Director of Warehousing & Logistics
hace 29 días
Georgetown
Job DescriptionDescription: We are seeking an operationally strong, metrics-driven Director of Warehousing & Logistics to lead end-to-end finished goods shipments from our manufacturing facility to our primary warehouse/distribution centers, and to govern all warehousing and distribution center performance. The ideal candidate is both strategic and hands-on, accountable for optimizing P&L impacts, maintaining high quality of outbound loads, minimizing penalties or fines, ensuring reliable material flow, and driving continuous improvement across both plant and warehouse operations. This role will oversee a team including warehouse site managers and plant-level materials managers to maintain closed-loop supply and logistics efficiency, cost control, and world-class customer fulfillment. Key Duties & Responsibilities: • Oversee finished goods shipments from Georgetown plant to main warehouses / distribution centers; ensure timeliness, load quality, and compliance with customer requirements and internal standards., • Monitor, analyze, and report on all key shipping and warehouse/distribution center KPIs, such as: • On-time shipments, • Load accuracy & quality (damage, packaging, palletization), • Shipment cost per unit / lane, • Labor productivity & cost, • Inventory accuracy and turns, • Warehouse space utilization, • Returns and chargebacks/fines associated with logistics issues • Ensure inbound and outbound material flows are efficient, properly sequenced, and correctly handled: raw materials arriving, staging in plant, finished goods leaving, etc. Coordinate with plant operations and external carriers., • Manage warehouse/distribution center operations (site managers) and plant materials functions to guarantee closed-loop visibility—i.e. that inputs (materials, components) are aligned with production schedules, and finished outputs are properly managed., • Develop, maintain, and improve standard operating procedures (SOPs) for shipping, receiving, warehousing, load building, packaging, handling, and freight management to ensure consistency, safety, quality, and compliance., • Lead continuous improvement initiatives aimed at reducing cost, improving transit performance, minimizing fines/penalties, increasing efficiency, and enhancing customer satisfaction., • Oversee budgetary and P&L responsibilities for warehousing and logistics: labor, transportation, damage claims, packaging, and other logistics-related expenses. Identify cost-saving opportunities without sacrificing quality or delivery performance., • Coordinate with Procurement, Quality, Engineering, Customer Service, and Plant Operations to ensure material shortages or misalignments are proactively addressed, and logistics feedback is incorporated into planning., • Ensure compliance with regulatory, safety, and customer contract requirements. Mitigate risk associated with material handling, freight claims, damaged goods, etc., • Build, mentor, and manage a high performing team: warehouse site managers, materials managers, and other logistics staff. Foster culture of accountability, continuous learning, and operational excellence. Qualifications: • Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business, Industrial Engineering, or related field. Master’s preferred but not required., • 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in warehousing, distribution, logistics or manufacturing environment, with at least 5 years in senior leadership (manager/director) overseeing multi-site warehouse or distribution operations., • Proven track record of owning P&L for warehousing/logistics, controlling costs, reducing waste/fines, and improving key shipping and warehouse metrics., • Deep experience with outbound shipment operations: load building, packaging, freight management, carrier oversight, as well as inbound materials flow., • Strong data and systems competence: familiarity with ERP, WMS/TMS, logistics reporting systems; ability to define, track and act on KPIs; experience using data to drive decisions., • Strong leadership and interpersonal skills: ability to lead cross-functional teams, influence without direct authority, drive alignment between plant operations and warehousing, manage change., • Excellent organizational, communication, and problem-solving abilities, with capacity to deal with complexity, tight timelines, and shifting priorities., • Experience negotiating with carriers/vendors, managing freight contracts, and handling logistics claims/fines., • Commitment to safety, quality, continuous improvement; experience with Lean, Six Sigma or similar process improvement methodologies is a plus., • Willingness to travel as needed (e.g. to warehouses / DCs, carriers, vendor locations) and to spend time in plant and warehouse environments. What Success Looks Like in 12 Months: • Measurable improvement in on-time outbound shipments and reduction in shipment-related fines or damage claims., • Enhanced load quality / packaging consistency; error rates reduced., • Improved warehouse cost per unit shipped and labor productivity metrics., • Tight alignment between material inputs into plant and finished outputs shipped; minimal stockouts or material delays disrupting production., • Robust set of operational KPIs being tracked, with dashboards & reporting visible to senior leadership; process improvements initiated and implemented., • Development of high performing management team at warehouse & materials functions; SOPs standardized; culture of accountability and continuous improvement. Reporting & Organizational Structure: • Reports to: General Manager, • Direct reports: Warehouse Site Managers Why Georgetown, TX Makes This Role Exciting: • Opportunity to shape and scale logistics and warehousing operations in a growing manufacturing site., • Make an outsized impact on customer satisfaction, cost control, and competitive differentiation through strong execution., • Work with cross-functional leaders in operations, engineering, quality, and supply chain, to optimize the full supply chain end-to-end.Requirements: