Sr. Program Manager; DC Optimization

Senior Program Manager (Distribution Center Optimization)

Location:

Dallas, TX

Salary: $ USD Annually - $ USD Annually

Compensation: $160,000 - $185,000 base salary + 15% bonus.

Location:

Dallas, Texas + Travel (50%-75%), 9 North American Distribution Centers.

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life
• STD
• LTD
• 401k match (6%)
• Tuition reimbursement
• 3 weeks PTO

Benefits start the first day of the month following hire.

• Experience leading multi-year, multi-million operations projects that permanently impact regional operations.
• Experience working in a high-SKU, complex manufacturing environment with DC operations.
• Demonstrated success running a stage-gated formal process.
• Execute on specific scope for top-level project priorities, concentrating on delivery, start-up, and technical accuracy.
• Develop, drive, and report on all activities associated with assigned projects as they relate to scope, schedule, budget, procurement, and change management.
• Act as the group’s key contributor and manager for driving improved supply chain processes as needed for project success.
• Work directly with the Global Procurement division in operations (specifically the Indirect Procurement Manager) to coordinate NDAs, MSAs, contract negotiations, bid events, maintenance agreements, warranties, and technical partner relations.
• Budget Accountability:
  Manage $10M+ project budgets, tracking capital and expense spending. Ensure strict adherence to PO processes and reconcile monthly with Global Finance and Plant Controllers.
• Stage-Gated Management:
  Execute projects through a formal stage-gate process, moving from concept and technical feasibility to equipment start-up and operational hand-offs.
• Lead supply chain, IT, transportation, and operations teams to ensure their specific scope of the project is clearly defined and all questions/concerns are addressed.
• Strategic Procurement:
  Collaborate with Global Procurement and Indirect Sourcing to manage NDAs, MSAs, and bid events. Coordinate technical partner relations for specialized rigging, OEM installations, and maintenance warranties.
• Responsible for the generation and tracking of all project budgets. Works directly with global finance, regional controllers, and plant controllers on budget status, monthly reconciliation, and purchase order requests.
• Take full ownership of projects and present monthly progress and decisions needed to the executive team.
• Risk & Issue Management:
  Identify technical and logistical risks inherent in asset transfers (e.g., rigging delays, utility mismatches, regulatory hurdles) and develop robust mitigation plans.
• Serve the Americas team as a top expert in executing challenging projects.
• Metrics & KPIs:
  Define success metrics including Process Yield, Material Usage Variance (MUV), and Equipment Utilization/Efficiency for all newly installed assets.
• Cross-Functional Alignment:
  Lead matrixed teams across Engineering, IT, Supply Chain, and Operations to ensure site-readiness and infrastructure alignment.
• Strong working relationships must be developed with each Manufacturing Facility, Innovation, Product Development, Product Line Management, Sales & Operational Planning, Procurement, and Commercial teams.
• Provide support to regional and plant operations/engineering to maintain current capability, implement additional capabilities, answer questions, address concerns, and remove cultural/technical barriers.
• Provide technical/procedural expertise and guidance to others in accomplishing projects as directed.
• Work with outside vendors to acquire needed supplies and parts and design operating standards for process improvement implementation and standardization.

• Ability to drive momentum in projects and keep stakeholders aligned
• Strict adherence to approved capital and expense budgets
• Accuracy of up-to-date scopes, schedules, and budgets
• Global Process Key Operational Indicators, Process Yield and Material Usage Variance (MUV)
• Capacity & Equipment Utilization and Efficiency
• Process Cost Savings (Labor, Materials, Variable Overhead)
• Creation of in-process controls for critical characteristics, specifications and control standards for global manufacturing processes

• BS Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain or Business with a minimum of 7 years in supply chain role with specific experience in process design, process improvement, Statistical Process Control/Quality Control and lean six sigma applications.
• Lean six sigma black belt certification from an accredited organization or skilled manufacturing company.
• Proven ability to validate projects (business case and technical feasibility) and then drive through project execution.
• Makes data driven decisions with ability to collect data needed if not readily available.
• Preferred experience in process design for manufacturing of industrial products.
• Experience in inventory planning.
• Strong experience with process flow analysis and general manufacturing principles.
• Good project management skills, including communication, execution and…