Head of Distribution - North America

Your role

As the Head of Distribution - North America , your mission is to Lead the evolution of the DC from a cost center to a high-impact value driver, positioning logistics as a differentiated capability while also Driving alignment with commercial strategies to ensure the NA DC supports growth, agility and sustainable profitability. You will report to the Vice President of Logistics for VTBA.

• Assume full P&L ownership for the DC, driving revenue growth, cost efficiency, margin expansion and optimal capital efficiency.
• Position the DC as a strategic business partner, leveraging logistics capabilities to enable market share growth, enhanced customer retention and expanded service offerings across VT Divisions.
• Identify, develop and scale new value creating opportunities, including value-added services (e.g., kitting, aftermarket support, packaging solutions, expedited services) and optimized service costing models.
• Define and execute a long-term DC expansion strategy, aligning capacity, capabilities and network footprint with business growth plans and Divisional needs across North America.
• Collaborate closely with Sales, Customer Care, and Business Line leadership to ensure logistics strategy is fully aligned with commercial objectives, supporting customer acquisition, service differentiation and revenue growth.
• Lead financial planning and performance management, including budgeting, forecasting, and long-term investment planning, ensuring alignment with VTBA financial targets.
• Drive cost-to-serve transparency and optimization, balancing service levels, inventory positioning and transportation decisions to maximize both customer value and financial performance.
• Monitor and continuously improve key financial and operational KPIs, including cost per order line, cost-to-serve, inventory turns, working capital and freight spend, taking proactive corrective actions when required.
• Evaluate and prioritize capital investments (e.g., automation, systems, facility expansion) based on ROI, strategic fit and impact on growth and efficiency.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, providing insights on logistics-related risks, opportunities and investment decisions that influence overall business performance.

The preferred candidate will have at least a Bacherlor's Degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, or related field.

• 5 - 10 Years Logistics / distribution experience.
• Inventory Management skills.
• Operational drive and result-oriented focus is necessary.
• Organizational & process development skills.
• Knowledge of SAP, Power-BI, Excell & Access is an asset.
• Excellent Command of English, verbally and in wiriting is necessary.
• Experience with Multi-stakeholder management.
• ~200K Outbound OLs/Year supporting Global and Regional distribution of product.
• This role will be required to communicate, influence, and convince internal parties.
• Collaborative mindeset: interactive, actively take contact with people to learn from their unique and diverse competences and perspectives and share own knowledge and experience.
• Open-minded: flexible and global-minded. Enthusiastic about learning and exploring new things; adapt quickly to new situations and opportunities. excited to find new ways, perspectives, and ideas.
• Resourceful: initiative-taking and always looking for a better way, using the resources ively make things happen and embrace modern technology and the opportunities this offers.
• Entrepreneurial mindset: take responsibility and are results driven. Curious by nature, thrive on discovering new and practical ways to solve real issue and show persistence in seeing things through to get results.

• We welcome applications from a broad,…