Distribution Center Manager - Onsite
Brown Deer, WI 
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Posted 9 days ago
Job Description

If you are looking to be part of a company focused on making our roads and communities safer, apply to join our team of talented individuals today!

What TAPCO has to offer you:

  • Quarterly Gainsharing Bonus Plan
  • 10 Paid Holidays
  • Paid Vacation and Personal Time
  • Four Weeks of Paid Parental Leave with no waiting period
  • 401K Plan with Generous Employer Match and fully vested from day one
  • Company-Funded Short-Term Disability
  • Health, Vision, and Dental insurance
  • Quarterly Company Events and Lunches
  • Have a say in TAPCO Happenings by joining the Fun or Safety Committee

What you will accomplish as a Distribution Manager at TAPCO:

The Distribution Center Manager is responsible for leading a team of highly trained and motivated individuals that receive, store, package, and ship products at TAPCO's headquarters in Brown Deer, Wisconsin. This, position plays a critical role in delivering on TAPCO's key metrics that feed directly into TAPCO's companywide gainsharing program. This individual continually coaches their team and models the key behaviors that define how TAPCO does business. This leader takes personal responsibility for the performance and safety of their team and sets daily performance expectations, assigns work with clear expectations, insures accountability, and actively celebrates success when improvement milestones are met.

Position Responsibilities:

  • Lead a team that accurately and safely receives, stores, packages, and ships all product entering and leaving TAPCO.
  • Evaluate operating results in distribution center and identifying and correct shortfalls in cost, quality, safety and delivery
  • Develop work procedures and schedules work that safely achieves objectives.
  • Oversee carriers, 3PL providers, and other shipping and logistics vendors to insure they successfully achieve budget objectives.
  • Ensure efficient warehouse operations in product storage, picking, packing and inventory transactions.
  • Monitor warehouse budget and ensure warehouse assets are maintained and secured.
  • Provide capital expenditures and annual staffing plans for budgetary purposes
  • Participate in monthly budget review process to identify wins and areas for improvement.
  • Develop and maintain inventory management procedures.
  • Model and enforce safe work practices and insures adequate representation of their department in the safety and quality.
  • Communicate job expectations to team members and provides frequent and immediate positive and negative feedback on performance.
  • Identify future leaders on their team and delegates responsibility and opportunity whenever possible.
  • Develop and maintain a robust training programs that insures a stable, engaged, safe work force.
  • Work with the quality department to identify and execute on all necessary inbound inspection and assembly functions.
  • Work with purchasing to ensure that all suppliers are conforming to TAPCO labeling and packaging specifications.
  • Expand on current lean practices and maintains company to 5S standards.

Required Experience and Skills:

  • 5-7 years' prior experience as a shipping/receiving or warehouse manager
  • Prior experience building a successful team
  • BS in Business, Engineering or Supply Chain Management
  • Strong Microsoft office skills: MS Word, Excel, and Outlook
  • Prior experience working independently

About Us:

At TAPCO, our mission is to enhance transportation and personal safety in our communities through innovative solutions and products. We are driven to save lives! Are you looking for a career where you can earn a great wage based on experience and performance, your contributions are recognized, and you will have growth potential? Then choose TAPCO!

As an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran or disability status" or other acceptable taglines in all printed employment advertisements.

If any assistance is needed with the application process, please contact TAPCO HR at 800-236-4462


Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans, and Individual with Disabilities

 

Job Summary
Company
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Experience
5 to 7 years
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