Fitlife Foods
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Logistics Manager Culinary Center · Plant City, Florida
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Department Culinary Center
Employment Type Full-Time
Minimum Experience Mid-level
Brand Overview
Our Core Focus at Fitlife Foods is to “Elevate the Way You Feel.” Everything we do in our purpose driven brand is centered around this.  We do this by living and emulating our values on a daily basis.  We are passionate people who care about the greater good.  We are contagious and believe in the power of a good laugh to stir the soul.  We are accountable to one another in a commitment culture.  We believe that grit is fundamental to becoming world class and we are grateful for the small things and what we get to do each day.
Fitlife Foods is helping countless people live better, happier lives all year long by offering healthy meals that taste delicious.  With 12 retail stores throughout Florida with a 13th one opening soon in Atlanta, GA and a menu offering that includes healthy, made-from scratch breakfasts, lunches, dinners and snacks, we pride ourselves on helping people be the best versions of themselves and feel great doing it!
We are rapidly growing and seeking to add talented individuals to our team that can help us to ensure that others live better lives, while improving your own.  We are seeking someone with a passionate entrepreneurial spirit to take on exciting new challenges and advance their knowledge in an emerging brand with a clear growth path.
Position Summary & Key Areas of Ownership
We’re looking for a high energy, positive, forward-thinking team player to add to our Fitlife Foods Family who specializes in problem solving. This is an amazing opportunity for someone who wants to be a part of a fast growing and fast paced omni channel prepared meals business.  Our Logistics Manager will have the freedom to design and create the system they want to enable us to get our fresh prepared meals to our customers as efficiently as possible.
The Logistics Manager’s responsibilities include organizing and monitoring storage and distribution of finished goods to Store locations, Home Delivery (HD) and Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) orders.  Basically, you will own the process of getting our meals from our Culinary Center production cells to our end customers.
The primary goal is to be responsible to manage Inbound transportation and Outbound Order distribution to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and condition of product to help ensure customer satisfaction.
Key Responsibilities
• Strategically plan and manage logistics operations to include, but not limited to: Outbound order preparations, Finished Product Storage within facility, routing of shipments, and final delivery to Store, HD, and DTC drop-off locations
• Direct, optimize and coordinate shipment routing
• Evaluate budgets and expenditures
• Liaise and work with various team members, both internal and external, such as: Order Selection, Fulfillment, Outbound carrier, and In-store receiving team(s) to ensure timeliness and satisfaction
• Organize warehouse, label goods, plot routes, and process shipments.
• Keep track of quality, quantity, order specifics, delivery times, transport costs and metrics performance
• Plan and monitor inbound and outgoing deliveries
• Organize warehouse (loading dock), staging areas, plan routes and process shipments for optimal accuracy and efficiency
• Accountable to resolve problems or complaints related to aspects of logistics from both internal and external customers
• Supervise, coach and train team members to maintain standard of excellence
• Maintain cost, productivity, accuracy, and timeliness metrics
• Analyze data to assess performance and drive continuous improvement activities
• Accountable for key supply chain metrics and performance
Requirements
• 3+ years as a Logistics/Outbound Manager, or progressive responsibilities in a relevant field
• Record of successful Distribution, Fulfillment, and/or Logistics Management
• Demonstrable ability to lead and manage diverse staff
• Experience with TMS, ERP, WMS, and Distribution software
• Excellent analytical, problem solving, and organizational skills
• Ability to work independently and handle multiple projects
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Logistics or Supply Chain preferred or commensurate experience
• Lean experience is desired and considered to be a significant plus
What We Have to Offer
• Competitive base salary with bonus potential.
• Paid Vacation.
• Amazing Benefits.
• Forkin’ Fithub Meal discount.
• Awesome Culture à Exciting work culture.
• Career Growth.
Candidate must be based in the Tampa area; no relocation will be provided.  The position will work in our Culinary Center located in Plant City, FL and will report directly to our Director of Culinary Operations.