Director of Warehouse & Logistics (Dallas, TX)

SOLV Energy•Dallas, TX

5d•Onsite

About The Position

SOLV Energy is seeking a strategic, hands-on Director of Warehouse & Logistics to build and lead warehouse operations, inventory management, and logistics supporting EPC operations and the 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 then build 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, 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. The position is based full time in the Dallas, Texas office. Regular travel and sustained on-site leadership during warehouse implementation and stabilization are required.

Requirements

7 or more years of progressive warehouse, inventory, logistics, or supply chain experience, including 3 or more 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 the warehouse network strategy, including locations, service territories, capacity, inventory deployment, and owned, leased, or 3PL operating models.
Evaluate project demand, transit times, total cost to serve, working capital, and business continuity.
Lead warehouse implementation programs from business case and site selection through layout, equipment, staffing, systems, procedures, commissioning, and stabilization; deliver approved budgets, schedules, and readiness criteria.
Develop and validate a repeatable warehouse launch model, beginning in Frisco, against actual material dimensions and demand.
Partner with Procurement, Supply Planning, and project leaders on pooled inventory, replenishment, reservations, allocation priorities, kitting, surplus redeployment, and returns.
Oversee warehouse receiving, inspection, put-away, storage, preservation, picking, packing, shipping, and reverse logistics across direct-operated and 3PL facilities.
Establish consistent warehouse procedures and physical security, and partner with Environmental, Health and Safety teams on safe operations and material-handling readiness.
Ensure inventory accuracy and timely inventory value reporting across company warehouses, 3PL locations, and company-owned inventory in vendor-managed programs; partner with Finance on valuation and financial close.
Establish SOX-controlled processes for inventory receipts, transfers, issues, returns, counts, adjustments, and write-offs, including segregation of duties, access controls, audit trails, and corrective actions.
Reconcile physical inventory, WMS records, ERP inventory subledgers, and the general ledger; resolve discrepancies and report balances, movements, in-transit inventory, aging, and excess or obsolete stock.
Apply Finance-approved ownership, cutoff, costing, and reserve policies, distinguishing 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 (VMI), including standards, replenishment rules, ownership and consumption triggers, count accuracy, supplier performance, reconciliation, and exit or surplus arrangements.
Champion the warehouse technology roadmap and serve as business owner for WMS and inventory capabilities, including scanning, mobile transactions, traceability, location control, and operational reporting.
Partner with IT, Finance, Procurement, and Field Logistics to select and implement systems integrated with ERP, source-to-pay and receiving systems, including Ivalua, and 3PL platforms.
Lead business requirements, process design, master data readiness, testing, training, cutover, and adoption; monitor and resolve failed interfaces, transaction exceptions, and access changes.
Manage inbound supplier traffic and outbound project-site shipments, including FTL, LTL, and parcel movements, appointments, consolidation, carrier capacity, tracking, freight claims, and invoice review.
Set warehouse-to-field handoff standards for project releases, shipment documentation, in-transit tracking, proof of delivery, and same-day site receiving.
Reconcile shipment, transfer, and receipt transactions 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.
Source, negotiate, and manage 3PL warehouse operators and transportation providers with Procurement and Legal; establish service levels, rates, inventory liability, reporting obligations, audit access, and performance reviews.
Drive and measure supplier inbound and warehouse outbound packaging standards covering protection, pack quantities, palletization, labeling, barcodes, documentation, safe handling, field usability, damage, and packaging waste.
Lead, coach, and develop four Regional Logistics Specialists; establish 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, coordinating priorities with field operational leaders.
Establish 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.