Employment Type: Salaried
Work Arrangement: Remote
Position Summary:
Ensure safe, efficient and cost-effective distribution of Ventura products to our customers by acting as are source to the Senior Director - Distribution, and the various Plant Managers. Mentor and develop the skill sets of plant distribution managers and operating personnel. Manage special projects as assigned.
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
- Support plant warehouse locations as an expert resource on warehousing issues (e.g. safety, material handling, labor productivity, facility layout and operations, order management, customer support, and others as required).
- Lead or participate in the development of business process improvement through implementation, enhancement, and maintenance of Standard Operating Procedures and software technology, creating or ensuring best practice evolution.
- Lead or participate in special projects (e.g. systems implementations, cross-functional teams) in support of plant operations and departmental projects.
- Maintain documentation relative to distribution policy and essential operating information.
- Participation in career development activities.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelors degree or equivalent mix of experience and education.
- Progressive leadership experience in warehouse operations, focused on large-scale food distribution in a high-volume regulated (GMP/FDA) operation.
- Extensive experience developing and implementing continuous improvement programs and tools.
- Extensive experience working in/with 3PL Warehouse providers, ideally in a unit-rate environment.
- Experience implementing Distribution KPIs and managing performance through them.
- Experience working with dynamic volume forecasts and making adjustments to labor and equipment plans.
- Experience leading and participating in lean distribution programs.
- Experience collaborating with Customer Service, Transportation, Manufacturers, and Sales to improve service and reduce cost.
- Experience conducting contract reviews and negotiating with current/future outside partners.
Knowledge and Skills:
- Must be able to demonstrate extensive knowledge of warehousing operations and controls.
- Lean, DMAIC, Continuous Improvement mindset.
- Strong training and mentoring skills.
- Ability to quickly identify waste inside a warehouse and in the greater value chain.
- High level analytical abilities - able to compile, analyze, and organize data to create actionable information.
- Strong negotiation skills.
- Ability to present to multiple levels of a matrixed organization to drive efficient data-driven decision making.
Why Join Us:
Ventura Foods innovates and manufactures food solutions for foodservice and retail businesses. We make exclusive products for the world's most iconic restaurants and retailers, we provide ready-to-go product solutions for professional kitchens, and we make consumer brands everyone knows and loves. When you work for Ventura Foods, you get a strong foundation of training, a manager who cares about you and celebrates your success, a safe environment, and challenging work. As part of our team, your future is limited only by how much you’re willing to push yourself to get there. We invest in your growth because you invest in ours.
Ventura Foods offers career growth opportunities as well as competitive compensation and benefits:
- Medical, Prescription, Dental, & Vision – coverage beginning on your 1st day for eligible employees
- Profit Sharing and 401(k) matching (after eligible criteria is met)
- Paid Vacation, Sick Time, and Holidays
- Employee Appreciation Events and Employee Assistance Programs
- Salary Base Range of $105,885.10 - $166,769.63*
- Annual bonus (based on the incentive program terms and conditions)
*The “base salary range” provided above is a good faith estimate of what we expect to pay for this position in the specified markets. Ventura Foods reserves the right to pay outside of the given range based on a variety of factors including but not limited to: candidate skills and experience, complexity of the job, budgetary factors, and location/geography. Ventura Foods conducts regular reviews of compensation ranges and therefore reserves the right to alter this range at any given time.
Diversity & Inclusion:
Our commitment to a diverse and inclusive environment in which all employees are treated with respect is evident in our company culture and values. We believe that fostering an environment of inclusion and a focus on diversity across our organization is vital to attracting top talent, driving innovation, and meeting the high expectations of our customers in a rapidly evolving global marketplace.
Ventura Foods is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
