Sales Center Leader
Company: Bimbo Bakeries
Location: Loveland
Posted on: August 4, 2022
Job Description:
Job Snapshot
- Employee Type:
Full-Time
- Location:
Loveland, CO
- Job Type:
Sales
- Experience:
3-5 years
- Date Posted:
7/28/2022
- Job ID:
req28663 Job Description Have you ever enjoyed Arnold(R),
Brownberry(R) or Oroweat(R) bread? A Thomas'(R) English muffin or
bagel? Or perhaps snacked on a Sara Lee(R), Entenmann's(R) or
Marinela(R) cake or donut? If the answer is yes, then you know
Bimbo Bakeries USA!
Bimbo Bakeries USA is part of Grupo Bimbo, the world's largest
baking company with operations in 33 countries. Bimbo Bakeries USA
(BBU) employs 20,000 associates across the U.S. in bakeries, sales
centers, corporate offices and on sales routes to ensure our
consumers have the freshest products to feed their families at
every meal. But our associates come to work for much more - the
chance to feed their own lives through exciting work that offers
the opportunity to make a real difference in their professional and
personal lives every day.
#LI-VB1Position Summary:The Sales Center Leader is responsible for
leading the execution of all shipping and sales center daily
operations as well as activities that contribute to the creation of
a world class sales center through continuous improvement. This
position will oversee a team of hourly associates who will receive
and ship products daily. The Sales Center Leader will be
responsible for interacting daily with hourly associates, lead
persons, sales managers, and region managers. The main focus points
will be internal customer service, safety, compliance to world
class standards, accountability and productivity.Key Job
Responsibilities:
- Manage day to day shipping activities at the sales center to
include the validation of inbound shipments, overages or shortages,
and inventory.
- Initiate and drive effective communication to the supplying
plants/DCs as well as the area managers regarding product inventory
issues, product quality, shipping/delivery schedules, and equipment
issues.
- Drive capability and accountability for meeting key performance
targets; execute procedures and programs to increase productivity,
effectiveness, and quality of work.
- Ensure proper scheduling of shipping staff to appropriately
manage labor hours against the needs of the business.
- Direct, monitor, and measure the activities of hourly
associates, focusing on improvements in fill rate, accuracy, and
quality.
- Hold sales center associates accountable for compliance to the
product and equipment accountability procedures to reduce loss and
waste as well as develop action plans to address any identified
loss or waste.
- Engage and develop core competencies in sales center associates
through training, coaching, mentoring, and consistent performance
feedback.
- Foster an atmosphere of continuous improvement to include the
development of self, others, and work processes.
- Responsible for the recruiting and hiring process of sales
shipping associates.
- Support "Superior Quality Always" by maintaining and enforcing
BBU Food Safety and internal audit standards to ensure a secure and
food safe environment.
- Achieve the sales center safety goals; deliver on safety
awareness programs accordingly to eliminate unsafe acts, eliminate
workplace injuries, and lead local organization to achieve the goal
of zero injuries and maintain and enforce BBU Food Safety and
internal audit standards.
- Perform special projects and assignments as requested by
Leadership.
- May need to provide route coverage for unplanned vacancies in
Route Sales Professionals and Independent Business Partners when
necessary.
- Additional duties as assigned. Job Requirements Key Behavioral
Competencies:
- Instruction is limited to operational direction to achieve
specific objectives/outcomes.
- Ability to manage direct reports generally at staff level.
- Ability to establish project objectives, checkpoints and
timelines and manage team members to meet project tasks and
expectations.
- Ability to implement programs for area of responsibility.
- Ability to exchange complex information effectively to reach
agreement in ambiguous or difficult situations.
- Ability to effectively make decisions that are more tactical in
nature with impact on one or two areas. Education and Work
History:Bachelor Degree preferred.Ideal candidate will
possess:
- At least 1 year warehouse/distribution management or DSD
experience preferred.
- A combination of education, training and experience that
results in demonstrated competency to perform the work may be
substituted.
- At least 6 months experience leading and influencing
others.
- A combination of training and experience that results in
demonstrated competency to perform the work may be
substituted.
- Excellent organizational, communication (written and oral)
skills and detail-oriented.
- Strong computer skills and proficiency in Microsoft
Office.
- AS400 experience a plus.
- Must be able to acquire and maintain a DOT Medical card.The
physical and mental demands described here are representative of
those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the
essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be
requested to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the
essential functions.Be a part of a company that is dedicated to
protecting our planet:
- All of our U.S. operations have been powered with 100%
renewable electric energy since July 2019, with energy created
through a Wind Farm backed by a Virtual Power Purchase Agreement
with Invenergy
- Bimbo Bakeries USA was named EPA ENERGY STAR Partner of the
Year for the fourth year in a row for superior leadership,
innovation and commitment to environmental protection through
energy efficiency
- We have 18 ENERGY STAR(R) Certified facilities
- Our Manufacturing operations divert greater than 95% of waste
from landfill
- Over 1500 of our vehicles utilize alternative fuel - propane,
compressed natural gas, electric, or hybrid
- Bimbo Bakeries USA has committed to 100% sustainable packaging
across its portfolio by 2025. All product bags, pouches and
wrappers are currently recyclable through Terracycle. The physical
and mental demands described here are representative of those that
must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential
functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be requested
to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
functions.Bimbo Bakeries USA is an equal opportunity employer with
a policy that provides equal employment opportunity for applicants
and employees regardless of race, color, religion, disability,
gender, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity,
marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other
classification protected by law. This policy applies to all aspects
of employment, including recruitment, hiring, promotion,
compensation, reassignment, layoff, discharge, education, training
and all other working conditions. To further the principle of equal
employment opportunity, Bimbo Bakeries USA has developed
affirmative action plans for minorities and women, qualified
individuals with disabilities, and Vietnam-era and special disabled
veterans and other protected veterans.
Keywords: Bimbo Bakeries, Loveland , Sales Center Leader, Sales , Loveland, Colorado
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