Senior Director, Distribution and Warehousing
Core
Establish and lead an enterprise-wide Center of Excellence for distribution and warehousing, defining strategy, standards, and governance across multiple business units to optimize operational goals and service levels.
Role type
Senior Director, Distribution & Warehousing Center of Excellence
Builds
Enterprise warehousing vision, standardized design/technology frameworks, automation strategies, WMS standards, 3PL governance models, and capital approval frameworks.
Domain
Beverage industry, Supply Chain, Warehousing & Distribution, Logistics
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Enterprise COE leadership, multi-site network strategy, warehouse design & layout, automation strategy, WMS logic & architecture, 3PL selection & governance, capital investment governance, cross-functional influence, data-driven decision-making
Preferred skills
Large-scale automation experience, Lean / Six Sigma certification, advanced fulfillment technologies
Technologies
WMS, ERP, OMS, TMS, WCS, WES
Responsibilities
Define enterprise warehousing vision and multi-year roadmap; Lead greenfield and brownfield DC builds; Own automation strategy and vendor ecosystem; Define enterprise WMS and systems standards; Establish enterprise KPIs and benchmarking; Develop 3PL strategy and governance tools; Build internal bench strength and knowledge management frameworks.
Seniority
Senior Director, strategic leadership with hands-on governance