Director of Warehouse & Logistics; Dallas, TX

SOLV Energy is a leading provider of infrastructure services to the power industry, designing, building and maintaining utility scale solar, battery storage and high voltage substation projects nationwide.

Job Description

Summary:

SOLV Energy is seeking a strategic and hands-on Director of Warehouse & Logistics to build and lead warehouse operations, inventory management, and logistics supporting our EPC operations and our full-lifecycle Utility Scale Renewable Power Plant Operations business. This leader will establish focus on the implementation of a new warehouse operation in Dallas, TX and then build a national warehouse network that supplies project sites from pooled inventory, improving material availability, delivery reliability, working capital performance, and inventory visibility.

The Director will directly lead a team of Regional Logistics Specialists who coordinate daily with Field Logistics and manage inbound and outbound inventory transactions. The role will also recruit and manage company-employed warehouse personnel, oversee third-party logistics (3PL) warehouse operators, and provide functional leadership to Field Logistics through dotted-line reporting relationships.

This role is based full time in office in Dallas, TX. Specific location details and expectations will be discussed during the interview process.

Job Description:

* This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions, it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.

Position

Responsibilities and Duties:

Strategic Leadership and Warehouse Network Development Define the warehouse network strategy, including locations, service territories, capacity, inventory deployment, and owned, leased, or 3PL operating models. Evaluate project demand, transit times, total cost to serve, working capital, and business continuity.

Lead new warehouse implementation programs from business case and site selection through layout, racking, equipment, staffing, systems, operating procedures, commissioning, and stabilization; deliver approved budgets, schedules, and readiness criteria.

Build a repeatable launch model beginning in Frisco; validate storage density, dock and yard capacity, operating hours, labor requirements, and throughput against actual material dimensions and demand.

Partner with Procurement, Supply Planning, and project leaders on pooled inventory, replenishment, project reservations, allocation priorities, kitting, surplus redeployment, and returns.

Warehouse Operations and Safety Own receiving, inspection, put-away, storage, preservation, picking, packing, shipping, and reverse logistics across direct-operated and 3PL warehouses; maintain consistent procedures and physical security.

Partner with Environmental, Health and Safety teams to establish safe traffic flow, material handling, equipment training, incident response, and applicable storage requirements; ensure operational readiness before new materials are accepted.

Inventory Management and Financial Controls Be accountable for inventory accuracy and complete, timely inventory value reporting across company warehouses, 3PL locations, and company-owned inventory within vendor-managed programs; partner with Finance on valuation and financial close.

Establish SOX-controlled processes for receipts, transfers, issues, returns, cycle counts, physical inventories, adjustments, and write-offs. Maintain segregation of duties, access controls, approval evidence, audit trails, and corrective actions.

Reconcile physical inventory, WMS records, ERP inventory subledgers, and the general ledger with Finance; resolve discrepancies and provide accurate month-end reporting of balances, movements, in-transit inventory, aging, and excess or obsolete inventory.

Apply Finance-approved ownership, cutoff, costing, and reserve policies; distinguish company-owned, supplier-owned, consigned, customer-owned, and project-allocated stock. Support auditors and ensure 3PL reporting meets company control requirements.

Provide company-wide oversight of Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI), including program standards, replenishment rules, ownership and consumption triggers, count accuracy, supplier performance, reconciliation, and exit or surplus arrangements.

Technology Roadmap and Systems Implementation Champion the warehouse technology roadmap and serve as business owner for WMS and inventory capabilities, including barcode scanning, mobile transactions, lot or serial traceability, location control,…