Senior Manager, Sortation Cost & Growth

DoorDash USA; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with employer matching

16 weeks paid parental leave

Wellness benefits

Commuter benefits match

Paid time off and paid sick leave

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision benefits

11 paid holidays

Disability insurance

Family-forming assistance

Mental health program

Job summary

DoorDash Drive is seeking a cost and capacity strategy leader for our sort network. You will own capacity planning, forecast volume growth, and balance automation throughput with facility capacity to scale efficiently.

You will drive automation investments, lead site selection and lease negotiations with Real Estate and Finance, and negotiate 3PL contracts to optimize cost and service levels. Collaboration with Finance, Real Estate, and Automation Engineering is essential.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in network strategy, logistics, procurement, or operations.
• Direct experience negotiating commercial contracts (3PL, real estate, or vendor).
• Experience leading or influencing automation/capex decisions.

Responsibilities

• Own capacity planning — build forward-looking capacity models across the sort network.
• Drive automation investments that reduce cost-per-unit while maintaining sort quality.
• Lead real estate procurement — site selection and lease negotiation for new sort facilities.
• Negotiate 3PL contracts — lead commercial negotiations to optimize cost, terms and service levels.
• Diversify the 3PL network — build a multi-provider strategy to reduce concentration risk.
• Partner cross-functionally with Finance, Real Estate, Automation Eng., and the Sort Quality lead.

Skills

Cost modeling

Financial fluency

Contract negotiation

Automation/capex decisions

Cross-functional leadership

Job description

DoorDash Drive is seeking a cost and capacity strategy leader for our sort network. You will own capacity planning, forecast volume growth, and balance automation throughput with facility capacity to scale efficiently.

You will drive automation investments, lead site selection and lease negotiations with Real Estate and Finance, and negotiate 3PL contracts to optimize cost and service levels. Collaboration with Finance, Real Estate, and Automation Engineering is essential.