[{"country_short": "USA", "city": "Shreveport", "description": "CDL Driver\n\n\n\nCity: Shreveport\nType: Regular Full-Time\n\nState/Province: LA\nShift: Day\n\nPosted Date: 5/10/2012\nCategory: Facility\n\nJob ID: 1869 \nMore information about this job:\nOverview:\n\nBlueLinx Corporation remains the leading domestic wholesaler of building products, serving independent dealers, industrial customers and large home improvement centers from over 60 locations in the United States and one location in Canada. BlueLinx creates value for our customers and vendors across the supply chain by providing an outlet for a significant portion of the building products and an ever-growing selection of distribution services that utilize our vast transportation assets and facilities, and a wide selection of third-party products. For additional information, please visit us on the web @www.BlueLinxCo.com.\n\nPosition Purpose Summary: \nResponsible for safely driving BlueLinx tractor trailer trucks to efficiently and accurate deliver products to customers. Responsible for safely operating all equipment related to driving, loading, unloading, and maintenance.\n\n\n\n\nResponsibilities:\n\nUnderstands the company\u2019s vision, mission, and strategy; understands business unit objectives and sets/accomplishes individual performance goals accordingly.\n\n- Pick up and deliver freight\n- Tarp/secure load as required\n- Insure safe and timely loading/unloading of product\n- Maintain daily safety checklist and perform all required inspections\n- Maintain electronic logbook \n- Update On-board Computer as required\n- Maintain trip reports\n- Manage Proof of Delivery Paperwork from customers\n- Communicate/interact with customers\n- Other duties as required.\n- Monday thru Friday work week\n\nQualifications:\n\n-Valid Class A Commercial Driver\u2019s license \n- 18 months of recent tractor trailer driving experience, preferably flatbeds\n- Minimum 22 years of age\n- Safe Driving Record: Including no DUIs in last 7 years; no more than one preventable accident \nor one violation of motor vehicle laws  within the year preceding application\n- Physical ability to secure/tarp loads\n- Good customer service skills\n-Ability to read customer orders, safety regulations, on-board computer\n- Criminal record is taken on case-by-case basis.\n\nApply for this job:\n\n* Apply for this jobonline\n* Email this job to a friend", "date_new": "2012-05-10 20:55:14", "url": "http://bluelinxco.jobs/xml/28614081/job", "country": "United States", "company": "BlueLinx", "title": "CDL Driver", "reqid": null, "state": "Louisiana", "state_short": "LA", "location": "Shreveport, LA", "uid": 28614081}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "Shreveport", "description": "Business Manager\n\n\n\nCity: Shreveport\nType: Regular Full-Time\n\nState/Province: LA\nPosted Date: 4/19/2012\n\nCategory: Sales\nJob ID: 1832\nMore information about this job:\nOverview:\n\nBlueLinx Corporation remains the leading domestic wholesaler of building products, serving independent dealers, industrial customers and large home improvement centers from over 60 locations in theUnited Statesand one location inCanada. BlueLinx creates value for our customers and vendors across the supply chain by providing an outlet for a significant portion of the building products and an ever-growing selection of distribution services that utilize our vast transportation assets and facilities, and a wide selection of third-party products. For additional information, please visit us on the web @www.BlueLinxCo.com.\n\nPosition Purpose Summary: \nResponsible for P&L, top line sales, gross margin, direct costs and daily activities of a centralized distribution center(s). Responsible for all aspects of sales and operations within district (e.g. sales, customer service, logistics / distribution management, inventory, and personnel). Manages and directs a sales force to achieve sales and profit goals. Designs and recommends sales programs and sets short- and long-term sales strategies. Supports and drives sales force effectiveness and key productivity initiatives. \nResponsibilities:\n\n* Understands the company\u2019s vision, mission, and strategy; understands business unit objectives and sets/accomplishes individual performance goals accordingly. Models and enforces company values.\n* Responsible for aligning local market strategy with corporate strategy to maximize long-term profit / return on working capital. Communicates strategy to and plans to entire team.\n* Has a thorough understanding of the market and establishes BlueLinx\u2019 visibility in the market. Defines and executes to key metrics for district\u2019s success.  Identifies and drives key business development opportunities / new revenue streams. \n* Manages all aspects of logistics points in assigned district. Ensures all customer commitments are met and best practices are implemented for safety, safety certification, material handling, inventory management and delivery. Responsible for all aspects of logistics performance / productivity for assigned logistics points. Manages to key metrics and drives out variances\n* Manages and develops relationships with key customers in assigned district and determines strategy for value proposition and product penetration. Manages all aspects of customer service and customer satisfaction. \n* Maximizes sales efforts by focusing sales employees\u2019 time on largest most profitable opportunities. Responsible for managing sales representatives to improve profitability, product penetration and product mix with all customers. Conducts joint sales calls with sales representatives to identify opportunities and maintain / build customer relationships (including sales representative coaching / mentoring).  Deploys resources to maximize results.\n* Manages inventory levels (including slow, inactive, liquidations/large buys and damaged inventory flow) and aligns local product mix with local market dynamics and product strategy.\n* Leads team; selects/hires; develops objectives; coaches and evaluates performance. Ensures direct reports obtain applicable training and development opportunities to enhance performance, development, and contributions to the company. Holds direct reports accountable for individual and team performance. Addresses performance issues appropriately and timely.\nQualifications:\n\nSales experience, knowledge of product pricing, purchasing, account management, warehousing, transportation, safety, business development, customer service and support. Financial acumen (specifically financial statements), strong analytical skills (both qualitative and quantitative). Planning, negotiation, decision-making, innovation, change management, persuasiveness and strong interpersonal skills. Teamwork, ability to function well at different levels in a team environment. Territory management and target marketing skills. Ability to manage multiple priorities, sense of urgency, innovative, problem solving. Customer focused. Consultative and relationship selling skills. Proficiency using Microsoft Office Software and relevant sales systems technology.\nYears of experience: 5+ years of experience in related area of responsibility preferred. 3+ years with a MS / MA / MBA.\n\n\nApply for this job:\n\n* Apply for this jobonline\n* Email this job to a friend", "date_new": "2012-04-19 18:16:08", "url": "http://bluelinxco.jobs/xml/28007364/job", "country": "United States", "company": "BlueLinx", "title": "Business Manager", "reqid": null, "state": "Louisiana", "state_short": "LA", "location": "Shreveport, LA", "uid": 28007364}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "New Orleans", "description": "Material Handler\n\n\n\nCity: New Orleans\nType: Regular Full-Time\n\nState/Province: LA\nShift: Day\n\nPosted Date: 3/9/2012\nCategory: Facility\n\nJob ID: 1775 \nMore information about this job:\nOverview:\n\nBlueLinx Corporation remains the leading domestic wholesaler of building products, serving independent dealers, industrial customers and large home improvement centers from over 60 locations in the United States and one location in Canada. BlueLinx creates value for our customers and vendors across the supply chain by providing an outlet for a significant portion of the building products and an ever-growing selection of distribution services that utilize our vast transportation assets and facilities, and a wide selection of third-party products. For additional information, please visit us on the web @www.BlueLinxCo.com.\n\nPosition Purpose Summary: \nResponsible for safely transporting building product material off and on trailers or rail cars and identifying damaged material. Responsible for product identification and product loading/unloading/storage for detailed finished and standard product handling.\n\n\nResponsibilities:\n\n* Understands the company\u2019s vision, mission, and strategy; understands business unit objectives and sets/accomplishes individual performance goals accordingly.\n* Responsible for transporting material off and on trailers or rail cars. Stores and retrieves material (piece pick and/or bulk).\n* Responsible for efficiently and safely loading trailers for transport of material in accordance with routing solution.\n* Identifies damaged material.\n* Documents inbound and outbound transactions. \n* Performs daily maintenance of equipment and area cleaning requirements.\n* Responsible for basic equipment maintenance (horn, flashing beacon, fluid levels, fire extinguisher, fueling, personnel protective equipment (PPE), proper packaging).\n* Normally works Monday through Friday schedule.\nQualifications:\n\n* \nOne year os recent forklift/warehouse experience.\n* \nSafe work record and stable work history.\n* \nAbility toproficiently and safely useforkliftto transport product, load/unload trucks\n* \nAbility to lift up to 75 lbs using safe liftingtechniques\n* \nAbility to read/comprehendsales order, purchase orders, safety material,etc.\n* \nKnowledge of loading/unloading/storage requirements.\n* \nKnowledge of damage identification procedures and safety forklift operations techniques.\n\n\nApply for this job:\n\n* Apply for this jobonline\n* Email this job to a friend", "date_new": "2012-03-09 19:19:10", "url": "http://bluelinxco.jobs/xml/27039768/job", "country": "United States", "company": "BlueLinx", "title": "Material Handler", "reqid": null, "state": "Louisiana", "state_short": "LA", "location": "New Orleans, LA", "uid": 27039768}, {"country_short": "USA", "city": "New Orleans", "description": "CDL Driver\n\n\n\nCity: New Orleans\nType: Regular Full-Time\n\nState/Province: LA\nShift: Day\n\nPosted Date: 3/1/2012\nCategory: Facility\n\nJob ID: 1697 \nMore information about this job:\nOverview:\n\nBlueLinx Corporation remains the leading domestic wholesaler of building products, serving independent dealers, industrial customers and large home improvement centers from over 60 locations in the United States and one location in Canada. BlueLinx creates value for our customers and vendors across the supply chain by providing an outlet for a significant portion of the building products and an ever-growing selection of distribution services that utilize our vast transportation assets and facilities, and a wide selection of third-party products. For additional information, please visit us on the web @www.BlueLinxCo.com.\n\nPosition Purpose Summary: \nResponsible for safely driving BlueLinx tractor trailer trucks to efficiently and accurate deliver products to customers. Responsible for safely operating all equipment related to driving, loading, unloading, and maintenance.\n\n\n\n\nResponsibilities:\n\nUnderstands the company\u2019s vision, mission, and strategy; understands business unit objectives and sets/accomplishes individual performance goals accordingly.\n\n- Pick up and deliver freight\n- Tarp/secure load as required\n- Insure safe and timely loading/unloading of product\n- Maintain daily safety checklist and perform all required inspections\n- Maintain electronic logbook \n- Update On-board Computer as required\n- Maintain trip reports\n- Manage Proof of Delivery Paperwork from customers\n- Communicate/interact with customers\n- Other duties as required.\n- Monday thru Friday work week\n\nQualifications:\n\n-Valid Class A Commercial Driver\u2019s license \n- 18 months of recent tractor trailer driving experience, preferably flatbeds\n- Minimum 22 years of age\n- Safe Driving Record: Including no DUIs in last 7 years; no more than one preventable accident \nor one violation of motor vehicle laws  within the year preceding application\n- Physical ability to secure/tarp loads\n- Good customer service skills\n-Ability to read customer orders, safety regulations, on-board computer\n- Criminal record is taken on case-by-case basis.\n\nApply for this job:\n\n* Apply for this jobonline\n* Email this job to a friend", "date_new": "2012-03-01 20:03:41", "url": "http://bluelinxco.jobs/xml/26866190/job", "country": "United States", "company": "BlueLinx", "title": "CDL Driver", "reqid": null, "state": "Louisiana", "state_short": "LA", "location": "New Orleans, LA", "uid": 26866190}]