Director, Distribution & Network Excellence

Ventura Foods; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Prescription, Dental, &Vision

Profit Sharing

401(k) matching

Paid Vacation, Sick Time, and Holidays

Job summary

Ventura Foods seeks a Director of Distribution to lead all distribution functions, oversee corporate and plant teams, and drive a new operating model across a nationwide network. The role emphasizes continuous improvement, technology enablement, and talent development to deliver superior customer experience while lowering costs.

The ideal candidate will have 10+ years in warehousing and distribution leadership, multi-site ops experience, and success implementing WMS/ERP and related systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of warehousing and distribution leadership.
• Experience with multi-site warehouse operations.
• Experience implementing continuous improvement tools and systems (WMS/ERP/LMS).
• Strong project management and staff development history.
• 3PL experience preferred; travel 50–75% in NA.
• Ideal candidates live near Irvine, CA; Dallas, TX; Chambersburg, PA or Atlanta, GA.

Responsibilities

• Lead distribution to deliver exceptional customer experience.
• Develop and execute corporate distribution operating model.
• Identify opportunities to optimize processes, capacity, and technology.
• Oversee 3PLs to meet service, cost, and capacity goals.
• Develop distribution teams and plant leadership.
• Manage distribution budget and variances.
• Reduce distribution complaint rate.

Skills

Supply chain strategy

Matrix organization

Multi-site leadership

Team development

Project management

WMS/ERP systems knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

WMS

ERP

Labor management systems

Warehouse storage systems

Job description

Ventura Foods seeks a Director of Distribution to lead all distribution functions, oversee corporate and plant teams, and drive a new operating model across a nationwide network. The role emphasizes continuous improvement, technology enablement, and talent development to deliver superior customer experience while lowering costs.

The ideal candidate will have 10+ years in warehousing and distribution leadership, multi-site ops experience, and success implementing WMS/ERP and related systems.