Director, Industrial Engineering—Distribution & Throughput

Anixter International; Irving, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 244,000; Full time

Job summary

Wesco International, Inc. in Irving, TX is seeking a Director of Industrial Engineering to lead the design and optimization of distribution facilities, labor standards, and process design, with a strong emphasis on capacity, throughput, and space utilization across the network.

You will own labor standards governance, lead facility layouts, coordinate with IT/OPS, and mentor engineers while traveling up to 50% as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, or related field required.
• MBA preferred.
• 10 years of progressive fulfillment/operations engineering experience.
• Expertise in engineered labor standards, time studies, and productivity modeling.
• Experience designing distribution facilities, process engineering, and labor management systems.
• Experience reading facility drawings and CAD tools usage.

Responsibilities

• Own the creation, governance, and maintenance of labor standards across all segment processes.
• Lead facility layout, workflow engineering, and process solutioning to optimize throughput, space utilization, and labor efficiency.
• Evaluate existing facilities and recommend layout, racking, equipment, and process-flow solutions to maximize capacity before expansion.
• Create scalable segment-oriented facility designs for new builds, retrofits, and expansions across the U.S., Canada, and broader global network.
• Partner with cross functional teams (IT/OPS) to analyze the labor impact of WMS changes into standard models.
• Work with Lean/OPs teams to embed standards into CI initiatives and validate performance against benchmarks.
• Partner with the analytics team to ensure labor standards translate into measurable KPIs.
• Review facility drawings and data, develop layout recommendations, and support facility design and optimization projects.
• Supervises, coaches, recruits, and mentors direct and indirect reports.
• Ability to travel 25% - 50%.

Skills

Labor standards design

Time studies

Workflow optimization

Facility layout

WMS/LMS knowledge

CAD tools

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Leadership experience

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's in Industrial Engineering or related field

MBA preferred

Tools

CAD tools

Job description

Wesco International, Inc. in Irving, TX is seeking a Director of Industrial Engineering to lead the design and optimization of distribution facilities, labor standards, and process design, with a strong emphasis on capacity, throughput, and space utilization across the network.

You will own labor standards governance, lead facility layouts, coordinate with IT/OPS, and mentor engineers while traveling up to 50% as required.