The Director of Distribution is responsible with developing, leading, and implementing distribution strategies that support the growth strategies of the organization while simultaneously optimizing distribution performance. Responsible for monitoring KPI’s to monitor business performance and adjust where necessary to achieve overall service expectations and achieving budgetary expectations.

Essential Functions & Accountabilities:

• Directs all activities connected with the receiving, picking, packing, and shipping of CooperVision products.

• Manage KPI’s to drive business performance ensuring alignment and deliverables to corporate strategies

• Budgeting and P&L control

• Develop and execute OpEx and CapEx budgets and forecasts in line with corporate goals

• Engage and lead the team by defining criteria for excellence and improving core competencies. Improve existing employee skills sets in the areas of distribution and inventory control. Actively mentor and coach team to help support and further their professional growth and development.

• Establish and maintain meetings with commercial teams

• Establish and maintain meetings with strategic customers to ensure the distribution center is delivering on service level agreements

• International shipping and compliance experience

• Responsible for documenting shipping contingency planning.

• Responsible for periodic customer visits.

• Responsible for strict adherence to FDA compliance, export compliance, safety as well as CooperVision policies and procedures including appropriate audit controls.

• Assure departmental adherence to Good Distribution Practices, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and ISO 9000 requirements

• Responsible for developing/documenting shipping contingency planning.

• Manage employee relations and performance management

• Provide ongoing communication regarding productivity status updates to the Sr. Director Distribution Americas.

• Ensure SOP development for inventory control is in compliance with corporate financial requirements

• Ensure an understanding of the existing inventory management practices, reporting and requirements throughout the distribution center

• Assist in the development of functional strategies and continuous improvement initiatives

• Interact with internal and external leaders, including senior management

• Partner with Environmental Health and Safety team to ensure high standards are in place for a safe working environment for all employees

• Monitor and ensure all regulatory procedures are properly administered and within appropriate tolerances

• Evaluate current procedures and practices for accomplishing department objectives