Director of purchasing Jobs in Mississauga, ON

Position Title : Director of Distribution

Requisition ID : 39778

Career Group (ADSP) : Distribution Center

Division : Logistics and Distribution (80190524)

Department : Logistics and Distribution

Work Location : METRO ON - 170 THE WEST MALL (#A-WEST)

Province : Canada : Ontario

Position Type : Permanent

SUMMARY :

The Director of Distribution is responsible for overseeing the entire operation of the Grocery Distribution Centre, ensuring the achievement of safety, quality, service, productivity, and financial objectives. In addition to managing operational performance, the Director will lead and inspire a diverse team, promoting collaboration, a positive work environment, and employee engagement to ensure that both operational and cultural goals are met.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES :

Operations Management

• Leads all aspects of operations, including health & safety, planning, labour relations, and inventory management.
• Oversees all operational aspects of the facility to manage and improve the timely flow of goods in and out of the distribution centre to meet store expectations.
• Responsible for successful execution of key performance indicators (KPI’s),managing operating cost performance and implementing actions to correct deviations from plan.
• Collaborates with various departments to develop and implement operational improvements to deliver year over year KPI improvements.
• Maintains cleanliness and sanitation of building and other assets to required standards.
• Ensures sound inventory management practices are maintained (e.g. inventory accuracy, minimizes product damages / spoilage, ensures product rotation, etc.).
• Collaborates with Maintenance to ensure facility and equipment maintenance meets required standards.
• Leads initiatives to improve the corporate responsibility of their Distribution Centre.
• Shares and adopts best practices with other Distribution Directors to support the overall performance of the Distribution Network.

Leadership Activities

Health & Safety

QUALIFICATIONS :

The responsibilities and relationships assigned to this role may change as is necessary to achieve Metro's business objectives.

METRO is committed to providing an inclusive work environment that reflects the communities we serve. The company values, respects and relies on the diversity of backgrounds, experiences, and points of view because it allows us to innovate, make better decisions and better understand our customers. We will consider qualified applications from all walks of life to build the best team.

We encourage you to let us know if your current condition requires accommodation in the recruitment process so that we can accommodate you.

Please note that we will only contact those whose applications are selected.

We respectfully request that agencies do not contact us or send us unsolicited applications.