North America Distribution Director: Growth & Profitability

Atlas Copco; Sanborn (NY); On-site; USD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Atlas Copco in the United States seeks a Head of Distribution - North America to lead the evolution of the distribution center from a cost center into a high-impact value driver. The role reports to the VP of Logistics for VTBA and requires strategic oversight of DC expansion, inventory, and service costing.

You will collaborate with Sales, Customer Care and Business Line leadership to align logistics with commercial objectives, drive profitability, and support growth initiatives across North

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management or related field is preferred.
• Must have strong inventory management skills and operational discipline.
• Experience managing multi-stakeholder relationships across sales, care and business lines.
• Proficiency in SAP, Power-BI and MS Office tools is advantageous.
• Excellent command of English, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Assume full P&L ownership for the distribution center and drive revenue growth, cost efficiency and margin expansion.
• Position the DC as a strategic partner to enable market share growth and expanded service offerings.
• Identify and scale value-added services and optimize service costing models.
• Define and execute long-term DC expansion aligned with growth plans across North America.
• Collaborate with Sales, Customer Care and leadership to align logistics with commercial objectives.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and long-term investment planning; improve KPI performance.
• Drive cost-to-serve transparency and optimize inventory positioning and freight spend.
• Evaluate capital investments based on ROI and strategic fit.

Skills

Inventory management

Operational drive

Organizational & process development

English proficiency

Multi-stakeholder management

Communication & influence

Team collaboration

Entrepreneurial mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in Logistics or Supply Chain

Tools

SAP

Power-BI

Excel

Access

Job description

Atlas Copco in the United States seeks a Head of Distribution - North America to lead the evolution of the distribution center from a cost center into a high-impact value driver. The role reports to the VP of Logistics for VTBA and requires strategic oversight of DC expansion, inventory, and service costing.

You will collaborate with Sales, Customer Care and Business Line leadership to align logistics with commercial objectives, drive profitability, and support growth initiatives across North