Director, North America Warehouse & Fulfillment

United Wheels Inc.; Miamisburg (OH); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Covation International / United Wheels Inc. is seeking a Director of Warehouse & Fulfillment Operations to lead and transform the North American warehousing and distribution network across the U.S. and Canada.

The role drives the strategy, ensures safety and compliance, and champions automation to improve on-time fulfillment and inventory accuracy. The successful candidate will build high-performing teams, develop data‑driven dashboards, and manage budgets and cross‑functional partnerships with

Qualifications

• 10+ years of warehousing leadership experience across multi-site operations.
• Experience across U.S. and Canada operations is a plus.
• Proven ability to lead warehousing and distribution teams across multiple facilities and regions.
• Experience developing and executing multi-site warehousing and inventory strategies, safety programs, and performance dashboards.
• Demonstrated success managing budgets and driving measurable cost savings and process improvements.
• 3+ years in warehousing leadership optimizing interaction with and utilization of Amazon and/or Walmart fulfillment services.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the North American warehousing strategy to optimize inventory management, cost efficiency, and on-time fulfillment across U.S. and Canada operations.
• Ensure all North American warehouses comply with applicable regulations and safety standards.
• Leverage automation and technology to enhance operational capabilities and scalability.
• Monitor KPIs such as order accuracy, fulfillment times, and inventory accuracy to assess and improve performance.
• Oversee inventory positioning and flow across facilities to ensure product is placed and deployed efficiently across the network.
• Develop and maintain a national warehouse safety playbook, establishing consistent safety standards, training, and practices across all North American facilities.
• Develop and own a data‑rich inventory management dashboard that provides visibility into inventory levels, accuracy, throughput, and site performance across the network to support decisions and prevent excess or misplaced inventory.
• Align North American warehousing operations with broader company goals and values.
• Drive operational excellence by identifying inefficiencies and implementing solutions.
• Manage budgets and allocate resources across warehousing teams and facilities.
• Build a culture of accountability, innovation, and operational focus across all warehouse teams.

Skills

Warehousing Leadership

Multi-site Oversight

Budget Management

Inventory Management

Data‑Driven KPI

3PL Partnerships

Cross-functional Collaboration

Safety Compliance

Change Management

Tools

ERP / WMS Systems

Automation Technologies

Inventory Management Dashboard

Job description

Covation International / United Wheels Inc. is seeking a Director of Warehouse & Fulfillment Operations to lead and transform the North American warehousing and distribution network across the U.S. and Canada.

The role drives the strategy, ensures safety and compliance, and champions automation to improve on-time fulfillment and inventory accuracy. The successful candidate will build high-performing teams, develop data‑driven dashboards, and manage budgets and cross‑functional partnerships with