Distribution Center Manager

Eaton's Electrical Sector is currently seeking a Distribution Center Manager to lead our Fontana, CA site! The site is responsible for $250M in revenue and $25M in inventory in support of 5 businesses (Wiring Devices, Bussmann, Crouse Hinds, B-Line and Legacy products). Relocation assistance is available from within the regional hiring area. This role is subject to 25% travel.

Reporting to the Director of Distribution Center Operations, this leadership role is responsible for providing strategic and operational leadership to an 80 team member 2-shift distribution center shipping over 750K lines in annual volume with the additional functions of centralized returns and manufacturing value add services. This position will ensure product receipt, storage, and order fulfillment operations through the optimization of resources and processes while achieving key safety, quality, cost, and engagement performance. They will drive the operation, development, and implementation of key processes to ensure compliance within company policies and procedures. By using continuous improvement tools (such as Lean and Six Sigma), lead employee initiatives to create and promote an environment where team members are involved, empowered, and committed to the success of the company.

In This Role You Will

• Ensure product receipt, storage, and order fulfillment operations through the optimization of resources and processes while achieving key safety, quality, cost, and engagement performance.
• Manages both the operational leadership team, and functional staff including, to include; Continuous Improvement, Environmental Health & Safety, Human Resources, Inventory Control and Quality. Applies sound communication and motivational techniques, creates programs to ensure a highly effective and engaged team at all levels of the organization.
• Responsible for ensuring partnership across the value stream maximizing performance from the plants (inbound to the DC), within the four walls, partnering with Logistics, and in serving our customers.
• Meet and exceed all performance commitments to create a competitive differentiator for our customers, sales operations, and business performance.
• Ensures the use of Lean tools to develop systems, standard work and procedures for operating and managing all aspects of distribution operations including core operations processes, human resources management, care of the physical facilities, and inventory asset oversight.
• Ensures the utilization of warehouse systems (technical, automated, and manually driven) to meet company objectives and facilitate the efficient operations of the warehouse.
• Ensures the facility meets with required Environmental Health and Safety programs to ensure compliance with federal state, and/or local regulations and secures those areas needed for ISO 14001 and Eaton Safety Programs (MESH).
• Develops and manages a system of controls to ensure that compliance commitments and operational performance goals are met while driving continuous improvements in productivity.
• Develops an annual operating budget which drives for productivity improvements while managing the lifecycle of the facility and equipment and driving to a world class workplace environment.
  
  
  

Your Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of distribution center or manufacturing operations experience in a medium volume multi-shift operation
• Minimum 3 years leadership experience
• Working knowledge of Lean/Six Sigma continuous improvement methodologies
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Operations, Logistics, or Supply Chain from an accredited institution
• Green or Black belt Lean/Six Sigma certification
• Experience with quality systems and ISO certification
• Bilingual in both English and Spanish
  
  
  

Your Skills

• Experience with fully integrated and automated Warehouse Management Systems both for core process and slotting. Experience with Transportation Management Systems also beneficial
• Financial planning and forecasting skills, for budget oversight and to project results of improvement or risk in operations
  
  
  

At Eaton, we strive to provide compensation and benefits that attract, engage, and retain the best talent. This includes competitive pay and a variety of benefit programs for eligible employees. The expected annual salary range for this role is $141000.03 - $206800.04 a year. This role is also eligible for a variable incentive program. Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

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