Director, Solutions Design

About the role

Develop solutions across functional disciplines such as network design, facility design, WMS & emerging technologies. Develop people, procedures, and training to ensure efficient and effective warehouse operations to achieve significant P&L contributions across UNFI business units. Develop competitive solutions for customers to increase service levels and reduce OPEX. Lead solution development and drives the end-to-end development and solutioning of UNFI capacity projects through warehouse sizing, warehouse design, assessing network capacity, network supply chain design and developing an optimal design to meet all stakeholder demands. Own delivery and financial performance of assigned solutions design projects. Effectively lead and organize other cross-functional teams in support of project development and execution, including but not limited to IT, automation, local sites, regional operations, transportation, warehouse slotting, finance and others as needed. Evaluate operational, service, and capital trade-offs. Provide financial oversight for assigned initiatives. Identify cross-project risks and evaluate major trade-off decisions to reporting manager with recommended resolution paths. Ensure project execution aligns with enterprise design standards, methodologies and design direction established by senior leadership. Lead continuous improvement and re-engineering initiatives such as, but no limited to process re-design and improvements, warehouse layout design, slotting, varying levels of automation. Deliver improvements to UNFI’s supply chain through various types of projects including facility design and automation business case development. Lead and develop Solutions Design Managers and Analysts. Foster team growth and inspire high performance.

Responsibilities

• Develop solutions across functional disciplines such as network design, facility design, WMS & emerging technologies.
• Develop people, procedures, and training to ensure efficient and effective warehouse operations to achieve significant P&L contributions across UNFI business units.
• Develop competitive solutions for customers to increase service levels and reduce OPEX.
• Lead solution development and drives the end-to-end development and solutioning of UNFI capacity projects through warehouse sizing, warehouse design, assessing network capacity, network supply chain design and developing an optimal design to meet all stakeholder demands.
• Own delivery and financial performance of assigned solutions design projects.
• Effectively lead and organize other cross-functional teams in support of project development and execution, including but not limited to IT, automation, local sites, regional operations, transportation, warehouse slotting, finance and others as needed.
• Evaluate operational, service, and capital trade-offs.
• Provide financial oversight for assigned initiatives.
• Identify cross-project risks and evaluate major trade-off decisions to reporting manager with recommended resolution paths.
• Ensure project execution aligns with enterprise design standards, methodologies and design direction established by senior leadership.
• Lead continuous improvement and re-engineering initiatives such as, but no limited to process re-design and improvements, warehouse layout design, slotting, varying levels of automation.
• Deliver improvements to UNFI’s supply chain through various types of projects including facility design and automation business case development.
• Lead and develop Solutions Design Managers and Analysts.
• Foster team growth and inspire high performance.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, Business Logistics Engineering, a related field, or a foreign equivalent plus 3 years of post-baccalaureate experience in job offered or any supply chain/logistics related job titles.
• Applicants must have 3 years of experience in the following: (1) supply chain design, network optimization or operations transformation; (2) developing and defending capital investment business cases; (3) AutoCAD and Ability to analyze data sets with Analytical Tools including MS Power BI, Access, Alteryx; (4) Implementing new warehouse distribution centers and warehouse automation; (5) Working in the wholesale food distribution systems and third party logistics providers; (6) optimizing warehouse performance, reducing operational costs, and enhancing warehouse efficiency; (7) Implementing new warehouse distribution centers and warehouse automation; and (8) Warehouse design including layouts, elevations, rack systems, sizing, capacity, and wms system capabilities as well as warehouse budgeting (labor, opex, capex).

Qualifications

• Minimum Education & Experience Requirements: Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, Business Logistics Engineering, a related field, or a foreign equivalent plus 3 years of post-baccalaureate experience in job offered or any supply chain/logistics related job titles.

Skills

• Incorporate appropriate business skills into design work (e.g. statistics, operations research, organizational behavior, finance, accounting, information technology etc.)
• Design new tools and supports the development of national Facility Design standards and playbook.
• Ensure Direct Reports are well trained, effective, and optimally used.
• Coach Managers regarding policy, procedure, and program changes.
• Conduct performance appraisals as required.
• Formulate and implement corrective actions as needed.
• Recommend promotions, transfers, and salary adjustments as appropriate.
• Assume responsibility for ensuring professional business relationships are established and maintained with customers, vendors, the business community, and trade organizations.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off;
• Sick Time;
• paid holidays and parental leave;
• 401K Program;
• medical, dental, vision, life, and accidental death/dismemberment insurance;
• short-term and long-term disability insurance program;
• Flexible Spending Account and/or Health Savings Account;

Pay

$189,767/year

Schedule

100% telecommuting required.