Senior Capacity Planning & Network Optimization Lead

The Briefed; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 136,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

DoorDash is seeking a Sort Capacity Manager in Chicago to de-risk network capacity across the 1P and 3P facilities. You will build and maintain a constraint model defining de-risked capacity for dock doors, floor space, throughput, and labor and automation, across all sites.

You will own zip-code to facility mapping, forecast capacity needs, and collaborate with Network Design and Real Estate to balance service levels and cost, guiding strategic capacity decisions.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in supply chain, network strategy, or operations.
• Own capacity planning or site launch strategy at scale.
• Communicate trade-offs and risk clearly to senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Model site capacity against constraints: dock door availability and hourly truck cadence.
• Drive spoke capacity maintenance in the sort app, reflecting facility configuration.
• Own zip code-to-facility mapping and re-optimization as volume and rates shift.
• Forecast scanners, bins, and gaylords against site growth to avoid reactive procurement.
• Build the business case for hub-sort-to-spoke routing and advise Network Design/Real Estate.
• Identify where forecasting tools fail to capture capacity reality and drive fixes with Data/Product partners.

Skills

Capacity planning

Forecasting models

Stakeholder alignment

Warehouse operations

Cross-functional collaboration

Leadership communication

Mx forecast

Tools

Mx forecast

Job description

DoorDash is seeking a Sort Capacity Manager in Chicago to de-risk network capacity across the 1P and 3P facilities. You will build and maintain a constraint model defining de-risked capacity for dock doors, floor space, throughput, and labor and automation, across all sites.

You will own zip-code to facility mapping, forecast capacity needs, and collaborate with Network Design and Real Estate to balance service levels and cost, guiding strategic capacity decisions.