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# Division Operations Manager at Shorr Packaging Corp.

- **Company:** Shorr Packaging Corp.
- **Location:** Ontario, CA
- **Compensation:** $145k–$175k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-10-14
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-16
- **Apply:** https://jobs.gem.com/shorr-careers/am9icG9zdDq8QV8_DIurBi6UjI-7qFN6

## Job description

Shorr Packaging Corp. is an industry-leading, award-winning distributor of packaging products, equipment, and services. We represent the best-known manufacturers and brands in the industry and are one of the largest independent packaging distributors in the nation. Founded 100+ years ago, we are an established, employee-owned company (ESOP) with a long history of success, all attributed to one simple principle - listen to the customer.

With our continued growth, we are searching for a Division Operations Manager (DOM) to support the Division and Sales management teams in the implementation of both tactical and long-term strategic plans around maximizing growth, profitability and service delivery. The DOM will have direct oversight of the Ontario (California), Mesa (Arizona), warehouses and the transportation services. The incumbent will make measurable impacts to the Division through improving overall profitability, in addition to managing and developing their team. This is a highly visible role that will serve as a key business partner to Sales and Customer Support, ensuring that our operational capacity aligns with our commercial promises.

Leadership and Team Development:

- Management and oversight of warehouse operations to ensure high service standards
- Ensures that the team maintains consistent compliance with corporate policies and procedures
- Develop long-term labor strategies to manage seasonal peaks, including recruitment, engagement and retention initiatives
- Responsible for fostering a culture of health and safety, accountability, and professional growth across the division as well as safety scorecard and KPI management
- Responsible for managing all facility vendors
- Communicates timely and effectively on all appropriate aspects of business management with designated Division Manager, Sales Management, and teams within designated areas

Operational Excellence:

- Works closely with corporate leadership in monitoring Division support roles in connection with Supply Chain, Warehouse Logistics, and Purchasing
- Identifies areas to improve profitability for large customers and new business opportunities through the implementation and application of a cost to serve model to ensure that the Company maximizes each customer’s return on sales
- Understands operating procedures and makes recommendations to improve Division efficiency and performance
- Monitors and manages all facility, division, and corporate scorecards as they apply
- Monitors and Manages facility capacity, space utilization and develops short, med, and long-term space requirements for the division
- Coordinates across all other departments for Division Operations impacts and best practices
- Works closely with sales management to coordinate new or changing business requirements to identify best location (Shorr vs 3PL), service model and operational requirements
- Institutes and manages standard KPIs to ensure a continuous improvement environment exists across all departments and performs strategic analyses and benchmarking on key metrics including revenue, costs, margins, and customer profitability

Financial Management:

- Focuses close attention on new business plans, financial reports and existing business profitability, advising the Division Manager of improvements needed, providing options to enhance customer profitability as well as overall profitability of the Division
- Assists the Division Manager in the preparation of the annual operating budget for the division
- Monitors division operational actual results versus budget, implements cost savings initiatives where applicable, and make recommendations to Division Management to eliminate excess spending
- Monitors monthly results and provides root cause analysis of any impactful cost drivers
- Monitors and manages Inventory levels, turns, and slow moving inventory to minimize financial burden to the division and ESOP
- Works closely with Sales team to develop core processes, tools, and metrics to facilitate sound product pricing decisions and recommend pricing changes to increase the profitability of key and new customers
- Manages freight spend: Focused on minimizing freight cost as % of revenue. Identifies and Implements freight efficiency and optimization
- Participate and Support all Division RFPs/RFQs for service providers, vendors, equipment and facility

The ideal candidate must possess the following:

- BS/BA degree in business, finance, operations, accounting or related field
- Minimum 7+ years of progressive experience in warehouse operations or logistics, with at least 3 years in a multi-site or regional leadership role.
- Must have experience with business/financial management/accounting
- Warehouse management and/or general operations experience within a medium to large facility preferred
- Co-pack management experience preferred
- Demonstrated success as a leader and has built high performing operations teams
- Experience working within a pricing or profitability role
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- ERP systems (Preferably Infor SX.e), and WMS experience preferred (Solochain preferred)

## About Shorr Packaging Corp.

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Shorr Packaging Corp. is an employee-owned, industry-leading distributor of packaging products, equipment, and supply chain services.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Employee-Owned via ESOP)
- **Headquarters**: Aurora, Illinois, United States
- **Founded**: 1922
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Packaging and Containers Manufacturing, Supply Chain Logistics
- **Target customers**: B2B (Enterprise, SMB); serves businesses with complex packaging and logistics needs across manufacturing, distribution, and retail
- **Mission or purpose statement**: "Listen to the customer." The company culture is built on employee ownership, collaboration, and innovation, with a focus on shared growth [shorr.com](https://www.shorr.com/about/about-us/)

## Products & Services
- **Packaging Products & Supplies**: A comprehensive portfolio including corrugated products, tapes and adhesives, stretch films, shrink wrap, flexible and protective packaging, pallet unitization, and carton closure solutions [shorr.com](https://www.shorr.com/about/about-us/)
- **Packaging Equipment**: Sales, installation, and repair of equipment like pallet wrappers, case formers, case sealers, shrink wrappers, bagging and strapping machines. All service technicians are factory-certified [shorr.com](https://www.shorr.com/about/about-us/)
- **Strategic Supply Chain Solutions**: Suite of services including the proprietary Shorr Total Approach to Managed Packaging (STAMP) program, national packaging programs, inventory management, and process optimization [shorr.com](https://www.shorr.com/about/about-us/)
- **Custom Design & Development**: Custom packaging and shipping kits, carton design, product prototyping, damage reduction analysis, and DIM weight optimization [shorr.com](https://www.shorr.com/about/about-us/)
- **Contract Packaging (Co-Pack/Kitting)**: Kitting and assembly services supported by a coast-to-coast network of warehouses [shorr.com](https://www.shorr.com/about/about-us/)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (Private company)
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue estimated at **$250M**; employs approximately **420 people** [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/shorr-packaging)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Employee-owned via an ESOP for nearly 40 years. Represents the best-known packaging product manufacturers and brands in the industry. Awarded the 2026 ESOP Company of the Year by the Illinois Chapter of The ESOP Association [shorr.com](https://www.shorr.com/about/about-us/)
- **Growth Signals**: 100+ years in business; 650+ employee-owners (per careers page — may vary from LinkedIn estimate); 9 locations nationwide; 3,000+ training courses available to employees; operates as a top independent packaging distributor in the U.S. [shorr.com](https://www.shorr.com/about/careers/)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Deep Industry Experience**: Founded in 1922, Shorr has over a century of market presence and relationships with leading packaging manufacturers.
- **Employee Ownership (ESOP)**: Unique structure where employees are also owners, fostering a strong culture of ownership, collaboration, and long-term thinking. This is a key differentiator for attracting talent [shorr.com](https://www.shorr.com/about/careers/).
- **National Scale with Local Support**: Well-stocked warehouses and facilities across the U.S. allow for nationwide reach with local service.
- **Full-Service Ecosystem**: Covers the entire packaging value chain — from supplies and equipment to custom design, managed programs, and repair services.

## Strategic Focus
- **Supply Chain Optimization**: Heavily focused on helping large, complex organizations manage and control packaging processes through analytical programs like STAMP [shorr.com](https://www.shorr.com/about/about-us/).
- **Employee Development and Retention**: Emphasizes a strong internal culture of learning and growth with over 3,000 training courses, mentoring, and job shadowing to attract and retain talent [shorr.com](https://www.shorr.com/about/culture/).
- **Operational Excellence**: Continued investment in automation, process improvement, and certified service capabilities to drive efficiency for clients.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: The culture is centered on the "OWN IT" values — ownership, collaboration, and collective spirit. Employees are referred to as "employee-owners," creating a sense of shared success [shorr.com](https://www.shorr.com/about/culture/)
- **Remote/Hybrid/Office Policy**: Not explicitly stated, but job postings include warehouse, field, and corporate positions suggesting a mix of on-site and field-based roles [shorr.com](https://www.shorr.com/about/careers/)
- **Notable Perks**: Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) which rewards employees annually; competitive compensation and benefits; 3,000+ training courses; mentorship and job shadowing programs; performance evaluation growth plans [shorr.com](https://www.shorr.com/about/careers/what-it-means-to-be-an-employee-owner/)
- **Engineering Culture**: For technical roles, the company has a CIO and a professional service team of certified technicians, process engineers, and equipment specialists. Focus is on practical, hands-on problem-solving in a stable, established company [shorr.com](https://www.shorr.com/about/about-us/)

## Sources
1. [shorr.com - Careers](https://www.shorr.com/about/careers/)
2. [shorr.com - About Us](https://www.shorr.com/about/about-us/)
3. [shorr.com - Company Culture](https://www.shorr.com/about/culture/)
4. [shorr.com - What It Means to Be an Employee-Owner](https://www.shorr.com/about/careers/what-it-means-to-be-an-employee-owner/)
5. [linkedin.com - Shorr Packaging Corp](https://linkedin.com/company/shorr-packaging)

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