Parts Distribution Center Manager

Stellantis • Beaverton, OR

20h

About The Position

The Parts Distribution Center (PDC) Manager is the senior site leader accountable for customer service excellence, last-mile delivery performance, labor relations, and long-range site strategy. The role leverages embedded and emerging automated technologies within the PDC and manages the facility as a profit-impacting node within a broader distribution network. The manager applies industrial engineering principles, evaluates service-to-cost tradeoffs and investment returns, and communicates operational and engineering concepts at the executive level.

The position provides customer service ownership and senior dealer escalation leadership, oversees carrier performance and labor relations, and leads strategic planning, financial stewardship, and people management. It also includes decision-making on AI-enabled operations, analytics governance, and technology adoption. The role may require extended weekday hours and weekend work across day and evening shifts, as required, and willingness to relocate.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management or Logistics, Industrial Engineering, Labor, Communications, Business, Marketing, or another related field of study.
• Minimum 10 years of managerial or supervisory experience in a distribution warehouse environment.
• Knowledge of Continuous Improvement systems and Lean Manufacturing.
• Experience managing day-to-day operations in a union environment.
• Proven ability to develop and execute a detailed project plan.
• Ability to develop analyses to improve current standard processes and seek solutions to improve performance.
• Willingness to work extended weekday hours and weekends across day/evening shifts, as required.
• Willingness to relocate.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in Supply Chain Management or Logistics, Industrial Engineering, Labor, Communications, Business, Marketing, or another related field of study.
• Ability to manage and identify urgent customer and plant KPIs.

Responsibilities

• Manage the PDC as a profit-impacting node within a broader distribution network.
• Apply industrial engineering principles, including capacity modeling, flow optimization, labor standards, and layout strategy.
• Evaluate service-to-cost tradeoffs, ROI, payback, and risk for capital and technology investments.
• Communicate complex operational and engineering concepts at the executive level.
• Own customer service and provide senior dealer escalation leadership.
• Account for last-mile delivery and carrier performance.
• Lead labor relations, grievance handling, and negotiations.
• Lead strategic planning, financial stewardship, and people leadership.
• Lead AI-enabled decision-making, analytics governance, and technology adoption oversight.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager