Distribution Center Director

Trinity Structural Towers; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Trinity Rail Parts & Components is hiring a Distribution Center Director for the Fort Worth, TX facility. You will lead the DC operations, warehousing, and logistics, ensuring on-time shipments, inventory accuracy, and compliant processes.

Bring 8 years in distribution and materials management, strong ERP/WMS expertise, and proven leadership across cross-functional teams. Rail knowledge is a plus and customer-facing collaboration is expected.

Qualifications

• BS Business or equivalent degree.
• 8 years' experience in distribution & materials management.
• Deep knowledge of ERP/WMS materials & logistics processes.
• Adept at engaging with stakeholders at every level.
• Experience working with commercial/customer facing-teams.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams.
• Experience with kitting, VMI, or consignment programs.
• Experience with forecast-driven capacity and labor planning.
• Knowledge of rail industry and railcar products & parts.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Distribution Center Operations and ensure orders meet delivery, quality, and service standards.
• Direct warehousing and logistics activities and coordinate all business functions for customer shipments.
• Ensure safe, high-quality, and compliant distribution center operations.
• Lead capacity, labor, and slotting plans aligned to forward demand and regulatory surges.
• Manage inbound materials, supplier performance, and inventory accuracy.
• Coordinate movement of material within the operation to regional centers and customers.
• Support planning for packaging, freight, and cost control.

Skills

Distribution management

Stakeholder engagement

Cross-functional teamwork

Forecast-driven capacity planning

Commercial/customer-facing experience

Inventory control

ERP/WMS knowledge

Vendor coordination

Education

BS Business or equivalent degree

Tools

ERP systems

WMS

Job description

Delivering Goods For The Good Of All™ - TrinityRail

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Trinity Rail Parts & Components is hiring a Distribution Center Director at our Distribution Center in Fort Worth, TX.

Our products are an integral part of the supply chain that helps fuel our lives and our economy. Over the last 85 years, Trinity Industries has grown to over 6,000 employees strong with the common purpose of Delivering Goods, For the Good of All.

As the Distribution Center Director, you will oversee the Distribution Center Operations, impacting the aftermarket parts and components customers' experience by ensuring the fulfillment of orders that meet delivery, quality, and service standards. You will direct warehousing and logistics activities and coordinate all business functions supporting the planning and execution of customer shipments. Additionally, you will ensure that the distribution center operates in a safe, high-quality, and efficient manner, in compliance with legal, environmental, and company standards.

What you'll do:

Lead the distribution process partner with Commercial, Inventory Strategy, Engineering, and plant operations to achieve a high level of customer satisfaction.

Own capacity, labor, and slotting plans for the distribution center against a forward demand view, including regulatory compliance-driven surges, and partner with Commercial and Inventory Strategy to convert that view into inbound and staffing readiness.

Own a safe workplace and processed orders meet Trinity quality standards, and drive continuous improvement across all business processes

Own the proper receipt of purchased and transferred material, work vendor discrepancies to closure and provide inbound performance data (on-time versus original and recast dates, quality, shortages) to Inventory Strategy to drive supplier accountability.

Own the effective movement of material within the operation and to regional distribution centers, subcontract manufacturers, internal Trinity customers and external customers

Own inventory accuracy and integrity, including cycle count performance, location control, quality, and loss prevention, and execute Inventory Strategy's stocking and disposition decisions.

Execute kitting, VMI, and consignment programs, including kit build quality, lead time, and inventory traceability.

Maintain inventory and shipment control that support channel segregation, intercompany transfers, and audit-ready traceability

Plan and prioritize customer shipments, assuring the efficient picking and processing of orders.

Own packaging, logistics, and facility operations: package order cost-effective to avoid product damage through customer receipt, plan and schedule logistics services, control freight costs and process freight claims, and ensure the facility and equipment are properly specified, maintained, and operated to minimize hazards and cost.

Manage an effective workforce, assuring compliance with HR standards and providing effective training and development

Utilize and enhance the enterprise (ERP) and warehouse management (WMS) business systems for planning, execution and control of inventories, distribution processes and associated costs, and apply compliance scheduling, inventory, and fulfillment data to anticipate demand and drive decision.

How success is measured:

Safety: OSHA and DART rates

On-time shipment and fill rate

Order accuracy

Inventory accuracy (cycle count performance)

Receiving cycle time

Kit lead time

What you'll bring:

• BS Business or equivalent degree
• 8 years' experience in distribution & materials management
• Deep knowledge of ERP/WMS materials & logistics processes
• Adept in effectively engaging with stakeholders at every level of the organization
• Experience working closely with commercial/customer facing-teams
• Experience leading/working in cross-functional teams
• Experience with kitting, VMI, or consignment program
• Experience with forecast-driven capacity and labor planning

Knowledge or rail industry and railcar products & parts

EOE

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