Job Summary
As a Yard Area Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing yard operations in coordination with the Dock, Receive and Ship teams to ensure first-in-first-out processing and mitigate customer experience impact risks. You will lead and mentor people, analyze data, and make sound recommendations in an often ambiguous environment.
Main Responsibilities:
* Partner with site leadership to improve on-time performance of trucks in and out of yards, safety, and customer experience metrics.
* Facilitate communication between multiple stakeholders to streamline the flow of trucks in the yard, ensuring timely arrival and departure of trucks.
* Accountable for reporting yard performance to local site leadership, identifying root causes for structural issues, and driving resolution with multiple stakeholders.
* Proactively identify and lead process improvement initiatives and implement Lean tools.
* Work within various time constraints to meet critical business needs; measure and identify activities performed.
* Able to work some weekend shifts as needed.
Requirements
Essential Skills and Qualifications
* Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or 2+ years of experience in a related field.
* Intermediate proficiency in Excel; basic proficiency in SQL or Access required.
* Experience with performance metrics, decision making based on data, and leading process improvements.
* Familiarity with Lean and Six Sigma methodologies.
* Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
Preferred Qualifications
Advanced Education and Experience
* Master's degree in Logistics, Supply Chain, Mathematics, Science, or Engineering subjects.
* Work experience in operations, supply chain, logistics, or e-commerce is a plus.
* Experience of Six Sigma/Lean analytical techniques is a plus.