Director of Warehousing & Logistics na Kreate

Description

We are seeking an operationally strong, metrics-driven Director of Warehousing & Logistics to lead end-to-end finished goods shipments from our manufacturing facility to our primary warehouse/distribution centers, and to govern all warehousing and distribution center performance. The ideal candidate is both strategic and hands-on, accountable for optimizing P&L impacts, maintaining high quality of outbound loads, minimizing penalties or fines, ensuring reliable material flow, and driving continuous improvement across both plant and warehouse operations. This role will oversee a team including warehouse site managers and plant-level materials managers to maintain closed-loop supply and logistics efficiency, cost control, and world-class customer fulfillment.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Oversee finished goods shipments from Georgetown plant to main warehouses / distribution centers; ensure timeliness, load quality, and compliance with customer requirements and internal standards.
• Monitor, analyze, and report on all key shipping and warehouse/distribution center KPIs, such as:
       • On-time shipments
       • Load accuracy & quality (damage, packaging, palletization)
       • Shipment cost per unit / lane
       • Labor productivity & cost
       • Inventory accuracy and turns
       • Warehouse space utilization
       • Returns and chargebacks/fines associated with logistics issues
• Ensure inbound and outbound material flows are efficient, properly sequenced, and correctly handled: raw materials arriving, staging in plant, finished goods leaving, etc. Coordinate with plant operations and external carriers.
• Manage warehouse/distribution center operations (site managers) and plant materials functions to guarantee closed-loop visibility—i.e. that inputs (materials, components) are aligned with production schedules, and finished outputs are properly managed.
• Develop, maintain, and improve standard operating procedures (SOPs) for shipping, receiving, warehousing, load building, packaging, handling, and freight management to ensure consistency, safety, quality, and compliance.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives aimed at reducing cost, improving transit performance, minimizing fines/penalties, increasing efficiency, and enhancing customer satisfaction.
• Oversee budgetary and P&L responsibilities for warehousing and logistics: labor, transportation, damage claims, packaging, and other logistics-related expenses. Identify cost-saving opportunities without sacrificing quality or delivery performance.
• Coordinate with Procurement, Quality, Engineering, Customer Service, and Plant Operations to ensure material shortages or misalignments are proactively addressed, and logistics feedback is incorporated into planning.
• Ensure      compliance with regulatory, safety, and customer contract requirements. Mitigate risk associated with material handling, freight claims, damaged goods, etc.
• Build, mentor, and manage a high performing team: warehouse site managers, materials managers, and other logistics staff. Foster culture of accountability, continuous learning, and operational excellence.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business, Industrial Engineering, or related field. Master’s preferred but not required.
• 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in warehousing, distribution, logistics or manufacturing environment, with at least 5 years in senior leadership (manager/director) overseeing multi-site warehouse or distribution operations.
• Proven track record of owning P&L for warehousing/logistics, controlling costs, reducing waste/fines, and improving key shipping and warehouse metrics.
• Deep experience with outbound shipment operations: load building, packaging, freight management, carrier oversight, as well as inbound materials flow.
• Strong data and systems competence: familiarity with ERP, WMS/TMS, logistics reporting systems; ability to define, track and act on KPIs; experience using data to drive decisions.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills: ability to lead cross-functional teams, influence without direct authority, drive alignment between plant operations and warehousing, manage change.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and problem-solving abilities, with capacity to deal with complexity, tight timelines, and shifting priorities.
• Experience negotiating with carriers/vendors, managing freight contracts, and handling logistics claims/fines.
• Commitment to safety, quality, continuous improvement; experience with Lean, Six Sigma or similar process improvement methodologies is a plus.
• Willingness to travel as needed (e.g. to warehouses / DCs, carriers, vendor locations) and to spend time in plant and warehouse environments.

What Success Looks Like in 12 Months:

• Measurable improvement in on-time outbound shipments and reduction in shipment-related fines or damage claims.
• Enhanced load quality / packaging consistency; error rates reduced.
• Improved warehouse cost per unit shipped and labor productivity metrics.
• Tight alignment between material inputs into plant and finished outputs shipped; minimal stockouts or material delays disrupting production.
• Robust set of operational KPIs being tracked, with dashboards & reporting visible to senior leadership; process improvements initiated and implemented.
• Development of high performing management team at warehouse & materials functions; SOPs standardized; culture of accountability and continuous improvement.

Reporting & Organizational Structure:

• Reports to: General Manager
• Direct reports: Warehouse Site Managers

Why Georgetown, TX Makes This Role Exciting:

• Opportunity to shape and scale logistics and warehousing operations in a growing manufacturing site.
• Make an outsized impact on customer satisfaction, cost control, and competitive differentiation through strong execution.
• Work with cross-functional leaders in operations, engineering, quality, and supply chain, to optimize the full supply chain end-to-end.