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Paylocity Distribution Manager in Schaumburg, Illinois
Paylocity is an award-winning provider of cloud-based HR and payroll software solutions, offering the most complete platform for the modern workforce. The company has become one of the fastest-growing HCM software providers worldwide by offering an intuitive, easy-to-use product suite that helps businesses automate and streamline HR and payroll processes, attract and retain talent, and build a strong workplace culture. While traditional HR and payroll providers automate basic HR processes such as payroll and benefits administration, Paylocity goes further by developing tools that HR and businesses need to compete for talent and deliver against the expectations of the modern workforce.
We give our employees what they need to succeed, including great benefits and perks! We offer medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and a 401(k) match, as well as perks that support you, your family, and your finances. And if it’s career development you desire, we provide that, too! At Paylocity, people matter most and have always been at the heart of our business.
Help our award-winning technology company run effectively as you take on big challenges and find solutions with a position in Operations. Use your problem-solving skills to shape the way others see Paylocity. Launch your career with us!
Position Overview:
The Distribution Manager in Schaumburg offers an exciting opportunity to run the full-service printing, packing, and distribution for our client’s payroll needs. This role offers the autonomy of being the leader at this DC but having a support system to help grow your career and truly partner with to ensure the DC’s overall success. The Distribution Manager will manage the day-to-day workload while proactively responding to increases in client count, payroll files and payroll packages shipped by making recommendations to the Senior Manager of Distribution. This isn’t your typical distribution center though! It is a climate controlled, a Monday-Friday operation, with no overnights or weekends which offers great work life balance. Paylocity is a great place to work and we are looking for a leader that can continue to cultivate our award-winning culture
Don’t have payroll printing experience? – Don’t worry! We know this is a niche area, so we offer great training to get you up to speed and give you all the tools to be successful in this role.
Do you want to feel like a business owner, but have a great company and culture behind you? Do you enjoy leading and mentoring a team? Are you looking to grow your career at a great company that supports and invests in their employees? If so, this is the role for you!
Location: 1400 American Ln, Schaumburg, IL 60173
Reports To: Senior Manager, Distribution
Responsibilities:
Interview and hire qualified staff, capable of delivering high quality work on compressed timelines. Develop and deploy an effective training program to increase proficiency with processes and running printers, sealers, and inserters.
Provide training and exposure for staff to all Paylocity operations and the interactions between Distribution and other departments.
Provide coaching, mentoring, training, and develop team members for career progression and learning.
Responsible for the overall safety, quality, performance, and overall experience meeting PCTY client’s distribution needs.
Provide development opportunities to staff via training and special projects. Develop and maintain monitored action plans for staff as necessary.
Lead and coordinate the production daily activities of a print center to manage staff and ensure clean, orderly, and safe working environment.
Interface with suppliers of mission critical resources such as check stock, printers, finishing devices and shipping services. Ensure that Paylocity’s best interests are represented in each interaction with a supplier. Maintain inventory levels through inventory tracking controls.
Ensure the nightly audit is done accurately and thoroughly and corrective action taken on issues identified on the audit.
Respond expediently to e-mails and CRM inquiries for any quality defects and remediate the issue. Determine root cause and put actions in place to address the issue. Assist CS teams with tracking and delivery issues.
Ability to develop and share best practices across Distribution print centers.
Ensure staff is available to produce and ship payrolls during severe weather or company functions when the rest of Paylocity staff is remote or has been sent home.
Responsible for high service level (99.8%) and other weekly KPI goals are met.
Responsible for compliance and assisting in the SOC audit process.
Assist the Senior Manager with budgeting, forecasting, strategic planning, and ad hoc projects.
Schedule flexibility to be able to meet the needs of the business especially during Peak shipping and during Year End.
Requirements:
High School Diploma required.
Previous production experience of at least 2+ years leading a team.
Familiarity with payroll processing applications, Microsoft programs. Experienced with SOC2 and ISO27001 compliance.
Experience managing suppliers and critical production equipment.
Industry experience in digital print and fulfillment or payroll production, in a tightly controlled, audited environment.
Experience managing teams.
Experienced in conflict resolution and team building.
Experience with staff development.
Experience with process improvement or six sigma initiatives.
Ability to motivate and lead in a team environment driving for desired results.
Accountable for his/her actions as well as the actions of the Distribution team they will be leading.
Preferred Skills:
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent
Strong Microsoft excel skills are preferred.
Soft Skills:
Team Player, collaborating with others to make awesome happen
Self-Motivated – you like to work hard, play hard.
Adaptable – quick feet! You can shift priorities if needed.
Highly Organized – detail-oriented is your thing!
MS Office applications - are no sweat when it comes to your skillset
Paylocity is an equal-opportunity employer. Paylocity is committed to the full inclusion of all individuals. We recruit, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. At Paylocity, we believe diversity makes us better.
We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences in age, culture, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique. We actively cultivate these differences through our employee resource groups (ERGs), employee experiences, perspectives, talents, and approaches to drive innovation in the software and services we provide our customers.
We comply with federal and state disability laws and make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. To request reasonable accommodation in the job application or interview process, please contact LeaveBenefits@paylocity.com.