Warehouse Operations Manager

Why Turtle?

Are you looking to join a growing team of dedicated, driven, and passionate people who emphasize a work environment based on respect, collaboration, and diversity?

At Turtle, you will play a key role in our goal to listen, learn, and be helpful to every customer in need. With over 900 employees, spanning across the US, Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico, you believe that our people are our most valuable assets. Through our culture of innovation, education, and accountability, you ensure to create a space where Everyone Matters. We believe that EVERYONE can do extraordinary things and our mission is to create workplace that empowers our employees to be successful. It explains why our history spans 100 years and has led our standing as one of the nation’s largest independent electrical industrial distributors. You believe that by making the right choices, you can find the right solutions. That’s how we built our past. That’s how we’ll build our future.

About the Role

We are recruiting for an Operations Manager to have operational oversight at the Syracuse, NY Branch.

What You'll Do:

• Interview, hire, terminate, and prepare written reviews
• Audit and standardize all system processes and procedures
• Streamline administrative functions for Customer Service, Warehouse, and Sales
• Lead continuous improvement efforts
• Oversee Fiscal accountability and Monthly/Year End Closings
• Inventory Control/Cycle Count
• Oversee Branch Claims:
  • Freight
  • Insurance
  • Workers Compensation
• Manage financial reports:
  • Unbilled Tickets
  • Cycle Count Adjustments
  • Open Sales & Purchase Orders
  • Non-stock and Unavailable
    Inventory Management
  • Returns: OERMS/PORMS
  • Warehouse Transfer Exceptions
  • Order Entry Exceptions (OEIX)
• Oversee branch personnel including billing, customer service, warehouse, inventory control, and sales
• Coordinating all deliveries.
• Working with CDC/Dispatch on most efficient routing – including midnight truck
• Vehicle maintenance
• Review all daily branch activities
• Training and development of branch personnel
• Payroll
• Facilities Maintenance
• Branch Replenishment
• Petty Cash, Employee Sales, Credit Card, Cash, and COD account reconciliation, OEROB (cash balancing report)
• Resolving branch disputes with Corporate Accounting:
  • Accounts Payable, Accounts
    Receivable, Invoice Processing
• Trouble Shooting/Problem Solving
• Record Retention:
  • Receipts, Packing Slips, Billing, OEROB, Manifests
• Attend bi-weekly Operations Meetings
  

What You'll Bring

• Minimum of 5 years of experience required: Sales, operations, warehousing, or finance
• 4 year college degree preferred.
• Knowledge of wholesale distribution industry and competitors in assigned territories and of supply chain management principles.
• Knowledge of Company pricing policies and objectives and marketing strategies for various markets served
• Knowledge of the impact pricing decisions have on the profit and loss of the Company
• Knowledge of the Company's Sales, Operations, Financial, and Human Resources processes
• Knowledge of various suppliers and their respective product lines
• Working knowledge of the Company's computer systems and related applications and reporting methods
• Business planning and market analysis skills
• Oral and written communication skills
• Negotiation and problem solving skills
• Leadership skills
• Organizational and time management skills
• Computer skills (Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Word)
• Ability to effectively supervise staff and achieve results through others
• Ability to develop and maintain relationships with customers and suppliers to achieve branch goals
• Ability to think strategically about business needs
• Ability to effectively recruit for key branch positions and build a strong service infrastructure
• Ability to effectively communicate across multiple internal and external layers of the organization
• Ability to motivate and influence others

What We Offer:

We offer a competitive benefits package. Some of which include:

• 401(k) plan
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Paid Holidays
• Vacation and Sick Days
• Employee Negotiated Discounts

Who We Are

Founded in 1923, Turtle is a fourth-generation, family-owned, and three-generation women-owned business, and one of the nation’s largest independent electrical and industrial distributors. Headquartered in Linden, NJ, our Electrical Distribution division operates 14 branches spanning from coast to coast. It is a significant force in the engineering and procurement of power distribution, automation, lighting, and energy projects, offering integrated services for the industrial and construction markets. Turtle & Hughes Integrated Supply (THIS) division provides on-site MRO procurement, cost-saving, and spend analytics across the US and in Canada, Puerto Rico, and Mexico.

What To Do Next

You can begin by filling out our application online. If you want to learn more about Turtle, please visit our website www.turtle.com or our social medias! LinkedIn: @Turtle Instagram: @TurtleandHughes Facebook: @TurtleandHughes Twitter: @TurtleandHughes YouTube: @TurtleandHughes

Turtle is proud to be is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.