Distribution Operations Manager

Job Summary:

Inbound responsibilities include the areas of Receiving, Replenishment, Put-away and Split Case Stocking. Outbound responsibilities include the areas of Shipping, Full and Split Case Picking, RX and Specialty Picking.

Job Responsibilities:

• Executes and supports strategic plans as directed by the Manager of Operations and General Manager.
• Provides strategic goals and direction to Function Managers. Works effectively with all levels and shifts of management to ensure DC pyramid goals are met.
• Develops reviews and recommends methods of operational improvement involving equipment, systems, corrections, activities and practices within function areas within their responsibility. Emphasizes safety in all aspects of the operation through direction and review.
• Manages volume and work through supervision of employee movement to meet all service, cost and quality requirements providing service to stores or consumer. Ensures organizational structure by input on hiring and placement, scheduling, work assignments and delegation.
• Effectively mentors and develops Function Managers and employees through training, establishes objectives and communicates policies and procedures while building employee morale, motivation, commitment.
• Recommends implements and audits Company policies and procedures designed to identify and minimize inventory loss.
• Measures performance compliance and requirements and directs appropriate actions by function managers to maintain performance at or above required levels.
• Prepares, recommends and maintains budget and purchase responsibilities for areas of responsibility, while measuring and adjusting based on performance.
• Plans, recommends, directs and reviews function areas’ payroll, expense and operational budget.
• Ensures compliance with all national, state and local laws and regulations, such as OSHA, DEA, and FDA.
• Ensures fairness and consistency through application of policies and procedures. Maintains appropriate and required records for function areas under his/her responsibility.

About Walgreens
Founded in 1901, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) proudly serves more than 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including roughly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for pharmacy, retail and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities.

External Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and at least 2 years of experience in a distribution, warehousing or logistics environment OR a High School Diploma/GED and at least 4 years of experience in a distribution, warehousing or logistics environment.
• At least 2 years of experience with distribution product flow.
• Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Excel (for example: using SUM function, setting borders, setting column width, inserting charts, using text wrap, sorting, setting headers and footers and/or print scaling).
• Basic skill level in Microsoft PowerPoint (for example: inserting, rearranging, hiding and deleting slides, navigating between slides, increasing list level, adding, centering and editing text, changing views, inserting a table or a note, moving objects, printing outline view and/or running a slide show).
• Basic level skill in Microsoft Word (for example:  opening a document, cutting, pasting and aligning text, selecting font type and size, changing margins and column width, sorting, inserting bullets, pictures and dates, using find and replace, undo, spell check, track changes, review pane and/or print functions).
• At least 1 year of direct leadership, indirect leadership and/or cross-functional team leadership. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with outbound responsibilities, including Shipping, Full and Split Case picking, Pharmacy and Specialty picking.
• Experience with inbound responsibilities, including replenishment, put-away and split case stocking.
• Group facilitation experience with Performance Improvement Teams.
• At least 2 years of experience with cutting-edge material handling equipment.
• At least 2 years Lean experience in a manufacturing or logistics environment.
• Experience with Statistical Process Control including data analysis, charting, and control methodology.

We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Job Function

Supply Chain/Distribution

Common Location

28727 OREGON RD,PERRYSBURG,OH,43551-04602-00011-W

Pay Type

Salaried

Start Rate

90000

Employment Type

Full-time

Maximum Rate

$157,500.00