Senior Warehouse Operations Leader – Gantry (High-Value Property)

Sotheby's; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Sotheby’s AVP, Gantry Warehouse Operations in New York leads the end-to-end Gantry site, ensuring safe, efficient handling, storage and release of property across the operation.

The role oversees receiving, storage, shuttle and cross-dock activities, coordinates space and labor, and drives continuous improvements in a high-value, fast-moving environment. Strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration are essential.

Qualifications

• 7-10 year experience leading warehouse, cross-dock or other complex physical operations; experience with art, luxury goods or other high-value and fragile property strongly preferred.
• Proven people leader with experience managing supervisors, frontline teams and multiple operating workstreams.
• Strong understanding of warehouse flow, space utilization, staging, storage, labor deployment and operational safety.
• Demonstrated ability to improve operations while maintaining service levels in a high-volume, fast-moving environment.
• Strong judgment and ability to prioritize competing demands, resolve operational issues and make decisions quickly.
• Effective cross-functional leader able to work across Logistics, Photography, Facilities, Security, Risk, Client Experience and other business teams.
• Strong focus on property protection, employee safety, operating discipline and continuous improvement.
• Visible, hands-on leadership style with a willingness to spend significant time on the floor and engage directly with teams.

Responsibilities

• Own the day-to-day operation and overall condition of Gantry, including property flow, labor deployment, space utilization, safety, housekeeping and operating performance.
• Establish building-wide operating priorities and resolve congestion, space conflicts and competing demands across functional areas.
• Own day-to-day space utilization, staging, storage allocation and warehouse capacity execution.
• Establish and enforce consistent standards for property handling, high-value and fragile property, staging, storage, cart movement and end-of-shift reset.
• Strengthen employee management through labor planning, coaching, performance management, training and clearer supervisor routines.
• Work closely with Receiving, Central Planning & Logistics, Photography and other functional teams operating within Gantry to coordinate property flow, shared labor, staging and site priorities while maintaining clear functional ownership.
• Execute operational plans developed in partnership with Warehouse Planning & Logistics, providing operational feedback, resource requirements and execution updates to support future planning and readiness activities in particular Marquee and property movement related to Capital Projects.
• Partner with Photography to ensure property moves efficiently through the studios while maintaining clear ownership of shared space, staging and handling resources.
• Partner with Facilities, Security and Risk Management on floor condition, CCTV coverage, equipment, emergency access and other site controls.
• Review damage, safety and operational trends and ensure corrective actions are implemented, communicated and sustained.
• Support clear ownership between Operations and Facilities for site services, equipment and building-related responsibilities.
• Maintain close coordination with Breuer operations to support efficient shuttle, cross-dock and exhibition-related property movement.

Skills

Warehouse leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Operational safety

People management

High-value property handling

Job description

Sotheby’s AVP, Gantry Warehouse Operations in New York leads the end-to-end Gantry site, ensuring safe, efficient handling, storage and release of property across the operation.

The role oversees receiving, storage, shuttle and cross-dock activities, coordinates space and labor, and drives continuous improvements in a high-value, fast-moving environment. Strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration are essential.