Director of Warehouse & Logistics (Dallas, TX)

SOLV Energy•Dallas, TX

7d•$149,234 - $186,542•Onsite

About The Position

SOLV Energy is seeking a strategic, hands-on leader to build and lead warehouse operations, inventory management, and logistics supporting its EPC operations and full-lifecycle utility-scale renewable power plant operations business. The role will implement a new warehouse operation in Dallas, beginning with a repeatable launch model in Frisco, and develop a national warehouse network that supplies project sites from pooled inventory. The goal is to improve material availability, delivery reliability, working capital performance, and inventory visibility. The Director will lead four Regional Logistics Specialists who coordinate with Field Logistics on daily operations and inventory transactions. The role will also recruit and manage company-employed warehouse personnel, oversee third-party logistics (3PL) warehouse operators, and provide functional leadership to Field Logistics through dotted-line reporting relationships. This position is based full time in an office in Dallas, Texas, and requires regular travel and sustained on-site leadership during warehouse implementation and stabilization. The Director owns warehouse network strategy and implementation; warehouse operations and safety; inventory accuracy, financial reporting, and SOX-controlled processes; warehouse technology and systems implementation; transportation and field logistics integration; supplier and contract management; team development; and operational analytics, budgets, and forecasts. The role works closely with Procurement, Supply Planning, project leaders, Finance, IT, Environmental Health and Safety, Legal, 3PL providers, and field teams. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring employer sponsorship now or in the future.

Requirements

At least 7 years of progressive warehouse, inventory, logistics, or supply chain experience, including at least 3 years leading teams and multi-site operations or network expansion.
Demonstrated success launching warehouses and developing network or distribution strategies, including facility readiness, staffing, budgets, and operating procedures.
Proven ownership of inventory accuracy, reconciliations, financial reporting support, and internal controls in a SOX-controlled or comparably rigorous audited environment.
Experience leading WMS implementation or a major transformation and integrating warehouse transactions with ERP, receiving, and financial systems.
Experience managing both 3PL warehouse providers and company-employed warehouse teams, including provider negotiations and service-level performance.
Strong knowledge of transportation, industrial material handling, packaging, pooled inventory, VMI, and project-driven fulfillment.
Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Operations, Business, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
Ability to travel regularly and provide sustained on-site leadership during warehouse implementation and stabilization.
Legally authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring employer sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

EPC, construction, energy, or industrial distribution experience.
Relevant supply chain or continuous improvement certifications.

Responsibilities

Define warehouse network strategy, including locations, service territories, capacity, inventory deployment, and owned, leased, or 3PL operating models; evaluate demand, transit times, cost to serve, working capital, and business continuity.
Lead warehouse implementation from business case and site selection through layout, equipment, staffing, systems, procedures, commissioning, and stabilization, delivering approved budgets, schedules, and readiness criteria.
Build and validate a repeatable warehouse launch model, including storage density, dock and yard capacity, operating hours, labor requirements, and throughput.
Partner with Procurement, Supply Planning, and project leaders on pooled inventory, replenishment, project reservations, allocation priorities, kitting, surplus redeployment, and returns.
Oversee receiving, inspection, put-away, storage, preservation, picking, packing, shipping, and reverse logistics across direct-operated and 3PL warehouses; maintain procedures and physical security.
Partner with Environmental, Health and Safety teams on safe traffic flow, material handling, equipment training, incident response, and storage requirements; ensure readiness before new materials are accepted.
Ensure inventory accuracy and complete, timely inventory value reporting across company warehouses, 3PL locations, and company-owned inventory within vendor-managed programs; partner with Finance on valuation and financial close.
Establish SOX-controlled inventory processes, including receipts, transfers, issues, returns, cycle counts, physical inventories, adjustments, and write-offs; maintain segregation of duties, access controls, approval evidence, audit trails, and corrective actions.
Reconcile physical inventory, WMS records, ERP inventory subledgers, and the general ledger with Finance; resolve discrepancies and provide accurate month-end reporting.
Apply Finance-approved ownership, cutoff, costing, and reserve policies; distinguish company-owned, supplier-owned, consigned, customer-owned, and project-allocated stock; support auditors and ensure 3PL reporting meets company control requirements.
Provide company-wide oversight of Vendor Managed Inventory programs, including standards, replenishment rules, ownership and consumption triggers, count accuracy, supplier performance, reconciliation, and exit or surplus arrangements.
Champion the warehouse technology roadmap and act as business owner for WMS and inventory capabilities, including barcode scanning, mobile transactions, traceability, location control, and operational reporting.
Partner with IT, Finance, Procurement, and Field Logistics to select and implement solutions integrated with ERP, source-to-pay and receiving systems, including Ivalua, and 3PL platforms; define transaction ownership and prevent duplicate receipts or postings.
Lead business requirements, process design, master data readiness, testing, user training, cutover, and adoption; monitor and resolve failed interfaces, transaction exceptions, and access changes.
Manage inbound supplier traffic and outbound shipments to project sites, including FTL, LTL, and parcel movements; coordinate appointments, consolidation, carrier capacity, delivery tracking, freight claims, and invoice review.
Set warehouse-to-field handoff standards for project release, pick and pack confirmation, advance shipping notices, bills of lading, packing lists, in-transit tracking, proof of delivery, and same-day site receiving.
Ensure shipment, transfer, and receipt transactions reconcile by item, quantity, unit of measure, location, and project; resolve shortages, damage, rejected deliveries, returns, and receiving exceptions with site teams.
Coordinate domestic and international logistics providers, freight forwarders, and customs brokers as needed to support compliant delivery and resolve escalations.
Source, negotiate, and manage 3PL warehouse operators and transportation providers with Procurement and Legal; establish service levels, rate structures, inventory liability, reporting obligations, audit access, and performance reviews.
Set supplier inbound and warehouse outbound packaging standards covering protection, pack quantities, palletization, labeling, barcodes, documentation, safe handling, and field usability; measure damage and packaging waste.
Lead, coach, and develop four Regional Logistics Specialists; establish coordination and transaction responsibilities, workload coverage, performance expectations, and escalation paths.
Recruit and manage warehouse leaders and personnel as operations expand; establish staffing models, training, succession plans, and accountability across direct employees and 3PL teams.
Provide functional standards, training, and performance feedback to Field Logistics through dotted-line relationships; coordinate priorities with field operational leaders to support construction schedules.
Establish performance measures for inventory accuracy, transaction timeliness, delivery performance, dock-to-stock time, pick accuracy, freight and handling cost, damage, utilization, inventory aging, and safety.
Own warehouse and logistics budgets and forecasts; report performance, inventory value, control exceptions, network investment needs, and improvement priorities to leadership and Finance.