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Director of Distribution

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Responsibilities: How this position supports the vision

  • Partner with the COO to set the Distribution Center operating strategy, annual priorities, capacity plans, and performance expectations.
  • Provide overall leadership and governance across the Distribution Center, ensuring the General Manager and functional leaders are aligned to business objectives.
  • Establish the operating management system, including KPI definitions, review cadence, accountability routines, escalation paths, and standard work.
  • Coach and develop the General Manager along with supporting the Operations Managers and Team Leads; ensure leadership depth and succession plans are in place for critical roles.
  • Oversee operating performance across safety, service, quality, productivity, labor, inventory, transportation, maintenance, and cost.
  • Partner with Finance and COO on P&L performance, annual operating plans, labor strategy, capital planning, and long-range capacity requirements.
  • Lead strategic growth readiness, including capacity expansion, automation strategy, network changes, customer implementations, and major operating initiatives.
  • Ensure customer commitments and service expectations are translated into reliable operating capabilities.
  • Champion a culture of ownership, accountability, continuous improvement, and respect for Associates.
  • Protect company assets, ensuring all equipment is used and maintained properly. Maintains awareness of cost-saving initiatives and process improvements.
  • Adheres to all security and safety rules and regulations to ensure a safe environment for all Associates.
  • Assists in any task requested by either the direct Manager or any person in Management.
  • Maintain a highly efficient work environment.
  • Work as a team within all functional work areas.
  • Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Engineering, or a related discipline preferred; equivalent progressive distribution leadership experience may substitute.
  • 10+ years of progressive distribution, warehousing, logistics, or supply chain leadership experience, including multifunctional operations leadership.
  • Demonstrated experience leading high-volume distribution operations or experience with comparable complexity preferred.
  • Strong financial acumen with experience using P&L, labor, cost-per-unit, service, and productivity data to drive decisions.
  • Proven ability to lead through change, build accountable leadership teams, and develop successors.
  • Strong knowledge of safety, quality, inventory control, transportation, customer service, labor planning, and continuous improvement.
  • Excellent communication, executive presence, judgment, integrity, and ability to make timely decisions under pressure.

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