Location:
9300 Sliding Hill Road Ashland, VA 23005
Availability Requirement for this role:
Morning, afternoon, evening, overnights (includes weekends).
Age Requirement:
Must be 18 years or older
Time Type:
Full time
Pay Range:
$80,000 - $90,000 / year
Why Work Here
Working at Wegmans provides opportunities to grow, flexible scheduling, incredible benefits, and the experience of working for a company with a reputation you can be proud of.
Job Description:
Here at Wegmans, our department managers manage the team who is responsible for receiving product and delivering store orders safely and efficiently to service our stores. In addition, our department managers partner with HR and employees to provide a profitable, compliant, fair, and consistent and harassment free work environment and live our values every day.
What You'll Do
- Lead, develop, and support a team by building strong relationships and providing feedback, resources, and growth opportunities
- Partner across functions (Operations, Transportation, QA, Support, Stores) to drive operational excellence
- Collaborate with peers and leadership to achieve business goals; communicate financials and performance metrics
- Champion product quality by enforcing food safety standards, cold chain compliance, and freshness
- Leverage distribution knowledge to reduce waste and improve efficiency
- Drive initiatives to deliver products to stores quickly and efficiently; resolve escalated issues
- Oversee daily operations of the team to prioritize on-time delivery and accuracy
- Partner with leadership to resolve problems and set business goals as needed
- Stay current on industry practices; identify continuous improvement opportunities involving people, processes, technology/systems and tools
- Monitor the work areas for safety concerns ensuring employees remain safe
Requirements
- 3 or more years of leadership experience managing a large team
- Ability to manage a team within a high-pressure, fast-paced environment
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with strong interpersonal and customer service abilities
- Experience managing inventory
- Highly organized and process-drive
- Systems aptitude, including Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working in a distribution and/or manufacturing environment, including use of ordering systems
- Knowledge of food safety procedures
- Bachelor's degree in business, operations, supply chain management or related field
The health and safety of our employees is our top priority, and we are committed to keeping you safe on the job!
- Comprehensive safety training for new employees, delivered by dedicated professional trainers
- On-going, continuous safety training throughout the year
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and/or cold weather gear provided at no cost
