Distribution Center Receiving Manager - Cooper-Booth Wholesale Company

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Cooper-Booth Wholesale Company (CBW) has been in the wholesale distribution business since 1865 when Booth Tobacco Company was incorporated in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The company continued to grow with the acquisition of Cooper Tobacco and a number of other distributors over the years.

Family owned and operated for three generations, our longevity has been made possible by providing our customers with the best service and value available. Today, CBW is a full-line, full-service wholesale distributor serving retailers in the Mid-Atlantic region, and is recognized as one of the Top 10 leading convenience store wholesalers in the country.

Learn more about CBW at www.cooperbooth.com.

Position Summary:

Cooper-Booth Wholesale Company is looking for high-potential leaders, who are ready to own their impact in Cooper-Booth Wholesale Company and Transportation Co. as a front-line manager. You will have your leadership capacity stretched to its full potential. As a front-line leader, you will have an opportunity to truly invest in others and develop a people-focused leadership style, while mastering tools, processes, and operations.

As a Receiving Area Manager, you will have the opportunity to lead and develop your own team of Cooper-Booth associates in a distribution environment.

Your focus will be motivating, mentoring, and coaching your team. As a Receiving Area Manager, you will ensure that your team of Cooper-Booth associates have all the tools needed to succeed for any task during a shift. A core function of this role is engaging with your team during a shift to ensure that the highest levels of safety, quality, attendance, performance, and engagement are maintained.

Fulfillment is how we complete a customer's order through picking, packing, shipping, and delivering their order to meet or exceed their expectations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Lead, manage, and develop a team of 10 to 15 Cooper-Booth associates.
• Communicate policies to associates and act as the primary information source for the team, maintaining compliance, consistency, and taking corrective action when needed.
• Create, manage, and support recognition and communication programs.
• Support all safety programs, and OSHA, and HAACP compliance to ensure a safe work environment for all associates.
• Ensure procedures are followed for building security and product loss prevention.
• Partner with the management team to establish and maintain quality control standards.
• Provide the management team with a written document at the end of each shift listing the shifts activities.
• Develop performance goals and objectives to ensure accuracy and quality.
• Analyzing date to assess performance, discover logistical problems and devise plans for improvements.
• Manage receiving of both Ambient and Perishable products.
• Ensures that all receipts of shipments are verified against purchase orders.
• Ensure that all deliveries are properly received, identified, and put away to prevent damage and losses

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree (B. A./B.S.) from a four-year college or university; or Comparable experience managing and leading a warehouse receiving department
• Ability to thrive in an ambiguous environment.
• Adept at analytical work and the ability to motivate others in a deadline-driven environment.
• Ability to drive deep into data and provide thought-provoking, workable business solutions.
• Proven track record of taking ownership and driving results.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• DOT knowledge preferred, but not required.
• Able to handle sensitive information and maintain a high level of confidentiality
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to follow written and verbal instructions
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Able to work productively and independently
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with all levels of management
• Maintain composure in stressful situations
• Proper sense of urgency with all levels of management and employees
• Strong Receiving and warehouse skills. Ability to prioritize tasks and stay organized
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite of products to include Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Job Elements: Must be able to perform the following tasks, with or without reasonable accommodation

• Stand/walk for 10 to 12 + hours.
• Walk in/and around the warehouse with great frequency.
• Access all areas of the building, ascending and descending ladders, stairs, and gangways safely and without limitation.
• Regularly bend, lift, stretch, and reach both below the waist and above the head.

Benefits:

• Complete medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and accident insurances starting the first of the month following 60-days of employment.
• 401(k) after 6 months with 2% employer match.
• Paid Time Off (PTO); starting at 80 hours your first year.
• Paid Holidays
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and other mental health benefits available!
• Ability to purchase products from the warehouse at wholesale price.