Director, Distribution

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California, +2 more states.

📋 Description

• Lead the Distribution function of the company, ensuring an exceptional customer experience through streamlined operations.

• Directly manage the Corporate Distribution team while providing indirect oversight of plant Distribution teams.

• Enhance overall distribution metrics and provide support to plants as necessary.

• Work closely with plant leadership to sustain stable operations and promote corporate initiatives.

• Create and implement a Corporate Distribution Operating Model within a matrixed organization.

• Foster internal partnerships and communicate the outcomes of the operating model.

• Drive waste reduction initiatives through continuous improvement efforts at both plant and network levels.

• Optimize operational processes, warehouse capacity, distribution labor, material handling equipment, inventory storage strategies, warehouse layouts, distribution technology, and safe food handling practices.

• Formulate long-term strategies to enhance service, lower costs, and increase capacity.

• Oversee outsourced distribution partners and manage 3PL performance, contracts, locations, oversight, service, inventory, costs, and capacity.

• Cultivate the corporate distribution team as leaders in process improvement and implement best practices for receiving, put away, picking, staging, and loading.

• Establish distribution performance metrics, develop measurement tools, and promote sustained operational excellence.

• Build plant-level distribution leadership teams and support career advancement and plant self-sufficiency.

• Oversee the entire Distribution budget, including both internal and 3PL costs.

• Collaborate with plant and finance leadership on budgets and address and communicate significant variances.

• Manage the overall distribution complaint rate across the company, set performance targets, analyze discrepancies, and devise improvement plans.

• Perform additional responsibilities as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.

• Over 10 years of progressive leadership experience in warehousing and distribution settings.

• Extensive experience leading large teams within a warehouse environment.

• Full operational responsibility for multi-site warehouse operations experience.

• Experience in implementing and managing continuous improvement tools and management systems, such as WMS, ERP, labor management systems, material handling equipment, or warehouse storage systems.

• Proven track record in project management within distribution and fulfillment operations.

• Demonstrated history of managing and developing professional-level staff.

• Knowledge of contemporary supply chain strategies, efficiency improvement methodologies, operating processes, and warehouse layout design.

• Capability to manage multiple staff resources across various distribution channels.

• Ability to thrive in a matrixed organization and influence decision-making and performance.

• Capacity to lead teams across multiple locations, including both direct and dotted-line reporting structures.

• Proficiency in directing complex activities and projects while balancing personnel and resources to meet deadlines.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

• Strong presentation and technical skills.

• 3PL experience is highly preferred.

• Experience in food distribution is advantageous.

• Willingness to travel 50–75% within North America.

• Ideal candidates should reside near Irvine, CA; Dallas, TX; Chambersburg, PA; or Atlanta, GA.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, Prescription, Dental, & Vision – coverage commencing on your first day for eligible employees.

• Profit Sharing and 401(k) matching (subject to eligibility criteria).

• Paid Vacation, Sick Time, and Holidays.

• Employee Appreciation Events.

• Employee Assistance Programs.

• Annual bonus (based on the terms and conditions of the incentive program).

• Opportunities for career growth.

• Training programs.

• Supportive and collaborative workplace environment.