Director, Carolinas Distribution Centers

Duke Energy Corporation•Greensboro, NC

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The leader for Carolinas Distribution Centers sets the strategic direction for large‑scale distribution center operations supporting the Carolinas region and plays a critical role in advancing Duke Energy’s commitment to safety, operational excellence, and reliable service. This leader provides strategic and operational leadership for end‑to-end warehousing and material distribution services that enable Transmission, Distribution, and Generation partners to safely and effectively serve customers and communities. Aligned with Duke Energy’s Leadership / Employee Imperatives, this role requires a leader who demonstrates operational discipline, courage to innovate, accountability for results, and the ability to build strong, collaborative relationships across the enterprise. The incumbent leads and develops an organization of approximately 50 or more employees, including material specialists, supervisors, and managers, while driving continuous improvement, technology adoption, and workforce capability. This role leads daily activity and interfaces with other areas of the company like logistics, inventory, analytics, planning, Environmental Health and Safety, sourcing, field operations and 3rd party vendors. Carolinas distribution centers support material flow to over 100 sites including operation center warehouses, power plant warehouses, contractor yards, transmission job sites like substations and base camps. The total square footage for the DC’s exceeds 700.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Operations, Business Management, Accounting, Engineering, Economics, Project Management, or similar field of study.
7 or more years of warehousing, inventory management, field operations, operations systems or equivalent work experience
5 or more years of supervisory experience in warehousing, field operations, inventory management or supply chain functions
Demonstrated experience with executing material management or warehousing transactions, overseeing safety compliance and interfacing with Environmental, Health and Safety regulations.
3 or more years of experience with reporting financial and operational metrics
Strong project management and communication skills
Ability to think strategically and understand short-term and long-term impact of business decisions
Proven history of developing relationships with internal and external business partners, business leadership and corporate functions like accounting, finance, rates, audit, IT etc.
Strong background in process design, system implementation
3 years or more of leadership experience and driving business change by influencing employees, peers and superiors, as well as developing employees.
Demonstrated ability to multitask and set direction under conflicting strategic and tactical priorities.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in Supply Chain, Business Management, Accounting, Operations, Logistics, or similar field of study.
3 Years or more of experience leading large organizations (+50 FTEs) of field personnel
3 Years or more of experience directing operations for large warehouses and operation centers
3 years or more of experience working in transmission, distribution, fossil hydro or renewables operations
Experience with implementing optimization models for logistics and warehousing across a large geographic footprint

Responsibilities

Champion Duke Energy’s safety culture, ensuring all distribution center operations meet or exceed corporate safety goals and regulatory requirements.
Diligently manage and optimize an budget of $15M, ~$600M in inventory and thousands of warehouse operation transactions
Speak up and actively address risks, concerns, or conditions that could impact safety, reliability, or environmental compliance.
Ensure compliance with all applicable company policies, state and federal regulations, environmental requirements, and material handling standards.
Establish and reinforce operational discipline, standard work, and audit readiness across all distribution center activities.
Develop and implement safety, storm response readiness, business continuity and security plans by partnering with the appropriate organizations.
Provide full accountability for receiving, storage, inventory control, picking, staging, and issuance of materials supporting Transmission, Distribution, and Generation.
Lead large, complex distribution center operations managing high‑value inventories critical to system reliability and emergency response.
Ensure accurate and timely delivery of materials by maintaining strong inventory accuracy, process discipline, and service‑level performance.
Manage operating budgets and financial performance, with a clear understanding of impacts to O\&M, capital, cash flow, and inventory.
Use data and performance metrics to evaluate results, identify gaps, and drive stakeholder engagement.
Lead, engage, and develop a workforce of 50 or more employees, including material specialists, supervisors, and managers.
Build leadership capability through coaching, feedback, succession planning, and development plans aligned with Duke Energy expectations.
Promote accountability, ownership, and a results‑oriented mindset across all levels of the organization.
Foster collaboration, respect, and open communication, especially during periods of change or transformation.
Partner effectively with Human Resources and labor relations, including union engagement where applicable.
Build positive, collaborative relationships with Transmission, Distribution, and Generation, and Union leaders and other Supply Chain partners.
Actively seek and share information to anticipate business needs related to forecasts, capital programs, major projects, and emergency response.
Represent Supply Chain in regional and enterprise forums, advocating for safe, reliable, and efficient material operations.
Identify opportunities to improve cross‑functional alignment and working relationships through collaborative planning.
Demonstrate courage to challenge existing processes and drive adoption of new technologies, automation, and digital tools.
Actively manage risk while implementing new programs, processes, and technologies.
Promote a learning organization by leveraging lessons learned, self‑assessment, and continuous feedback.
Drive continuous improvement by benchmarking processes, systems, training and metrics with peers inside and outside the industry.
Accelerate and sustain competitive advantage by leveraging AI, process redesign and strong leadership.
Develop strategies to advance operational scale by partnering with best-in-class 3rd party providers that can complement the internal operation to manage risk, specialty work, or peak and valleys in demand for services.