Warehouse Development Program Jobs in Ruther Glen, VA

Veolia Group is a global leader in environmental services, operating across all five continents with nearly 218,000 employees. Specializing in water, energy, and waste management, Veolia Group designs and implements innovative solutions for decarbonization, depollution, and resource regeneration, supporting communities and industries in their ecological transformation. Within this framework, Veolia's Water Technology Business brings together a dedicated team of experienced professionals committed to tackling the world's most complex challenges related to water scarcity, quality, productivity, and energy. Together, we pursue a shared mission to create a more sustainable future.

About the job
Veolia Supply Chain team has an excellent opportunity for a skilled individual who will be responsible for leading and managing all warehouse operations for our ES Products, Projects, and Services group in the USA. The incumbent will manage and oversee the logistics and supply chain activities for planning, procurement, receiving and shipping from all locations to ensure that products are shipped to customers on time.

This role involves strategic planning, implementing operational policies, ensuring compliance with safety and
regulatory standards, and driving continuous improvement initiatives to optimize efficiency and productivity. The
successful candidate will work directly with Global Supply Chain, Projects, and Services Operations Team, along with the extended NAM Logistics team.

This is a fast-paced job with many variables including managing conversations at various levels of the organization. This position will be based in Ashland, VA.

Job Description

• Manage a team of logistics professionals, material planners, warehouse personnel and daily operational activities of all warehouses and 3PL service partners in USA in compliance with EHS on receiving, storage and transportation requirements.
• Lead the team to identify, analyze, manage potential and actual issues, evaluate risk, and implement both preventive and corrective actions by partnering with multiple functions.
• Create or revise warehouse SOP's, conducts trainings on SOP's and identify supply chain optimization opportunities.
• Provides direction, training, and developmental opportunities for warehouse staff.
• Responsible for OTD/OTC delivery performance KPI's to ensure communication accuracy for order fulfilment.
• Ensure that SAP and other systems are accurate and up to date.
• Oversee 3PL execution of goods receipt, storage, and outbound order processing.
• Ensure understanding, training, and adherence to vendor compliance requirements; facilitate research and case resolution.
• Implement robust operations processes and cycle count procedures. Reconcile inventory discrepancies and follow-up with an investigation to determine root cause.
• Maintain clean and organized warehouse premises.
• Run reports, interface with production, sales, purchasing and suppliers to ensure timely customs release and schedule inbound and outbound deliveries.
• Ensure the planning of material for Inventory and Projects is in accordance with Inventory goals and project and service schedules.
• Ensure all warehouse specific planning functions including but not limited to, Production Order Creation and Purchase Req conversions are processed in alignment with inventory, individual project, and sales order's needs.
• Ensure that VWTS' ISPM 15 program meets all regulations and actively participate in all audits.
• Create Purchase requests utilizing the Indirect Purchase Process as deployed in NAM for warehouse consumables.
• Oversee import shipments by working with sourcing, suppliers, broker, and customs compliance team to streamline classification and clearance process and support compliance initiatives.
• Comply with EHS & Quality System regulations and policies.
• Set work priorities for the team and ensure a safe, inclusive work environment for everyone.
• Hire, retain, develop, conduct performance reviews, and evaluate staff to ensure the efficient operation of the function.
• This list is not all-inclusive and may include other duties and/or special projects as assigned and necessary for site operations.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college in supply chain/business, with minimum 7-10 years of experience in warehousing and logistics function and minimum 5-7 years of experience in managing employees.
• Minimum 3-5 years of SAP experience in the sales & distribution, planning and shipment module.
• Must have working knowledge of import/export regulations (e.g. Tariff Classification; Certificate of Origin, Commercial Invoice, etc.) and carrier management.
• Strong understanding of safety and regulatory requirements in warehousing.
• Forklift certification
• Willingness to travel as needed.

Desired Characteristics

• Ability to lead and adapt/drive change across the team in a dynamic business environment.
• Result oriented mindset with a teamwork spirit and the willingness to listen.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to analyze complex data and make data-driven decisions.
• Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to utilize automated lifting equipment.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

At Veolia, we realize diverse teams make smarter decisions, deliver better results, and build stronger
communities. We're an organization that champions diversity and inclusion at every rung of the ladder
and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Because our people are our greatest assets, we
also offer competitive compensation and benefits that include:

• Compensation - The salary range is tied to the market for similarly benchmarked roles. The range is not an absolute, but a guide, and offers will be based on the individual candidate's knowledge, skills, experience, and market conditions, as well as internal peer equity. Depending upon all the preceding considerations for the final selected individual candidate, the offer may be lower or higher than the stated range: $90,000 to $110,000 USD annually, plus a 10% Annual Incentive Plan bonus

Life Insurance
Paid Time Off
Paid Holidays
Parental Leave
401(k) Plan - 3% default contribution plus matching!
Flexible Spending & Health Saving Accounts
AD&D Insurance
Disability Insurance
Tuition Reimbursement
Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this
posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable
law.

****Applicants are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately; employer will not
sponsor applicants for U.S. work authorization (e.g. H-1B visa) for this opportunity****

Veolia does not accept unsolicited resumes from external recruiting firms. All vendors must have a
current and fully executed MSA on file before submitting candidates. Any unsolicited resumes and
candidate profiles will be deemed the property of Veolia, and no fee will be due.

As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.