Brenntag

Brenntag

General Manager

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 13 days ago
Operations ManagementSupply ChainLogisticsCustomer SupportLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationTime ManagementAccounts Payable

About the role

  • Operational Leadership: Oversee local branch drivers including safety protocols, warehouse operations, local sales deployment, and customer service teams to execute the Brenntag Essentials go-to-market strategy.
  • Margin & Capital Optimization: Improve conversion ratios and working capital metrics (inventory and accounts receivable).
  • Capacity Planning: Formulate comprehensive strategies for plant, equipment, and personnel capacity to meet both current and future regional growth targets.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with key Strategic Suppliers and Product Management to optimize volume, pricing, and inventory.
  • Develop a comprehensive strategy to address capacity planning requirements including plant & equipment and personnel to meet current and anticipated growth goals.
  • Recruit & hire, reward & recognize, train & develop, coach & counsel, and take corrective action as needed.
  • Maintain documented procedures for work processes by working closely with branch personnel as well as Sub-Region, Regional and BES Divisional resources.
  • Margin & Capital Optimization: Improve conversion ratios and working capital metrics (inventory and accounts receivable). Partner with key Strategic Suppliers and Product Management to optimize volume, pricing, and inventory.
  • People Management: Set clear metrics, recruit, train, coach, and manage performance across all branch personnel.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 10 years in distribution or manufacturing environments.
  • Minimum of 5 years of direct people leadership/management experience.

Skills

  • Self-motivated, possessing a high energy level and desire to win
  • Superior teamwork, time management and influencing skills
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong commercial background
  • Exceptional interpersonal and collaboration skills
  • Strong analytical and creative skills
  • Paid parental leave
  • Education assistance program
  • Employee assistance program
  • Various healthcare plan options as well as 401(k)
  • Strong commercial and chemical distribution background, exceptional cross-functional collaboration, and analytical skills.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • childbirth, lactation and related medical condition), genetic information, military service, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition

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