Warehouse General Manager - Covenant Logistics

The purpose of the General Manager is to manage and oversee all the operations within the facility. This position may also oversee a dedicated shuttle fleet based on customer needs.

Responsibilities

• Site Safety & Planning
• Ensuring the site is not in violation of Company, Customer, or OSHA rules
• Oversee planning of monthly safety training
• All Safety documents signed off on
• All PPE is used as instructed
• Facilitate Fork truck Training annually and upon new hire orientation
• Labor Planning
• Plan labor to follow production or customer needs
• Utilize labor for VAS (value added services)
• Remove excessive labor for profitability and efficiency
• Evaluate associate retention and turnover
• Discipline and Performance Reviews
• Must enforce company disciplinary standards when needed and document all instances accordingly
• Must keep all disciplinary documentation and update HR with all records
• Coach performance when needed
• Provide annual performance reviews
• KPI Set Up & Management
• Identify and record performance measurements to align with customers’ goals and/or needs
• Provide format for recording measurements and monitor as needed to reach goals
• Add or remove goals challenging the operation to better serve the customer
• Site layout, Space Management, Organization Chart, and procedures such as SOP, Work Instructions, and flow diagrams
• Assist management and engineering with Site layout
• Continuously monitoring space needs consolidating when possible
• Provide operating documents for operation (work instructions, flow charts, etc.)
• Provide org chart for customer and associates
• P&L review and budgeting
• Assist with annual budget for management review
• Monitor monthly P&L and make necessary adjustments to sustain profitability
• Develop staff by Cross Training / On Job Training
• Train, motivate and assist in the development and growth of employees
• Implement and maintain continuous improvement program
• Challenge employees to be more productive
• Coach performance and recognize assigned team of drivers
• Issue necessary reports to Customer / Liaison
• Provide reports based on customers’ needs
• Capture relevant information to be used during review periods
• Implement productivity improvements (Six Sigma, 5S)

Qualifications

• Ability and skills to assess and discuss operational performance in a business review meeting with customer 
• Ability to create and analyze data for metrics tracking 
• Skills to train and coach associates 
• Ability to identify and perform continuous improvement projects 
• Excellent customer service skills 
• Know or be able to learn HighJump WMS, Oracle, and/or SAP Operating System 
• Ability to operate a computer 
• Intermediate skills with Microsoft Office software (Excel, Word, and Outlook) Education and Experience 
• Must have a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Logistics 
• Must have 3-5 years of experience in Logistics, Distribution or Supply Chain management 
• Six Sigma Green Belt certification, preferred 
• P&L Management experience preferred 
• Experience with WMS (Warehouse Management Systems) and customer ERP, plus

 Competitive Compensation

Covenant’s compensation philosophy’s intent is to use a competitive total compensation strategy to determine the current market value of a position while also considering individual factors such as performance in current position, time in seat of current position, experience, level of responsibility/accountability, and longevity with the company. The system will be objective and non-discriminatory. 

Pay Range: $110,403-$184,210 

Pay Grade: 14

401(k) match, Serious Health Condition PayFull Health Benefits Package

Medical, Dental, Vision, Telemedicine, Short & Long Term Disability, Health Savings Account, Life Insurance

Paid Time Off, Holidays, Birthday, Wellness Day, Vacation & Sick Time 

Cultural Perks

Casual Dress, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Discount Program, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Adoption Assistance and Employee Assistance Program

Covenant Logistics is an Equal Opportunity Employer 

M/F/Disability/Veteran

VEVRAA Federal Contractor