US Foods
VP Operations - In Training
Lexington, SC | $121K - $234K
Qualifications
- 9 years of Operations experience in Warehouse and/or Transportation
- 5 years of experience managing people
- Experience across multiple roles, functions and/or companies
- Has led an organizational change, preferably a transformation
- Team development leadership, including remote employee management
- Operated effectively in a matrixed environment
- Managed in a union environment
- Business Unit Mindset: thinks about the total business; connects the dots
- Financial Analysis/Business Acumen: dissects the P&L to analyze business performance, determine root causes and take appropriate corrective actions to drive results
- Influence/Communication Skills: clearly articulates what is important and brings others to their point of view while listening well and being responsive to concerns
- Ability to tour warehouses and conduct field observations of drivers
- **EOE Race/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Protected Veteran/Disability Status***
Responsibilities
- Following the frameworks of the Supply Chain function led by the VPO, this role will deliver operational excellence across safety, quality, cost to serve and customer experience, developing into a key leader driving performance
- After 12 months, or once developmental objectives are achieved, the VPO-IT will be expected to assume the role of a VPO in a new market
- In partnership with VPO, execute and lead within a plan for the market and proactively manage priorities for success of the team
- Earn credibility as a trusted supply chain leader, providing insight, input, and advice to team members
- Ensure a genuine safety culture that fosters employee well-being through engagement and leadership accountability
- Drive operational and financial results while maintaining a focus on the customer
- Support VPO in building an engaging work environment that produces functionally excellent Associates
- Drive standardization while instilling a mindset of continuous improvement
- Dotted line oversight Warehouse and Transportation Leadership that Supervises warehouse/transportations managers and supervisors and is responsible for an overall employee base of 40 - 485
- Effectively influences up, down (to the production workforce) and across
- Coaching/Mentoring: develops new skills, mindsets and capabilities of their members
- Blends support with accountability and challenging others to grow
- Collaboration: navigates competing priorities, while maintaining a spirit of partnership
- Seeks way to help others be more successful
- Learning Agility: quickly adapts to changes, adjusts approach and learns new skills
- Network Optimization: uses local knowledge to optimize supply chain network with the lowest total cost structure
- Partner with Logistics: works collaboratively to maximize the movement of product
- Food Safety: understands and reinforces proper food safety policies and procedures
- Connects the dots between food safety and business results
- Customer Insight/Perspective: empathizes with customers and considers impact of operational approaches and decision on the customer experience
- OCCASIONALLY: 1% - 33 / FREQUENTLY: 34% - 66% / CONTINUOUSLY: 67% - 100% or NEVER
- STAND - OCCASIONALLY
- 10,001+ employees
- Logistics, Retail, Manufacturing, Hospitality, Food & Beverage, Retail Trade, Transportation and Warehousing, Wholesale Trade, Logistics and Supply Chain, Food and Beverage
- Public Company
- Rosemont, IL
- Company Specialties:
Provide food products and services to foodservice providers throughout the USA, Provide Food Safety throughout the supply chain, Exclusive Brands Development, Distribution logistics, Menu development/ Menu Cost optimization, and Imports and Specialty Foods
Company information
US Foods is one of America’s great food companies and a leading foodservice distributor, partnering with approximately 300,000 restaurants and foodservice operators to help their businesses succeed. With 28,000 associates and more than 70 locations, US Foods provides its customers with a broad and innovative food offering and a comprehensive suite of e-commerce, technology and business solutions. US Foods is headquartered in Rosemont, IL, and generates more than $28 billion in annual revenue. Visit usfoods.com to learn more. ------------ Rules of Engagement Statement: We are proud to support community engagement on the US Foods Facebook page, and we're excited to see your comments, photos and videos. Please note that the views expressed by the community do not necessarily reflect those of US Foods. Before posting, please take a moment to read our rules for community content. We reserve the right to remove content that violates these rules. 1. Don't break the law. Content that appears to break the law or that advocates for breaking the law also is not permitted. 2. Be polite and courteous to everyone, even those you disagree with. This also means you may not post anything that is threatening, harassing, abusive, bullying, discriminatory, profane, sexually explicit, obscene, violent, gruesome, or similarly objectionable. 3. Stay on topic for this community and dialogue. Off-topic content may include but is not limited to irrelevant or out of context material, spam, promotional content, and links to third-party sites. 4. Follow LinkedIn's Terms and Conditions. 5. All posts must be by a real person and from a real profile. Content from fake or anonymous profiles is not permitted. 6. Our employees must also follow all of our applicable policies and guidelines, including but not limited to our Code of Conduct and Electronic Social Networking Policy.
