About Us:

TRILLIANT FOOD & NUTRITION, located in Little Chute, WI is a state-of-the-art, vertically integrated production facility that has been a pioneer in the U.S. specialty coffee market since 1979. We have used our years of experience and skill in the traditional coffee segment to produce one thing: great coffee. Our facility features the most current, high-speed equipment to support our commitment to quality, value, speed-to-market, and innovation.

HORSESHOE BEVERAGE COMPANY, located in Neenah, WI is a leading ready-to-drink beverage manufacturer focused on providing consumers with an outstanding beverage experience wherever, whenever. Leveraging industry-leading talent, state-of-the-art equipment, and our vertically integrated supply chain, we strive to be at the forefront of beverage innovation each day and deliver the highest quality beverages to our customers first.

The teams at TRILLIANT and HORSESHOE come to work each day with relentless energy, enthusiasm, and a promise to enhance the beverage experiences of millions of people. We invite you to explore opportunities at TRILLIANT or HORSESHOE, to see if your talents and career aspirations may fit with our openings.

Diversity and Inclusion at TRILLIANT and HORSESHOE:

We believe talented, great people are the building blocks of our success. We believe in finding the right people, with the right attitude, and providing them with opportunities to excel.

Position Overview:

As the Warehouse & Distribution Manager at our Little Chute, WI facility, you will oversee all warehouse operations to ensure safe and efficient operations. You will manage material movements, inventory, inter-company transfers, outbound shipments, optimize warehouse utilization, and lead the warehouse team.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership and manage day-to-day operations at the Trilliant Main Warehouse by fostering a positive and safe work environment that promotes productivity and cross-functional teamwork.
• Responsible for understanding internal and external customer expectations by establishing and maintaining effective relationships and developing cost-efficient strategies to meet service expectations.
• Participate and support the development, training, and post-auditing of all Standard Operating Procedures.
• Plan and manage warehouse space utilization that optimizes material flows and storage within the facility through inventory management processes, facility, and zoning strategies.
• Ensure inventory accuracy, proper stock rotation, and date code integrity.
• Develop performance standards and processes for optimizing operational efficiencies and customer satisfaction while controlling costs.
• Experience in optimizing material movements using zoning, slotting, and creating pick paths to ensure materials flow meets production requirements and order processing within assigned facility.
• Identify and drive improvements in areas of opportunities that include safety, quality, cost to serve, and service level metrics.

• Collaborate with cross-functional leaders to support company initiatives and drive operational excellence.
• Interface/communicate with Customer Service, Supply Chain Planning, QA, and Transportation teams, as well as support functions to resolve operational issues and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Perform all other duties, responsibilities, and special projects assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in operations, business, or related field.
• 5+ years of leadership experience, including defining roles, hiring, employee development, and day-to-day management of a distribution center team.
• Knowledge of food packaging principles, industry quality, safety requirements, and new product scale-up dynamics.
• Demonstrated strength in process improvement, SOP documentation, and warehouse employee training.
• Microsoft AX ERP system experience is a plus.
• Attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal skills. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical skills that can turn data sets into actionable information that will improve decision-making and drive process improvement.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate cross-functionally and work well at all levels of the organization.
• Be a team player who works well with others and contributes to a positive work environment.
• Solid computer skills, including Microsoft Office tools (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and related production and product information systems.

Compensation:

We offer a competitive base pay rate and comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees.

Physical and Mental Demands:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, hear, use hands to type data, use a personal computer and telephone. This employee may occasionally have to operate business machines and lift and/move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required in this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Mental demands include multi-tasking, decision making, problem solving, comparing, copying, computing, compiling, analyzing, coordinating, and synthesizing data.
• Potential for exposure to chemicals, heights, loud noises, mechanical equipment, wet environments, and other potential hazards exists.

Safety Statement:

At TRILLIANT and HORSESHOE, safety is every employee's first responsibility. We expect all employees to adhere to all safety practices, have the moral courage to stop other individuals from performing unsafe acts, and immediately report unsafe conditions.

Disclosures:

• The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.
• Responsible for following food safety/regulatory policies and procedures, executing responsibilities as identified in standard operating procedures, and reporting food safety/regulatory concerns to the Production or Quality Manager.
• Trilliant Food & Nutrition and Horseshoe Beverage Company are Drug Free Workplaces. All applicants are subject to a drug screen and background check as a condition of employment.
• Trilliant Food and Nutrition and Horseshoe Beverage participate in the E-Verify process.
• EEO/AA including Vets and Disabled
• If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
• Trilliant Food and Nutrition and Horseshoe Beverage are Equal Opportunity Employers.