Distribution Manager

Dixon Ticonderoga Company (formerly Pacon Corporation) is seeking a Distribution Manager to join our team.  Dixon was founded in 1936 and is a leading North American supplier of Art and Education products, serving School and Retail Markets. Dixon is headquartered in Appleton, Wisconsin.

Position Summary:

This position is responsible for the daily management of a Warehouse/Distribution Center. Responsibilities include managing the salaried and hourly staff, safety performance, inventory management, on-time in full/service management, quality of work, and meeting established budgetary guidelines. The role requires an experienced “hands-on” supply chain leader who can drive results in a fast-paced, short cycle and demanding customer fulfillment environment. This role requires a keen understanding of change management principles to drive positive transformations, enhance team dynamics, and optimize distribution processes.

Essential Functions:

• Coaches the Distribution Center team to reach their safety, quality, service, productivity, on time shipment/delivery, and inventory accuracy goals.
• Optimization of site labor and space, full and broken case picking management.
• Evaluate service and distribution projects including warehouse design/layout, picking methodologies, productivity, inventory management, manpower and workflows. 
• Ensure compliance with all relevant health and safety legislative requirements.
• Develop and implementation of best practices such as systems integration and optimization, inventory management, and picking methodologies and technologies.
• Helps to establish and implement capital projects to deliver site optimization plans to maximize revenue opportunities and/or lower costs.
• Consistently meeting daily customer fulfillment objectives in a high mix/high volume setting.
• Build a top performing operational team and instilling a culture of accountability, results and flexibility in order to meet/exceed customer fulfillment expectations.
• Interview, hire and maintain appropriate staffing levels; Encourage and administer appropriate professional development and training.
• Protect company assets through the proper management of asset files and adherence to company policy with regard to information security and management.
• Directs all activities related to inventory control and accuracy.  Manages the Cycle Count program for the site to ensure all parts are counted according to schedule and properly accounted for and root causes of errors are identified and corrected.
• Ensures all policies and procedures necessary for adequate inventory control are in place and followed accordingly. Works with internal and external auditors to ensure all audit requirements are met/exceeded.
• Maintains oversight of all site transactional data to ensure inventory integrity.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Strong computer skills, especially in Microsoft Excel
• Strong decision making and problem-solving skills
• Ability to develop plans aimed at achieving objectives, identifying obstacles and resolving operational issues
• Demonstrated strength in process improvement and developing SOPs
• Capacity to build relationships internally and externally
• Strong leadership skills and ability to develop and maintain a strong team, including team building and coaching/mentoring employees with the ability to motivate and engage others
• Strong communications skills (both oral and written)
• Strong interpersonal skills are required

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Supply Chain, or Operations Management preferred.
• 5-7 years of site management; distribution center management preferred.
• ERP experience; SAP/eWM experience preferred.
• Previous union experience a plus.

Working Conditions:

•  The employee may experience variable working conditions in the work environment. Examples include, but are not limited to, temperature variations, dust, noise, and exposure to moving mechanical parts.