Job Description

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Senior Operations Manager in Training

Are you ready to make the best choice for your career? Associated Wholesale Grocers is on the lookout for motivated and ambitious individuals to join our team as Sr. Operations Manager in Training. This role is not just a job-it\'s a pathway to leadership and success. If you are passionate about optimizing processes, driving efficiency, and honing your skills to become a top-tier operations manager, we want to hear from you.

• The Operations Training will include a 12-18 month on-boarding & training period to learn AWG systems and processes, at any point during or upon completion of this period the incumbent may be asked to fill a divisional Sr. Operations Manager position requiring relocation.

• Training Distribution Center Locations: Kansas City, KS - Oklahoma City, OK - Goodlettsville, TN - Hernando, MS - Pearl River, LA - Kenosha, WI
• The ideal candidate must be willing to relocate to a minimum of 4 or 5 locations where we have Distribution Centers in the U.S.

Position Summary

Directs and coordinates the day-to-day activities in the distribution center to ensure productivity, safety, expenses, budget goals are met, inventory is properly maintained and accurate, and to ensure the deliveries to member stores are accurate and timely.

Position Responsibilities

• Overseeing daily operations for verification of incoming and outgoing shipments, handling, and disposition of merchandise, tracking of warehouse inventory, and ensuring timely receiving and shipment of product to meet the needs of the members.
• Proactively forecast staffing levels based on sales data to effectively utilize the work force to maximize efficiency while reducing warehouse operating expenses.
• Participation in the establishing the annual warehouse operating budget each year.
• Actively participate in the coaching of the warehouse team to achieve the warehouse objectives.
• Train and develop supervisors in all aspects of warehousing.
• Support the warehouse safety programs.
• Frequently communicate with the Executive Director of Distribution on any problem areas, process improvements, etc., in operation of the warehouse.
• Ensure that state, federal and AWG safety, sanitation, and governmental policies, laws and regulations are maintained and adhered to.
• The list is not all inclusive of duties that may be requested by the department head or a member of upper management

This position requires effective communication and computer skills with the ability to use and learn innovative technology. Management will be kept informed on planning, analysis, work performed and results. All records required by management must be complete, accurate and submitted on time.

Position Requirements

• Undergraduate degree preferred and/or five years related experience in high volume ($800M+ annually) warehouse environment.
• Ability to read & interpret documents such as safety rules, operations & maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports & correspondence.
• Top notch communication skills.
• Ability to calculate figures & amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, area, circumference, & volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra & geometry.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Valid Driver\'s License.

Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. (AWG) is the nation\'s largest cooperative food wholesaler to independently owned supermarkets, serving over 1,100 member companies and over 3,400 locations throughout 31 states from 9 wholesale Divisions. The consolidated run-rate sales for AWG are $12.3 billion. In addition to its cooperative wholesale operations, the company also operates subsidiary companies that provide certain real estate and supermarket development services, print and digital marketing services, health and beauty care, general merchandise, pharmaceutical products, specialty foods, and natural and organic products.

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Paid Vacation, Holiday, and Sick Time
• 401(k) with 4% match along with 3 other contributions
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Basic & Supplemental Life and AD&D
• Employee Assistance Program
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Wellness Program
• Yearly Holiday Bonus

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those

that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use

hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb

or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is

required to sit and taste or smell.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities

required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth

perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are

representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of

this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to

perform the essential functions.

While performing the job duties, the employee is occasionally exposed to extreme cold in the

coolers or freezer. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to occasionally loud. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job.

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