Regional Distribution Center Manager

At ADS, no idea is off limits, and we celebrate creativity and bold moves.  For more than 50 years ADS has been manufacturing a variety of innovative and environmentally friendly alternatives to traditional materials.  Headquartered in Hilliard, Ohio, we are a multi-billion dollar stormwater management company, manufacturing pipe and ancillary products. What does that mean? When it storms, we capture rain with our drain basins, convey it with pipe, store it using chambers and finally treat it with our water quality products, before safely returning water back to the environment. We handle, what we call, the entire lifecycle of a raindrop. Our products help prevent flooding, which increases quality of life for people living in large cities, suburbs, and rural towns. We also believe in creating a circular economy and are the largest plastic recycling company in North America. We use plastic shampoo and detergent bottles to create pipe, diverting over 500 million pounds of plastic from landfills every year. ADS operates a global network of over 60 manufacturing plants and 30 distribution centers. 

We have amazing stories to tell, and we need your help getting our story out there. To learn more about ADS, please visit our website at www.adspipe.com.

The successful candidate must bring high level of ethical, intellectual, professional, and personal values that complement the team.

• Strategic Mindset – anticipates future trends and implications accurately
• Decision Quality – relies on a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment when making decisions
• Customer Focus – identifies opportunities that benefit the business
• Business Insight – keeps up with current and possible future policies, practices, and trends in the organization, function, and in the marketplace
• Plans and Aligns – breaks down objectives into appropriate initiatives and actions
• Optimizes Work Processes – seeks ways to improve processes, from small tweaks to complete reengineering
• Ensures Accountability – establishes clear responsibilities and processes for monitoring work and measuring results
• Collaborates – works cooperatively with others across the organization to achieve shared objectives
• Develops Talent – develops others through coaching, feedback, exposure, and stretch assignments
• Builds Effective Teams – forms teams with appropriate and diverse mix of styles, perspectives, and experience
• Drives Vision and Purpose – talks about future possibilities in a positive way
• Courage – faces difficult issues and supports others who do the same

Summary:

The Regional DC Manager is responsible for providing regional leadership and oversight within assigned region in all operational aspects including safety, staffing, and service. Through multiple DC Manager direct reports and additional Yard staff, the incumbent is responsible for the regional safety and operational strategy that ensure customer expectations are met or exceeded. The incumbent will have strong partnerships cross functionally with Safety, HR, Manufacturing, Quality, Continuous Improvement, Sales, etc. This position requires the ability to travel within an assigned region and other business meetings, estimated 75% travel requirement.

Primary Job Responsibilities:

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

Safety:

• Drives a safety-first mindset and culture by providing direction, training, and accountability.
• Routinely audits and advises on location safety practices for onsite/on road job duties.
• Creatively implements safety enhancements through process optimization.
• Incorporates safety improvements / investments into transportation activities.
• Recommends capital improvement and manages maintenance service levels to ensure equipment is operating safely and downtime is minimized.
• Partners with local management on root cause analysis of any incidents and institutes appropriate corrective measures across region / network.

Staffing:

• Continuously manages talent and human performance to meet the current and future needs of the business.
• Regularly reviews demand/forecast plans to adjust headcount/labor, implementing intervention strategies and cost controls as needed.
• Creates regional labor plans, maintain appropriate staffing levels of drivers to meet customer commitments balanced with costs.
• Develops strategy to leverage 3PL partners to assist with seasonality and peak spikes in volume.
• Identifies and builds bench strength through succession planning and personal development initiatives.        

Service:

• Advocates for internal / external customer satisfaction and works with stakeholders to achieve business commitments.
• Regularly improves / standardizes processes and programs to adapt to changing business demands.
• Conducts change management to maximize performance factors such as payload and routing efficiencies to drive cost out of the network.
• Implements continuous improvements for delivery performance, positively impacting OTIFNE (On Time In Full No Errors), Past Dues, RMAs, and other Freight related KPIs.
• Forms partnerships internally / externally as needed to support cross functional initiatives and functional priorities.
• Aid in development and implementation of latest fleet technologies to enable future digitalization strategies.
• Makes decisions to ensure that the operation is functioning efficiently and profitably

Job Skills:
This position should possess the following skills/knowledge:

• Ability to analyze data to provide business case justification that drives decision making (often found in a LEAN environment)
• Strong initiative to challenge status quo, proactively problem solves with creative solutions, experienced in managing large projects
• Demonstrated proficiency in processes and technologies related to Warehouse, Distribution, Logistics or Transportation
• Ability to lead and develop a dispersed workforce in an uncontrolled environment
• Effective communicator, ability to present information to all levels of the organization
• Influencing and negotiation abilities, can lead leaders
• Strategic thinking and customer focused

Educational Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in business or equivalent education and experience
• Supply Chain/Logistics major preferred

Preferred Experience:

• 7 –10 years in logistics leadership roles with experience managing multiple leaders in multiple locations
• Proficient business acumen with strong knowledge of industry trends
• Strong knowledge of FMCSA and DOT regulations
• Experienced in Microsoft Office applications including Microsoft BI                

ADS supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience, and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. ADS is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.