Director of Physical Distribution – North Little Rock

Overview

Job Title:

Director of Physical Distribution, North Little Rock

Division: CPD and LDB
- Cluster 1

Location:

North Little Rock, AR

Reports To:

AVP, Physical Distribution, NLR DC

As the Director - Physical Distribution, you will be responsible for leading floor operations at the NLR Distribution Center, leading ~400-450 team members on floor operations only. This role will not be responsible for any support roles. The position will be responsible for setting the physical distribution strategy of the DC, ensuring customer orders are fulfilled one-time and cost efficiently. Through the development of a high performing team, this role is responsible for driving compliance with Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality (SHEQ) standards, as well as L’Oreal USA policies and procedures required to achieve distribution excellence.

This role will provide you an opportunity to be part of the L’Oréal Supply Chain Transformation focused on modernizing our Supply Chain with a customer centric focus.

• Responsible for developing, establishing, communicating, and implementing global initiatives/operational strategy, overall success of operations and integrating activities into major organizational segments: operations, technology evaluation and optimization, and oversee safety, quality and compliance
• Ensures the efficient, economic, and quality performance of assigned areas of responsibility, including financial budget, manpower budget, and returns recovery objectives are achieved
• Prepares and/or reviews monthly reports of Key Performance Indicators (KPI) for Supply Chain to ensure operational efficiencies and financial accountability.
• Analyze operating system and make adjustments to increase productivity
• Stay abreast of industry changes, technology improvements and productivity standards
• Ensure all local, state and federal regulations are met with regard to hazardous materials
• Work collaboratively with other Operations cross functional and cross divisional teams and peers across functions to execute overall strategy
• Lead teams’ collaboration with other business partners to ensure success of service to consumers
• Determines organizational structure and allocation of personnel by selecting, training and orienting warehouse leadership
• Partnering with warehouse leadership to develop standards of performance, evaluate performance, and conduct performance management planning
• Maintains ongoing communication with warehouse leadership to review programs, provide feedback, discuss new developments, and exchange information
• Oversee staff and ensure management teams coach, train and develop employees for sustained careers within L’Oréal

• BA/BS degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business or related field preferred
• Minimum 7-10 years of relevant business experience within Physical Execution
• Possess well-developed communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills to be able to build strong work relationships with all levels of the organization
• Ability to synthesize information and create a clear synopsis of key issues
• Possess strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize, handle multiple tasks, and work independently
• Ensure attention to detail
• Demonstrate professional judgment and sound decision-making skills
• Demonstrate success in persuasion, influence and negotiation skills
• Ability to successfully lead and develop a team of individual contributors and leaders
• Ability to manage in complex situations often needing to deliver innovative results
• Demonstrated success in persuasion, influence and negotiation skills
• Results oriented
• Develop appreciation of global markets and cultural diversity

• Innovator
• Puts the consumer as the central focus
• Challenges the status quo and strives for excellence
• Innovates beyond the product
• Seizes what is just starting and opens new ventures
• Strategist
• Builds a shared vision and strategic frame
• Creates strategic scenarios for growth
• Leads transformation by aligning organization and human capabilities
• Demonstrates sound judgement in decision making
• Entrepreneur
• Takes accountability with courage and transparency
• Builds a consumer / customer-centric…