Sales Center Leader
Company: Bimbo Bakeries
Location: Norfolk
Posted on: August 4, 2022
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Job Description:
Job Description Have you ever enjoyed Arnold, Brownberry or
Oroweat bread? A Thomas' English muffin or bagel? Or perhaps
snacked on a Sara Lee, Entenmann's or Marinela cake or donut? If
the answer is yes, then you know Bimbo Bakeries USA!
Bimbo Bakeries USA is part of Grupo Bimbo, the world's largest
baking company with operations in 33 countries. Bimbo Bakeries USA
(BBU) employs 20,000 associates across the U.S. in bakeries, sales
centers, corporate offices and on sales routes to ensure our
consumers have the freshest products to feed their families at
every meal. But our associates come to work for much more - the
chance to feed their own lives through exciting work that offers
the opportunity to make a real difference in their professional and
personal lives every day.
#LI-PS1Position Summary:The Sales Center Leader is responsible for
leading the execution of all shipping and sales center daily
operations as well as activities that contribute to the creation of
a world class sales center through continuous improvement. This
position will oversee a team of hourly associates who will receive
and ship products daily. The Sales Center Leader will be
responsible for interacting daily with hourly associates, lead
persons, sales managers, and region managers. The main focus points
will be internal customer service, safety, compliance to world
class standards, accountability and productivity.Key Job
Responsibilities:* Manage day to day shipping activities at the
sales center to include the validation of inbound shipments,
overages or shortages, and inventory. * Initiate and drive
effective communication to the supplying plants/DCs as well as the
area managers regarding product inventory issues, product quality,
shipping/delivery schedules, and equipment issues. * Drive
capability and accountability for meeting key performance targets;
execute procedures and programs to increase productivity,
effectiveness, and quality of work. * Ensure proper scheduling of
shipping staff to appropriately manage labor hours against the
needs of the business. * Direct, monitor, and measure the
activities of hourly associates, focusing on improvements in fill
rate, accuracy, and quality. * Hold sales center associates
accountable for compliance to the product and equipment
accountability procedures to reduce loss and waste as well as
develop action plans to address any identified loss or waste. *
Engage and develop core competencies in sales center associates
through training, coaching, mentoring, and consistent performance
feedback.* Foster an atmosphere of continuous improvement to
include the development of self, others, and work processes. *
Responsible for the recruiting and hiring process of sales shipping
associates.* Support "Superior Quality Always" by maintaining and
enforcing BBU Food Safety and internal audit standards to ensure a
secure and food safe environment.* Achieve the sales center safety
goals; deliver on safety awareness programs accordingly to
eliminate unsafe acts, eliminate workplace injuries, and lead local
organization to achieve the goal of zero injuries and maintain and
enforce BBU Food Safety and internal audit standards.* Perform
special projects and assignments as requested by Leadership.*
Additional duties as assigned. Job Requirements Key Behavioral
Competencies: * Instruction is limited to operational direction to
achieve specific objectives/outcomes. * Ability to manage direct
reports generally at staff level. * Ability to establish project
objectives, checkpoints and timelines and manage team members to
meet project tasks and expectations. * Ability to implement
programs for area of responsibility. * Ability to exchange complex
information effectively to reach agreement in ambiguous or
difficult situations. * Ability to effectively make decisions that
are more tactical in nature with impact on one or two areas.
Education and Work History: Bachelor Degree preferred. Ideal
candidate will possess: * At least 1 year warehouse/distribution
management or DSD experience preferred.
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