The Regional Operations Manager's primary responsibility is ensuring organizational effectiveness by providing leadership for the organization's financial functions and measurements. This position requires someone with the ability to multi-task, lead multiple cross-functional project teams, all the while controlling costs and improving service.

Working with the management team, the position also contributes to the development and implementation of organizational strategies, policies and practices.

Responsibilities:

• Drive operational consistency in all warehouse and delivery operations.
• Annual warehouse reviews by location while identifying development opportunities' set to agreed timelines with local team. Goal is to drive increase performance & reduced operational costs.
• Responsible to lead and direct all moves & system conversions in your assigned locations. Including weekly calls, racking design, equipment requirements and move staffing.
• Consistently achieve operational standards in all warehouse and delivery operations.
• Deliver consistency in warehouse and delivery cost performance.
• Ensure housekeeping is of the highest standard.
• Ensure compliance with ALL health & safety regulatory compliance.
• Drive new and innovative warehouse and delivery performance to improve our customer service and competitiveness.
• Coach, mentor and develop managerial bench strength in warehouse and delivery operations
• Build a positive, empowering culture with our employees.
• Free up senior leadership time to oversee key priorities for support purpose and allow time for focusing on overall leadership to the key roles of the senior managers of: Managing Vision, Driving Core Strategies, Driving & Achieving Results, Talent Management

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree preferred
• Minimum of 7 years warehouse experience involving freight, fleet and warehouse operations
• Minimum 3 years of experience supervising a warehouse environment
• Knowledgeable of state and federal OSHA and DOT regulations
• Experience with union contracts preferred
• Strong negotiating skills and ability to build and sustain vendor relationships
• Strong leadership, organizational and communication skills
• Willingness to travel and relocate as needed
• Knowledge of private fleet and third-party freight operations.
• Knowledge of AS400 and/or mainstream ERP, WMS and TMS platforms
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications

New career new opportunities! What are YOU waiting for?

Bunzl provides the food and retail packaging, cleaning supplies and equipment, safety products and industrial packaging that keeps over 45,000 businesses in Canada running optimally, every day.

Bunzl plc is a global leader with sales in excess of $10 billion. Bunzl North America is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, owns and operates more than 100 warehouses with over 5,000 employees and 400,000 plus suppliers.

At Bunzl, we want to invest in you. With our multi-career options, you'll not only be able to find the adventure you are looking for today but can be confident that new opportunities will be there for advancement in your future. We know that our employees are our number one asset. That's why we recruit and retain people who are passionate about delivering the very best for our customers. We provide opportunities for our employees to progress within our company based on their talents, experiences, and aptitude.

Bunzl Distribution offers competitive salaries, a comfortable work environment, and a full range of benefits including an RRSP with a company match.

Bunzl Distribution has a tradition of commitment to equal employment opportunity. It is the established policy to attract and retain the best qualified people without regard to race, perceived race, ancestry, place of origin, national origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, age, record of offences, marital status, family status, disability, social circumstances, political belief and/or source of income; or any other prohibited ground of discrimination as defined in the applicable Human Rights Legislation.