Distribution Center and 3pl Manager

**PRIMARY FOCUS**:
The DC and 3PL Manager in tandom with the Master Supply Planner, is responsible for all finished good supply planning and finished good management within our DC network. The DC and 3PL Manager executes supply plans for the distribution center network, incorporating business intelligence and forecast information gathered from demand planning, procurement, and other sources.

The DC and 3PL Manager is the integration point for manufacturing and demand planning to ensure on-time delivery to customers. The role requires analytical, and interpretive individual with strong process and systems skills as well as managing a team of DC and 3PL planners. It also requires working and communicating with multiple internal stake holders as well as with external stakeholders.

**DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Develop and maintain constructive and cooperative working relationships with all stakeholders.
- Evaluate and set safety stocks, through replenishment policies within ERP.
- Build efficient finished good transfers from the manufacturing facilities through to the 3PL network.
- Validate and run the Co-packer production process through ERP.
- Support the management of the (Pallet Company) program, maintaining proper uploads of in and out transactions.
- Oversee inbounds and outbound postings from the 3PL network, including verifying tags and quantities.
- Using the available dashboards to maintain and manage offsite inventory including:

- Balancing offsite inventory and update ERP to maintain accurate inventory across the 3PL network.
- Put pallet IDs on hold to reflect accurate inventory, follow up with the warehouse, and notify planners as needed.
- Monitor aging and obsolete inventory items and ensure each warehouse is following FIFO process.
- Request cycle counts and participate in the annual inventory audit.
- Investigate shipping discrepancies - Uncover the root cause of the OS&D (i.e. picking error, missed revision, customer receiving issue, etc.).
- Process NOCs/invoice only Sales order to log complaints responsible for order/pound fill metrics.
- Arrange for donation/disposal/auction of products as needed with warehouses.
- Adjust discrepancies in NAV and follow up with internal teams.
- Request weekly QC with warehouses weekly for items that are over 7 days old from receipt.
- Arrange QC prior to shipment to customers as necessary with offsites.
- Assist with returning products to inventory (RMA) process and tag management.
- Adjust pallet ID discrepancies for food safety and traceability.
- Ensuring proper and timely management and communication of customer’s supply issues and queries over the weekend.
- Lead regular meetings with 3PL team, reviewing KPIs/performance metrics including actions, WWWs and sharing of best practices.
- Support continuous improvement projects, including Lean, Six Sigma and Kaizen events.
- Other tasks or related duties as required by management team.

**desired qualifications**:

- Minimum of 5 years experience in a cross functional role within a supply chain position, with a small to medium sized company.
- Post-secondary education relating to Business/Logistics/Inventory Management.
- Supply Chain designations would be an asset (SPIM ASCM).
- Excellent supervisory and coaching skills
- Strong organizational, decision-making and communication skills.
- Ability to supervise effectively in a fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrates a strong sense of urgency and bias for action.
- Proficient with Excel.

**KEY COMPETENCIES**:
**Knowledge** A Distribution Manager should have knowledge of applicable regulations, health and safety, public safety and security, administration and management, transportation principles and methods, change management principles and methods, personnel and human resources, labor relations, mathematics, customer and personal service, and English language skills.

**Skills** A Distribution Manager should have the following skill sets: coordination, critical thinking, management of personnel

resources, speaking, judgment and decision making, social perceptiveness, complex problem solving, negotiation, time

management, and active listening.

**KEY MEASURES OF SUCCESS**:

- 30/90 day plan.
- Departmental KPIs.
- Order fill and pound fill tracking.
- Senior manager assessments.

**Benefits**:

- Paid time off

Schedule:

- Day shift

Work Location: In person