Director of Logistics

Fleet Data Centers•Mercer Island, WA

54d

About The Position

The Director of Logistics will lead the logistics strategy, planning, and execution for all equipment and material supporting the company’s data center development program. This role ensures that high-value electrical, mechanical, and structural components are delivered to construction sites on schedule, at optimized cost, and in compliance with regional and international regulations. As a key member of the Procurement & Supply Chain leadership team, this individual will build and manage logistics capabilities that enable predictable and scalable delivery performance across the company’s colocation data center portfolio.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business, or Engineering.
10+ years of logistics or supply chain experience, with at least 5 years in a leadership role supporting capital projects or large-scale construction.
Strong background in international and domestic freight management, including multimodal transportation.
Proven ability to manage 3PLs, freight forwarders, and customs operations across multiple geographies.
Experience supporting construction or infrastructure delivery in sectors such as data centers, energy, or industrial facilities.
Proficiency with ERP, logistics visibility tools, and project scheduling platforms (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Procore).
Integrity and Ethical Standards: Build trust, ensure fairness, and foster long-term, transparent relationships with suppliers.
Effective Communication: The ability to clearly convey expectations and requirements to suppliers and negotiation parties, while understanding their needs and concerns. Comfortable delivering written and verbal presentations to internal leadership teams.
Emotional Intelligence (EQ): Ability to understand the emotions, cultural nuances, and motivations of others, while effectively managing one's own emotions during high-pressure negotiations.
Strategic Thinking: Recognize how supplier relationships and negotiations align with the broader organizational goals, while aiming for outcomes that benefit both parties.
Critical Thinking Skills: Finding innovative solutions and being flexible in addressing unexpected challenges.
Analytical Ability: Make data-driven decisions, assess cost structures, and identify potential risks, ensuring informed and strategic outcomes.
Influence and Persuasion: Able to effectively advocate for their position, build consensus, and secure favorable agreements without compromising relationships.
Operational Paranoia: Anticipate risks, identify vulnerabilities, and proactively implement mechanisms to prevent and minimize disruptions and safeguard safety, security, availability, and scale.
Relationship Management: Cultivate trust, collaboration, and long-term partnerships, while building a broad network that provides valuable benchmarking, industry insights, and alternative sourcing options.

Nice To Haves

Experience within a colocation data center developer or other hyperscale supply chain environment.
Understanding of Incoterms, bonded warehousing, and customs duty optimization.
Demonstrated success building logistics capabilities from the ground up in a scaling organization.

Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership
Develop and implement a logistics strategy aligned with the company’s multi-site data center build plan and supplier footprint.
Establish standard logistics processes, tools, and KPIs to support procurement execution and construction milestones across all regions. Partner with category leads (electrical, mechanical, and modular systems) to integrate logistics planning into sourcing decisions and supplier agreements.
Anticipate logistics risks—such as port congestion, carrier capacity, or customs delays—and drive mitigation plans.
Operational Execution
Oversee end-to-end movement of equipment and materials from suppliers to site, including international freight, customs clearance, domestic trucking, and on-site delivery coordination.
Manage logistics partners (3PLs, freight forwarders, customs brokers, and carriers) to ensure consistent service quality and performance.
Design and implement regional logistics hubs or staging yards to consolidate material flows and improve delivery predictability.
Maintain real-time visibility to material status through logistics tracking tools and supplier reporting.
Partner with Construction and Site Operations to plan delivery sequencing and avoid laydown congestion or storage inefficiencies.
Collaboration & Stakeholder Alignment
Collaborate with Procurement, Construction, Program Management, and Engineering to forecast logistics needs tied to build schedules.
Work with OEMs and EPC partners to align shipping readiness, delivery windows, and site-specific constraints.
Provide logistics visibility and reporting to project leadership, highlighting risks and opportunities for acceleration.
Support project teams with logistics-related budgeting and change management inputs.
Governance & Compliance
Ensure compliance with all trade, import/export, and transportation regulations.
Develop and maintain qualification criteria and performance scorecards for logistics partners.
Manage logistics contracts and service-level agreements, ensuring cost control and risk mitigation.
Enforce standards for packaging, labeling, documentation, and safe handling of critical equipment.