Regional Operations Director - Pactiv Evergreen Inc.

As the Regional, Director of Operations, you will lead a team of valued employees operating in multiple warehouse/distribution facilities the largest of which is located in Romeoville. IL As a key leader at Pactiv Evergreen, you will develop & manage strategic initiatives that align with the 5-yr Logistics Business Plan. In addition, you will be accountable for the operation of the facilities including its financial results, customer delivery, safety, quality, equipment, inventory, labor, and productivity.

A successful candidate for this key leadership position will need to demonstrate their depth of supply chain knowledge & breadth of job experience in progressive levels of large warehouse operational management control. As a Director of Operations at Pactiv Evergreen, you will need to be able to leverage your past experiences into driving a people centric environment focused on value creation for our business partners. We are looking for a candidate that motivates their team to continually improve the organization, as well as, recognized by previous employers as a valued contributor to the overall success of the company.

Essential duties include:

• Leadership – lead a team of talented warehouse professionals in the successful accomplishment of regional logistics & business performance goals
• Safety – build a best-in-class safety culture through employee engagement & commitment; communications; standard procedures; training & trust
• Operations – improve tactical execution of daily business plan to meet cost & service requirements measured through standard key performance indicators
• PeopleDevelopment – create a culture of skills development, organizational alignment & employee participation

Principal Accountabilities:

• Drive warehouse productivity & process improvements to achieve cost savings
• Accountable for regional achievement of KPI Results
• Develops strategies to mitigate impact of volume surges & capacity constraints
• Implements network optimization and product deployment plans
• Project ownership, develop & drive key network-wide initiatives
• Supply Chain cross-functional collaboration and engagement
• Develops leadership team at each regional facility
• Works with site Operations Manager to review, understand and manage site financials
• Ensures safety in the workspace by conducting safety audits & safety observations, documents and addresses root cause of incidents and near misses, encourages a safety orientated culture throughout the facility
• Point of escalation for any problems, issues, or adjustments as required to complete the operations plan and ensure on time customer shipments
• Liaison to senior leadership, manufacturing facility, & corporate support staff
• Manage budget & forecast ownership for region

Educational and Other Skill Requirement

• BA/BS in logistics, Supply Chain or related field
• Ten (10) years of working experience
• Demonstrated depth of supply chain & logistics knowledge
• Demonstrated breadth of job experience in progressive levels of large warehouse management
• Demonstrated operational process improvement focus
• Demonstrated ability to create strategies based on clear objectives aligned with actionable goals
• Excellent verbal/written communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrate exceptionally good leadership skills, including the ability to inspire and lead a large operation
• Demonstrate ability to influence business leadership and executives.
• Proven success in improving operational KPI’s & performance
• Experience with Warehouse Management Systems (WMS); JDA (Red Prairie) a plus
• Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP); SAP a plus
• Self-Directed & demonstrates the ability to proactively identify and resolve discrepancies or potential issues
• Demonstrated financial acumen
• System technology & data technology experience a plus
• Excellent problem identification & follow through to issue resolution