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Job Title: Storage and Distribution Manager

Status: Exempt

Department: Supply Chain

Summary

The Storage and Distribution Manager oversees the strategic planning and execution of storage, logistics, and distribution operations to optimize cost, efficiency, and compliance. This role collaborates closely with Operations, Procurement, Logistics, and Sales to meet company and customer expectations while ensuring regulatory compliance and risk mitigation.

Essential Responsibilities

• Oversee inbound and outbound inventory movement to ensure accuracy, efficiency, and timely delivery.
• Identify and manage relationships with cold storage and third-party logistics (3PL) vendors, ensuring they meet company and customer needs.
• Investigate and resolve inventory discrepancies, including overages, shortages, damages, and shrinkage.
• Monitor inventory levels and product age, proactively addressing potential issues with Sales and Operations.
• Coordinate distribution flows with third-party cold storage based on production plans, contracts, and sales orders.
• Maintain and update the off-site product catalog, collaborating with Quality Assurance for accuracy.
• Generate monthly rolling forecasts for third-party storage/processing partners, including blast freezing, storage, and shipment activity.
• Implement innovative solutions to enhance data sharing with third-party logistics partners.
• Ensure compliance with USDA regulations, traceability, food safety, and company policies.
• Maintain a safe and sanitary work environment in adherence to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and safety standards.
  
  

EDUCATION And/or EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Experience in logistics, warehousing, or supply chain management.
  
  

Other Duties, Skills, And Abilities

• Strong leadership, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
• Detail-oriented with a proactive approach to risk management.
  
  

Physical Demands

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Function/ Amount of Time

• Stand: Under 1/3
• Walk: Under 1/3
• Sit: Under 1/3
• Use hands to finger, handle or feel: Under 1/3
• Reach with hands and arms: None
• Climb or balance: None
• Stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl: None
  
  

This job requires that weight be lifted, or force be exerted as reflected below.

Function/ Amount of Time

• Up to 10 pounds: Under 1/3
• Up to 25 pounds: Under 1/3
• Up to 50 pounds: None
• Up to 100 pounds: None
• More than 100 pounds: None
  
  

Work Environment

Cold Temperature:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, and extreme cold temperatures. The noise level in the work environment is moderate.

NOTE: This job description is not exhaustive and may be subject to modifications as business needs evolve. Employees are expected to follow all job-related instructions and perform additional duties as assigned. This position operates under an “at-will” employment relationship, meaning the company reserves the right to modify job responsibilities or employment conditions at any time.

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