Americas Distribution Operations Leader

DRiV; Skokie (IL); Vor Ort; USD 180.000 - 270.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

DRiV is seeking a Senior Director of Distribution Operations for the Americas. You will lead eight distribution centers across the United States, Mexico, Canada, Brazil, and Argentina, delivering world-class service, cost efficiency, and safety.

This role guides regional strategy, inventory flow, and cross-functional alignment with supply chain, finance, quality, and HR teams. You will drive standardized processes, optimize labor productivity, and champion Lean/Six Sigma initiatives while

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Operations Management, Business, or related field required; MBA preferred.
• 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in distribution, logistics, or supply chain operations within a manufacturing or aftermarket automotive environment.
• Multi-site leadership experience across international operations required.
• Strong knowledge of warehouse operations, transportation, inventory management, and distribution systems.
• Experience leading operations in North and South America preferred.
• Demonstrated success driving operational transformation and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Strong financial acumen with experience managing large operational budgets.
• Proven leadership capability in developing high-performing teams across diverse geographies and cultures.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and executive presentation skills.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 40-50%.

Aufgaben

• Lead all distribution center operations across the Americas region, including four in the United States, one in Mexico, one in Canada, one in Brazil, and one in Argentina.
• Develop and execute regional distribution strategies aligned with business growth and performance goals.
• Ensure safety, quality, delivery, inventory accuracy, and productivity standards across all locations.
• Drive operational excellence initiatives focused on warehouse optimization, throughput, labor efficiency, and cost reduction.
• Establish and maintain standardized operating procedures across facilities.
• Partner with supply planning, transportation, procurement, and customer service to ensure high service levels and on-time delivery.
• Monitor inventory flow and warehouse capacity to support changing demand.
• Lead initiatives to improve order accuracy, cycle time, and customer experience.
• Support business continuity planning and risk mitigation.
• Own regional distribution budgets, capital planning, and cost management.
• Analyze metrics and financial performance to identify improvement opportunities.
• Lead KPI management (safety, on-time shipping, inventory accuracy, productivity, freight/warehousing costs, customer service).
• Develop and execute long-term distribution network optimization strategies.

Kenntnisse

Strategic leadership

Multi-site leadership

Lean Six Sigma

Budget management

WMS knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain

MBA preferred

Tools

WMS

ERP systems

Automation technologies

Jobbeschreibung

DRiV is seeking a Senior Director of Distribution Operations for the Americas. You will lead eight distribution centers across the United States, Mexico, Canada, Brazil, and Argentina, delivering world-class service, cost efficiency, and safety.

This role guides regional strategy, inventory flow, and cross-functional alignment with supply chain, finance, quality, and HR teams. You will drive standardized processes, optimize labor productivity, and champion Lean/Six Sigma initiatives while