Director, RDTX Special Projects
Job in
Schaumburg, Cook County, Illinois, 60159, USA
Listed on 2026-09-09
Listing for:
Jobtailor
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-09-09
Job specializations:
-
Supply Chain/Logistics
Operations Management, Change Management, Supply Chain & Logistics
Job Description & How to Apply Below
- Lead key projects from planning through completion
- Turn business needs and operational issues into clear project plans
- Work with cross-functional teams to complete projects safely, on time, and within budget
- Provide updates, recommendations, and decision support to senior leaders
- Review warehouse, distribution, and transportation operations to identify issues and improvement opportunities
- Improve workflows, staffing plans, standard work, equipment use, and space planning
- Liaise between warehouse and transportation teams to improve efficiency, handoffs, freight flow, labor planning, and issue resolution
- Support labor planning and line haul needs
- Lead or support new site openings, facility changes, client implementations, turnaround efforts, and transportation improvements
- Lead continuous improvement efforts using data, problem-solving, and field feedback
- Create and improve SOPs, daily routines, communication tools, and performance processes
- Track safety, quality, productivity, cost, service, and customer-experience results
- Support change management and stakeholder alignment
- Partner with internal teams, customers, carriers, warehouse partners, and third-party providers
- Support client implementations, service recovery, renewals, growth efforts, and operational solutions
- Assist the Sr. Director of Operations with day-to-day guidance for service center managers as needed
- Drive accountability and help teams adopt improved ways of working
- Review operational and financial performance, build business cases, track savings, and identify performance gaps
- Create reports and summaries that turn data into action plans
- Support budget planning, capital requests, and resource needs for key projects
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, Engineering, Operations Management, or a related field preferred; equivalent experience accepted
- Eight or more years of experience in warehouse, distribution, transportation, logistics, supply chain, or 3PL operations
- Five or more years of leadership experience, including leading projects, improvement efforts, or field teams
- Experience with warehouse and transportation systems, reporting, and KPI tracking
- Experience in temperature-controlled, food-grade, retail, e-commerce, LTL, truckload, dedicated, brokerage, parcel, or multi-client logistics environments preferred
- Strong understanding of warehouse and transportation operations, freight flow, labor planning, safety, inventory controls, and service performance
- Ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, timelines, stakeholders, and deliverables
- Ability to use data to find issues, recommend solutions, and measure results
- Strong communication, facilitation, and presentation skills
- Ability to influence and work well with field leaders, senior leaders, customers, carriers, and support teams
- Good judgment, urgency, and the ability to lead through change and complex operational issues
- Travel required for site visits, client implementations, field reviews, project rollouts, and operational escalations
Demonstrates expertise in leading projects within warehouse, distribution, and transportation operations, focusing on continuous improvement, data-driven decision-making, and stakeholder alignment. Proficient in managing multiple priorities and delivering operational solutions that enhance efficiency and performance.
Highest-signal resume keywords- Project Management
- Warehouse Operations
- Transportation Systems
- Data Analysis
- Leadership Experience
- Supply Chain Management
- Logistics Operations
- KPI Tracking
- Process Improvement
- Budget Planning
- Strong Communication
- Facilitation Skills
- Presentation Skills
- Influencing Skills
- Good Judgment
- Temperature-Controlled Logistics
- Food-Grade Operations
- E-Commerce Logistics
- LTL
- Truckload
To View & Apply for jobs on this site that accept applications from your location or country, tap the button below to make a Search.
(If this job is in fact in your jurisdiction, then you may be using a Proxy or VPN to access this site, and to progress further, you should change your connectivity to another mobile device or PC).
(If this job is in fact in your jurisdiction, then you may be using a Proxy or VPN to access this site, and to progress further, you should change your connectivity to another mobile device or PC).
Search for further Jobs Here:
×