reports and their teams.
• Experience managing internal 3PL warehouse operations.
• Excellent understanding of MRP systems and SAP and their use in scheduling.
• Strong knowledge of Food production supply chain principles as it relates to GMP, FDA, and Department of Agriculture regulations.
• Superior technical and business writing skills.
• Demonstrated team-oriented leadership, decision-making, problem solving, organizational, and systems-related skills.
• Approximately 25%-35% travel required.