Field Operations Advisor

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Purpose of Job:

Responsible for successful training, management, and transition of newly acquired, company owned distributorship. May serve in multiple capacities while transitioning from an independent distributorship to IOT. This could include any job role within the Distributorship.

Job Components:

• Audit dealer consignment for accuracy and age tolerances
• Coordinate with buy/sell owners to set transfer expectations
• Count, reconcile all inventory locations (consignment, warehouse, trucks, storefronts)
• Understand the Sales & Purchase agreement to properly value acquisition assets
• Run necessary database queries to clean up data and merge/transfer databases to the new distributor point of sale (currently Jericho).
• Accountable for the P&L and budget performance for the operations of newly acquired IOT distributorships.
• Be knowledgeable in training Distributorship personnel in all areas of operations, including all warehouse, office, and route management functions.
• When needed, to perform in any role within the operation as directed.
• Identifying best practices and processes, building out training and documentation for use in all of our operations.
• Provide on-going feedback for continuous process improvement
• Carry out Enterprise tests as needed.
• Support Enterprise initiatives from other business units as well as IOT.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years proven managerial experience is required
• Previous experience in a Warehouse or Distribution environment a plus
• Computer skills including Word, Excel and Microsoft Access preferred
• Knowledge of battery or automotive systems a plus
• Fosters teamwork – Interest, skill and success in getting groups to learn to work together cooperatively.
• Strong Communication – both oral and written
• Detail oriented - Pays careful attention to details.
• Interpersonal awareness – Notice, interpret and anticipate others’ concerns and feelings
• Plans and organizes - Lays out tasks in a logical and orderly sequence. Establishes and follows through on priorities.
• Results oriented - Is intent upon achieving practical results. Concentrates attention on making things happen.
• Responsive - Reacts promptly to suggestions and requests.
• Actively and frequently seeks input from others.
• Managing Performance – Takes responsibility for team members performance. Utilize clear goals, expectations, feedback and addresses performance problems and issue promptly.
• Customer Focused – Focuses on satisfying customers
• Entrepreneurial Orientation – Looks for and seizes profitable business opportunities; willingness to take calculated risks to achieve business goals.
• Initiative – Identifying what needs to be done and doing it before being asked to or required by the situation.

Scope Data:

• Contacts are internal – (Operation Directors. Market General Managers, ACES, NAC, HO staff) and external (Current Independent Distributors, Dealers and Customers).
• This position operates with high degree of relational interaction and minimal supervision.
• Must build and maintain relationships across Enterprise associated with source data of all types.

Work Environment:

• Must be willing to travel extensively (75%), sometimes with minimal notice.
• Ability to sustain posture in a seated position for prolonged periods of time.
• Regularly required to use hands to grasp or handle, talk and hear, stand and walk.
• Specific vision abilities include close vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to occasionally lift and/or move 50 lbs.
• May be exposed to battery warehouse conditions such as exposure to moving equipment mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals.
• Prolonged use of personal computer & telephone.
• Ability to operate a motor vehicle.

Note: We do not accept resumes from headhunters, placement agencies, or other suppliers that have not signed a formal agreement with us.

Interstate Batteries provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Interstate Batteries complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

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