Director of Distribution

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Director of Distribution

Architectural Products Group

Knoxville Tennessee United States | Morristown Tennessee United States

Job ID 530099

Oldcastle a CRH company is reinventing whats possible in building solutions. We are the leading provider of innovative outdoor living products and utility infrastructure solutions for the water energy and communications markets throughout North America. Were a trusted and strategic partner to engineers contractors distributors specifiers retailers and homeowners alike as the manufacturer of precast concrete polymer concrete and plastic infrastructure products. Our portfolio of brands includes Oldcastle APG Oldcastle Infrastructure Belgard® hardscape Echelon® Masonry RDI® railing Catalyst Fence Solutions Sakrete® packaged concrete Amerimix® mortar Pebble Technology International® pool finishes and Techniseal® sands and sealant technologies.

Job Summary

The Director of Distribution will provide leadership and strategic direction for distribution center operations with responsibility for safety service inventory accuracy labor productivity operating cost quality and continuous improvement. This position will develop and implement standardized operating practices and performance metrics while building strong distribution teams capable of supporting continued business growth.

Job Location

This person will be based at our Morristown TN facility when not traveling domestically.

Job Responsibilities

Lead develop and hold accountable distribution center leadership teams build organizational capability succession depth and a culture of safety service and continuous improvement.

Establish a standardized distribution operating system with clear KPIs for safety service inventory accuracy order accuracy labor productivity cost per unitorder damage and on-time shipment.

Optimize the distribution network across facilities including capacity product flow storage strategy facility utilization and service requirements.

Partner with manufacturing facilities to improve the flow of finished goods from production through storage distribution and delivery.

Identify opportunities to improve network design facility utilization throughput and overall distribution efficiency.

Drive improvements in warehouse productivity receiving put-away picking staging loading shipping and material handling activities.

Establish and monitor key performance indicators including safety productivity inventory accuracy order accuracy on-time shipment labor utilization cost andcustomer service.

Lead continuous improvement initiatives using Lean and other operational excellence methodologies.

Develop standardized processes and operating procedures that improve consistency and scalability across distribution locations.

Evaluate workflows equipment facility layout and material movement to eliminate waste and increase productivity.

Partner with Supply Chain and Operations to maintain appropriate inventory levels and product availability across the distribution network.

Drive inventory accuracy through effective cycle-counting reconciliation and inventory control processes.

Identify and address root causes of inventory discrepancies product damage shipping errors and service failures.

Partner with Sales and Customer Service to ensure distribution operations support customer expectations and proactively address fulfillment issues.

Partner with Transportation and Supply Chain to improve outbound freight execution carrier performance delivery service and total delivered cost.

Partner with Human Resources on workforce planning staffing employee development performance management and employee engagement.

Champion a strong safety culture throughout distribution operations.

Ensure distribution facilities operate in accordance with applicable company safety standards and regulatory requirements.

Ensure appropriate operating practices are in place for materia