Our client is a leading international customer centric business that dominates their space. As they continue their growth both domestically and internationally, the need for a Director, Warehouse Operations has been identified.
Reporting directly to the Vice President of Warehouse and Distribution, the Director will be responsible for 6 warehouses in the Montreal area and ensuring the warehouses are agile and achieving the business goals through efficient inbound receipt, management of product and outbound delivery of product to the distribution centre. Critical to the supply chain’s success is ensuring the warehouses ability to adapt to fluctuating demands and volumes on a daily basis. The Director will be successful through managing people, processes and systems within the warehouses, driving engagement, ensuring productivity targets are achieved and workplace health and safety requirements are met.
The Ideal Candidate:
+ A University Degree, preferably in logistics management, inventory management, operations or industrial engineering;
+ A minimum of 7 years’ experience in a senior management role, with a demonstrated understanding and experience of the overall supply chain concepts within a network. Experience ideally gained across multiple sites within the fast-moving retail sector;
+ Experience with Warehouse Management Systems is essential; ideally experience gained with radio frequency and SAP;
+ Demonstrated experience managing budgets and productivity levels;
+ Will demonstrate advanced competency in: problem solving, business and opportunity analysis;
+ The ideal candidate will have a high energy level, be self-motivated, results oriented as well as creative, innovative and flexible.
+ The incumbent will be able to point to specific examples of leading change initiatives and processes that have contributed to strong business results and led to the development of a high-performance organization;
+ The successful candidate will have a track record of managing and developing strong teams, they will have inspirational leadership qualities and proven examples of followership;
+ The ideal candidate will possess the following competencies: drive for results; interpretative and root cause analytics; effective team builder and ability to develop direct reports; business acumen; influencing skills; and strategic agility.
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