Senior Facilities Manager, North America DC Network

lululemon

Columbus (OH)

On-site

USD 113,460 - 189,100

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits and dental

Mental health support

Paid time off

401(k) with matching

Employee discount

Fitness & yoga classes

Professional development

Mentorship programs

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Job summary

lululemon is seeking a Senior Manager, Facilities to lead North American Distribution Center facilities operations, asset management, and capital planning. You will drive standardized maintenance programs, CMMS governance, and cross-functional collaboration to maximize uptime and efficiency.

The role requires 12+ years in leadership within distribution/manufacturing, PLC and MHE expertise, and a track record of developing teams.

Qualifications

12+ years of leadership experience in a Distribution Center, fulfillment, manufacturing, or similar industrial environment.
7-10 years of direct people management of hourly and salaried employees across multiple teams and sites.
5+ years of experience with PLCs, controls systems, or industrial automation.
5+ years of experience with material-handling equipment and complex integrated systems maintenance.
4-year college degree preferred or equivalent work experience.
Experience with powered equipment (pallet jacks, high-bay pickers, reach trucks) and MHE such as sortation, conveyance, and pick towers.
Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) expertise preferred.
Ability to foster teamwork, excellence, cooperation, respect, and diversity.
Strong communication, analytical, strategic, problem-solving, decision-making, and time-management skills.
Critical thinker operating with a continuous improvement mindset.
Ability to work in changing environments, adhere to deadlines and budgets, and maintain attendance requirements.
Ability to lift up to 50 lbs frequently and maintain a safe work environment.
Flexible schedule, including nights, required holidays, weekends, and occasional after-hours and overtime.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic leadership for Facilities operations across the North American Distribution Center network.
Develop and execute a network-wide facilities and asset management strategy, covering building systems, MHE, controls, utilities, and critical assets.
Establish standardized maintenance and reliability programs, including preventative and predictive maintenance, asset criticality, and lifecycle management.
Own the North America Facilities operating model, ensuring consistency in processes, technician capabilities, maintenance standards, safety, training, vendor management, and CMMS utilization.
Provide governance for enterprise CMMS systems, maintenance planning, asset data integrity, performance reporting, inventory management, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Partner with Distribution Operations, Automation Engineering, Technology, FP&A, Health & Safety, Construction, and leadership to maximize performance and minimize downtime.
Serve as the Facilities functional leader for new DC launches, expansions, retrofits, automation deployments, and major capital projects.
Own the facilities capital planning process, including multi-year asset replacement strategies and capital budgeting.
Manage facilities operating and capital budgets, identifying opportunities to improve performance and reduce costs.
Establish and monitor network-level KPIs (equipment uptime, PM compliance, technician utilization, safety, maintenance costs, inventory accuracy, vendor performance, asset health).
Ensure compliance with OSHA, Canadian Labour, environmental regulations, fire and life safety, and company standards.
Lead, coach, and develop a geographically distributed team of Managers, Supervisors, Controls Technicians, and Maintenance Technicians.
Champion continuous improvement, sustainability, energy optimization, and operational innovation.
Lead through lululemon’s IDEA commitments and cultivate an inclusive, high-performing culture prioritizing safety, accountability, and collaboration.