Philadelphia Distribution Lead The FruitGuys LLC
- Date Posted October 06, 2015
- Location Sharon Hill, PA
- Category Production
- Job Type Full-Time
Position: Philadelphia Distribution Lead (Sharon Hill, PA)
Responsibilities: The ideal candidate is excited about helping the team achieve our customer commitment. He or she will manage all daily distribution activities,including:
Vendor Management
- Developing and maintaining positive relationships with existing and future shipment carriers and couriers
- Meeting quarterly with all vendors to address service needs and improvements
- Arrange logistics and request credits when needed
- Maintaining updated carrier documents
- Collaborating with the National Distribution Manager to identify new carriers and negotiate service and rate agreements
- Detail oriented - review and approve distribution invoices and ensuring accuracy of reporting
- Identifying deliveries that need extra attention and/or are experiencing consistent issues and proactively working with the distribution team and couriers to ensure needs are addressed
- Reviewing daily Start Date reports to proactively communicate any requests to the drivers
- Working directly with the Retention team to resolve delivery issues
- Assist the development of courier ratings or methods to objectively rate East Coast couriers on cost, service level, delivery times and other appropriate criteria
- Following up with couriers to ensure all boxes are delivered on schedule
- Creating new routes to eliminate issues and improve customer satisfaction
- Ensuring that all drivers are safely handling our product as well as following food safety and organic protocols
- Communicating with couriers and updating Customer Service of any issues that arise that could potentially alter or delay any deliveries
- Review pending orders for accuracy
- Print all shipping labels and prepare them for Production
- Ensure any customer changes are added or removed from production before shipping
- Ensure budgets, deadlines, and quality and brand standards are met for whole department
- Collect metrics data and develop strategy to meet performance goals and maximize customer satisfaction
- Ensure training on and compliance with company and industry standards
- Work with all internal departments to solve any distribution related problems
- Assist in developing distribution team members, helping them grow professionally as our business continues to grow
- Providing cost analysis, design methods, and implement plans for increasing the efficiency of the department
- Collaborating with the Operations Manager to ensure best practices are maintained
- Working with the technology team to optimize shipping software
- Any additional projects as necessary for the growth and efficiency of the department
- Supervisor and develop one additional person
- Problem Solver – analysis of trends and coming up with workable solutions
- Self-motivated and able to work both independently and as a team player
- Highly organized
- Committed to follow through and attentive to details
- A strong written and verbal communicator
- Analytical and a creative problem solver
- Ability to work independently and balance multiple projects
- Be willing to assist co-workers with a “do whatever it takes” attitude
- Be friendly and respectful in dealing with others
- Interested in a challenging job
- Passionate
- Proven ability in working with and managing people from different walks of life
- Vendor management and negotiations experience
- Strong computer skills on Microsoft Office and Google Programs
- Ability to lift 40 pounds
- Forklift experience preferred
Pay and Benefits: Pay commensurate with experience, non-exempt. Health, dental, and vision benefits, paid holidays, paid time-off and 401K plan are provided. We are an EEO employer.
What we’ll do for you: Feed you with free, fresh produce weekly. Provide a fun, respectful work environment full of talented and diverse people. Give you the opportunity to express your ideas and effect real change in the business. And encourage you to have a life outside of work because happy and healthy employees are the best employees. Compensation this position is How to apply