Why Work for Saddle Creek?
Saddle Creek Logistics Services succeeds by promoting a diverse, friendly, and respectful teamwork environment. As a vital service provider, we not only make a difference in our community but offer our associates opportunities to enhance their skills, build meaningful careers and end each day with a sense of accomplishment. If you’re looking for a family-oriented company that lives by its values and offers competitive pay and benefits, join our team today.
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Department: Corporate Real Estate
Location: Greater Dallas/ Fort Worth Metroplex - Hybrid
Overview
Saddle Creek is in the logistics business. Over the past 57 years our associates have built Saddle Creek into what it is today by treating each other with respect and working together to succeed. Our people make a difference every day to our clients, to our business, and to each other. The growth and success we’ve experienced requires smart, dedicated people working in a supportive environment.
Position Description
The Sr. Manager role is part of our corporate real estate team and will report to the Director, Corporate Real Estate. This position will focus on the structural and mechanical well-being of company owned and leased buildings. Focus areas include facility assessments, mechanical inspections, vendor management, capital budgeting, major project oversight, cost and spend analysis, and data analytics to identify improvement opportunities.
This is high-visibility role will collaborate internally with our executive leadership, operational leadership, location leadership, and functional teams (finance & accounting, legal, operations, marketing), as well as externally with landlords, brokers, environmental consultants, developers, and vendors.
Responsibilities
- Works with location leadership to manage on-going building repairs and maintenance, oversee major projects, perform building assessments and mechanical inspections, develop capital improvement plans for budgeting, standardize vendor selection and management, and benchmark operating expenses to identify potential cost savings.
- Supports the opening and closing of locations regarding building repair and maintenance activities, mechanical inspections, and specifically vendor engagement and performance to related functionality.
- Work with internal business partners to identify, analyze, and present business case justification.
- Work closely with executives and other Saddle Creek teams such as operations, solutions engineering, business delivery, finance, legal, IS, Industrial Engineering, and human resources to meet ever-changing demands of internal and external stakeholders on all CRE and facilities activity.
- Proactively provide new ideas and emerging industry trends that support internal and external stakeholders.
- Develop, maintain, report, and review standardized S&OP process flows for building asset (property) management.
- Develop, maintain, and execute processes and tools to share best practices.
- Develop and maintain positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders and act as the corporate real estate advocate on all levels of the Saddle Creek organization.
- Other duties as directed.
Qualifications
Education/Experience required:
- Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, engineering, finance, accounting, or related study
- Minimum of seven (7) years progressive work experience in warehouse operations or Facility Maintenance.
- Working knowledge of building mechanical systems
Education/Experience preferred:
- Working knowledge of the Third-Party Logistics (3PL) industry
- Experience in continuous improvement disciplines of LEAN, Six-Sigma a plus
- Professional Certifications (please provide)
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Excellent communicator and relationship builder
- Demonstrates a commitment to supporting and driving operational process excellence.
- Possesses critical thinking ability-analytical problem solving with significant amount of information.
- Possesses creative thinking ability-dealing with imperfect information and ambiguity.
- Displays a sense of urgency and a demonstrated ability in the areas of time management and adherence to deadlines.
- Must have solid presentation and communication skills with the ability to persuade internal and external customers in relation to continuous improvement efforts.
- Ability to influence, negotiate and resolve conflict to ensure buy-in and common goals.
- Represent the SCLS brand well in all transactions and negotiations.
- Ability to travel up to 60%.
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Benefits:
Benefits package including medical, dental, vision, HSA and medical reimbursement
Annual bonus eligibility
401(k) match
Vacation and holiday pay
Employee assistance and identity theft protection
Career development and opportunity for internal promotions
Tuition reimbursement for further education
Company paid life insurance and short term disability
Saddle Creek is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to applicants and existing associates and evaluate qualified candidates without regard to race, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, color, religious creed, marital status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, sex (including pregnancy, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), mental or physical disability, medical condition, military and veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws, governmental regulations and executive orders. View the EEO poster here. View the Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision here. View the E-Verify Posting here.
Saddle Creek is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability to search and apply for a career opportunity, please send an e-mail to Disability.accommodation@sclogistics.com and let us know your contact information and the nature of your request.