DC Operations Manager
Cognex
- Cork
- Permanent
- Full-time
- DC Engineering: Introduction, release and upgrade of new products, test equipment and processes
- Production: Customer Order fulfilment process (production through to shipping)
- Inventory: Warehouse and inventory management for the DC
- Safety: Environmental Health and Safety (EHS)
- Ensuring maximum customer delivery performance is obtained.
- Responsible for leading and managing the distribution team operating globally against corporate requirements.
- Provide support to Engineering, Production and Inventory functions, through mentoring, developing and leading teams to support fulfilment of company goals.
- Leading the EHS team and to ensure compliance with local regulatory requirements.
- Partner with Quality to ensure compliance with ISO:9001, ISO:14001 and ISO 27001 Standards.
- Develop means of continuous improvement as well as implementing standardized processes and procedures that can be replicated across global DCs.
- Act as a key point of contact and escalation for both internal teams looking to resolves issues referred by internal or external stakeholders.
- Pro-actively manage the organisations distribution centre performance versus the current industry standards, trends and practices.
- Management & Development of key performance indicator.
- Degree in a technical related field (e.g. Industrial Engineering, Electronic/Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, etc) or Degree in any discipline combined with sufficient experience in the industry.
- Proven experience (5-10years) as an Operations leader in a similar industry with a minimum of 3 years managing team in a distribution/manufacturing or related business.
- Ability to develop stakeholder relationships and work collaboratively with wider teams and functions with a customer focused approach.
- Possess an excellent understanding of commercial business processes, process improvement and automation.
- Strong communications skills
- Good understanding of data analytics.
- Must be able to demonstrate personal leadership experience and understand the importance of positive employee engagement.
- A solutions focused mindset, able to identify issues, propose solutions, and think beyond your day-to-day remit while maintaining a drive for high standards and time-bound results
- Solid understanding of health and safety practices.
- Proven track record of successful continuous improvement project implementation/execution.