Director of Operations – Distribution & Logistics

Concentric Corporation is searching for an experienced Director of Operations to lead warehouse, delivery, transportation, fleet, and logistics operations across a multi-location distribution network.

This is a senior leadership position responsible for ensuring operations are safe, accurate, efficient, consistent, and financially responsible across all locations. The Director of Operations will lead operational managers, establish company wide performance standards, manage budgets and resources, develop leaders, and drive accountability throughout the organization.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on, data-driven operations leader with significant experience overseeing both warehouse and transportation functions across multiple facilities. This individual must be comfortable moving between strategic planning and day-to-day operational challenges while developing strong leaders who can successfully manage their respective teams.

Location:

Grand Island, NE | Onsite
Travel:
Regular regional travel required

• Provide leadership and strategic direction across warehouse, delivery, transportation, logistics, inventory, fleet, and facility operations
• Establish consistent operating procedures, service expectations, and performance standards across multiple locations
• Lead and develop warehouse, transportation, and other operational managers while creating clear expectations and accountability
• Evaluate staffing, capacity, workflow, inventory, equipment, and service performance across facilities
• Allocate labor, equipment, inventory, and other resources across locations based on operational needs
• Oversee receiving, storage, replenishment, order fulfillment, staging, loading, returns, and inventory control
• Establish standards for inventory accuracy, product handling, cycle counts, and discrepancy resolution
• Monitor shrink, damage, shortages, returns, adjustments, and other inventory performance measures
• Oversee routing, dispatch, delivery schedules, staffing, vehicle assignments, and service completion
• Analyze route productivity, delivery performance, labor utilization, overtime, service issues, and operating costs
• Improve transportation efficiency while maintaining strong customer service and employee safety
• Ensure appropriate contingency planning for staffing shortages, equipment issues, weather events, volume fluctuations, and other operational disruptions
• Oversee fleet and equipment maintenance, inspections, repairs, utilization, and replacement planning
• Monitor facility readiness, maintenance, security, storage capacity, and material flow
• Manage vendor and service-provider relationships with a focus on cost, quality, and responsiveness
• Develop and manage annual operating budgets and monitor performance against approved financial targets
• Evaluate the financial impact of staffing, routing, equipment, technology, and process changes
• Develop recommendations for capital expenditures, operational investments, and cost-reduction initiatives
• Establish and monitor operational KPIs related to safety, productivity, service, inventory, labor, fleet, quality, and cost
• Use operational data to identify trends, root causes, risks, and opportunities for improvement
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives and standardize successful processes across locations
• Evaluate technology and systems that can improve warehouse, transportation, fleet, and reporting capabilities
• Ensure compliance with applicable transportation, workplace safety, fleet, and regulatory requirements
• Review safety incidents, vehicle accidents, injuries, near misses, equipment concerns, and other operational risks
• Develop and implement corrective actions to address recurring safety or performance concerns
• Partner with Human Resources on hiring, training, employee development, performance management, and succession planning
• Monitor staffing levels, turnover, attendance, overtime, and temporary labor utilization
• Collaborate with sales, purchasing, finance, HR, technology, and senior leadership to support company wide objectives
• Communicate operational results, risks, resource needs, and recommendations to senior leadership
• Conduct regular facility visits and operational reviews to ensure standards are being consistently executed

The original role specifically owns company wide warehouse, delivery, logistics, fleet, facility, and inventory performance, including responsibility for safety, staffing, cost, and consistency across the operation.

• 8+ years of progressive…