About the Job:

The Facility Manager directs activities of service hub and coordinate movement and storage of customers’ raw materials from suppliers or finish goods from manufacturing plants through our service center network. Responsible for managing the layout design, planning, maintenance of equipment and building.

Location: Chicago (on-site)

Shift: 5:00pm EST-2:00am EST (Monday-Friday)

What You’ll Be Doing:

In this role you will perform functions including:

• Directs oversight of facility culture and staff with input on hiring, training, scheduling, development, etc;
• Oversees inbound tracking, receiving, processing, delivery, put-away, cycle count, and inventory control procedures by supervising picking, packing, timely staging of outbound orders and proper allocation of resources among business units;
• Prioritizes and controls workload in and out of the facility in order to meet customers’ transportation shipping/receiving schedules by working with account managers to ensure smooth flow of product into the facility while maintaining accurate inventory control of freight;
• Ensures employees follow operational procedures for verification of incoming and outgoing shipments, handling, and disposition of merchandise, and keeping of warehouse inventory;
• Ensures the accurate and timely preparation of reports regarding facility operations;
• Maintains a profitable and professional relationship with carriers and looks for new opportunities for carrier development when possible. Directly manages his P&L with support from Area Director;
• Works to improve safety record and looks for new opportunities to maintain a safe working environment by conducting or facilitating safety training as needed or required and ensuring employees follow safety procedures while maintaining proper inventories of PPE stations;
• Works with customers to resolve anomalies in the supply chain;
• Identifies and implements continual improvement initiatives to enhance the performance of the position, team, and enterprise;
• Work very closely with vendors to ensure maximization of resources by developing and maintaining relationship with vendors by negotiating and making sure contracts are fulfilled.
• Monitors, deciphers, and reports out on Facility key performance indicators (KPI’s)

What We’re Looking For:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Management, Transportation/Logistics, related major and/or 4+ years of comparable work experience; OR a high school diploma and 6+ years of comparable work experience.
• Broad experience in warehouse management and operations in a medium sized warehouse operation.
• Experience in a leadership role managing warehouse employees, dock coordinators, and/or specialists.

What You’ll Need for Success:

• Analytical interest and skills;
• Excellent communication and follow up skills;
• Positive attitude and ability to multi-task;
• Ability to adapt quickly to changes in scope or direction and be flexible in adopting changes quickly;
• Must be a team player who enjoys working in a collaborative work environment.
• Ability to work in the gray area of third party logistics.

If you feel you don’t have the experience listed above, but still think you are qualified for the job, we encourage you to apply for consideration!

Equal Employment Opportunities:

As a proud equal opportunity employer, reasonable accommodations may be available to individuals with disabilities to interview and to perform the essential functions of a role.

It is our policy to afford equal employment and advancement opportunity for all qualified individuals without distinction or discrimination because of race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

About ProTrans:

Let ProTrans drive your career to new heights. At ProTrans, our employees take pride in working with one of North America’s Premier Providers of Logistical Services. Founded in 1993. We have adopted the philosophy of promoting a new level of professionalism, creativity, and innovation in the transportation and logistics industry. We hire great people from a wide array of backgrounds, not just because it is the right thing to do, but because it makes ProTrans stronger. We believe our commitment to recruiting, developing, and maintaining a high-quality workforce will continue to drive our success in the future.

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