Regional Distribution Manager

We are seeking an experienced Regional Distribution Manager with a strong warehousing background in equipment distribution. You will be responsible for safe, efficient, and high-quality operations of three warehouses in California, Arizona and Nevada.

This requires hands-on experience in distribution or logistics and solid experience leading warehouse safety programs, managing Warehouse Operations Managers and their local teams to ensure fulfillment of equipment orders.

Travel to branches is expected to be approximately 30%.

The Regional Distribution Manager will be responsible for :

Warehouse Operations & Logistics

• Oversee commercial customer order fulfillment; ensuring that teams understand customer needs, including kitting and staging of materials.
• Ensure all warehouse staff are forklift trained and certified; you will also operate the forklift and performs other operations and warehouse duties as needed to ensure that necessary work is completed.
• Ensure that inventory levels are aligned with procurement and sales teams to meet market demand.
• Promote and ensure best-in-class practices including receiving, storage, inventory movement, and fleet coordination.

Safety Compliance Leadership

• Build and maintain a strong safety culture, leading safety initiatives across branches.
• Ensure warehouse safety training, certifications, and audits.
• Verify OSHA, DOT, and company EH&S standards are maintained or exceeded.

Team Development & Management

• Lead and support Warehouse Operations Managers at each location; oversee daily staffing, training, and performance reviews.
• Visits sites regularly to ensure culture and performance alignment.
• Conduct performance management, hiring, scheduling, and discipline.
• Promote a culture of cross functional collaboration, continuous improvement and development.

Branch Performance & Inventory Health

• Monitor inventory accuracy and aging trends; drive reduction of excess and obsolete inventory.
• Manage purchasing activity and PO placement for branch-specific needs.
• Partner with Finance to manage P&L, control branch-level costs, and optimize resource allocation.

Requirements :

• A minimum of 6 years of experience in operations in a business-to-business sales/distribution environment.
• At least 3 years of people leadership experience, ideally across multiple sites.

• Strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
  
• Exceptional time management skills and track record of meeting deadlines and adapting to changing priorities and schedules
• Excellent project management skills
• Strategic thinker with strong analytical skills, demonstrating excellent judgment in dynamic situations
• Adept at conflict resolution to create win-win solutions
• Team builder and motivator to drive and align with company goals and standards

• Strong understanding of CRMs, preferably NetSuite or Salesforce.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and Google Suite.
• Valid driver’s license with clean driving record.

• Skilled in the utilization of a variety of reports within the ERP to monitor site metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Trained and certified to operate a forklift

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