District Manager
Description
Leads the district staff in communicating corporate plans and driving results through strategic planning regarding productivity, service and cost, serving as a change agent in the field operations to ensure corporate and District objectives align and advance.
Essential Functions
- Directly manages all district support staff and is responsible for the hiring, development, performance management and staff productivity.
- Acts as a liaison with PGH Engineering to develop operational strategies/objectives, establishes goals and roadmaps for attaining strategic metrics.
- Oversees LEAN / Engineering assessments of stations within the district leading to cost reductions.
- Develops and manages the department budget; ensures compliance and addresses variances and other budget oncerns.
- Monitors district results including productivity, service, and cost to ensure Corporate and District objectives are in alignment.
- Oversees the development and planning in regards to field engineering initiatives such as network optimization and cost reduction.
- Works with the Regional Training Specialist to develop or update training as needed to ensure staff training is effective.
- Collaborates with the District Quality and Process Specialist to manage the DCRT process.
- Leads the CSM process for the District staff.
- Ensures the DQC initiatives are advancing.
- Peforms other duties as assigned.
Minimum Education
- A Bachelor’s degree is required. A Bachelor’s degree with an analytical focus such as Engineering, Math, Science or Business (Economics, Statistics, Financial Analysis or other analytical focus) is preferred. In lieu of a Bachelor’s degree, a high school diploma/GED with four (4) additional years of experience in field industrial/design/project engineering (including Regional/District Field Engineering Support) or operations management (Ops Manager and above) will be considered equivalent.
Minimum Experience
- Seven (7)+ years’ industrial or relevant engineering/district staff/Engineering Specialist experience or Three (3) years Senior Manager experience required. Two (2) of those years working in the Transportation or Logistics industry required.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
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- Software skills, including use of Microsoft Office software and web-based applications.
- Working knowledge of Business Objects.
- Verbal and written communication skills necessary to explain complex and/or confidential information.
- Presentation skills necessary to facilitate training and/or deliver informational sessions to groups and/or individuals.
- Time management and organizational skills necessary to manage multiple projects, appropriately prioritize workload, plan for resources to meet deadlines and goals, and respond to day-to-day functional needs.
- Ability to anticipate and identify problems and use sound judgment and fact-based analysis to develop effective and efficient solutions.
- Ability to inspire a shared vision and empower and motivate a team.
- Ability to travel up to 75%.
- Knowledge of concepts related to Material Handling Designs (e.g. Computer Aided Design).
- Ability to perform cost justification analysis.
Job Conditions
- Some travel may be required.
Preferred Qualifications:
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Additional Details:
Federal Express Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer including, Vets/Disability.
Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities throughout the application process. Applicants who require reasonable accommodations in the application or hiring process should contact recruitmentsupport@fedex.com.
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- Know Your Rights
- Pay Transparency
- Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
- Employee Polygraph Protection Act
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