Vice President of Operations

Bluegrass Supply Chain Services•Bowling Green, KY

7d•$185,000 - $215,000•Onsite

About The Position

Bluegrass Supply Chain Services is hiring a Vice President of Operations to lead the performance and continued growth of its multi-state 3PL network. Based at the Bowling Green, Kentucky headquarters, this executive has full operational and P&L accountability across Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Indiana, Alabama, and Georgia. The network serves food-grade and regulated products, complex manufacturing, omnichannel fulfillment, and value-added operations. This is a hands-on executive role involving P&L reviews, customer meetings, and work on the warehouse floor. Performance expectations include sustaining inventory accuracy of 99.5% or better across the network; reducing service failures by 50% through stronger operating discipline and customer-specific controls; advancing toward zero lost-time injuries while improving leading safety indicators; maintaining hourly turnover at or below strong industry benchmarks; improving labor productivity and cost-to-serve while protecting service and supporting growth; and building a deeper, promotion-ready bench of site managers, supervisors, and directors.

Requirements

10+ years of progressive operations leadership in 3PL, contract logistics, warehousing, distribution, or fulfillment.
5+ years leading multi-site operations through directors, regional leaders, or senior managers.
Demonstrated full P&L ownership and a record of improving service, safety, productivity, cost, and retention.
Experience opening new facilities or launching major customer accounts.
Strong working knowledge of WMS, labor management, KPI scorecards, and continuous improvement.
Executive-level communication skills.
Hands-on leadership style.
Willingness to travel regularly across a six-state footprint.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in supply chain, logistics, engineering, business, or a related field; equivalent senior-level experience will be considered.
Experience with food-grade, FDA-regulated, or other high-compliance customer environments.
Lean, Six Sigma, or engineered labor standards experience.
Familiarity with Deposco or a similar advanced WMS.

Responsibilities

Lead the performance and continued growth of the multi-state 3PL network.
Own full operational and P&L accountability across operations in six states.
Sustain network inventory accuracy of 99.5% or better.
Reduce service failures by 50% through stronger operating discipline and customer-specific controls.
Advance toward zero lost-time injuries and improve leading safety indicators.
Maintain hourly turnover at or below strong industry benchmarks.
Improve labor productivity and cost-to-serve while protecting service and supporting growth.
Build a deeper, promotion-ready bench of site managers, supervisors, and directors.
Help shape company strategy and build the operating system for the company’s next stage of growth.