VP of Field Operations
About The Position
The Vice President of Field Operations provides executive leadership for the field operations department within VGM Fulfillment, setting strategy, aligning resources, and ensuring performance outcomes across all warehouse and operational functions. This role provides enterprise-wide leadership and strategic direction for all distribution center operations. This role is responsible for designing and optimizing the warehouse network to support business growth, scalability, and customer expectations. The VP sets long-term strategy, oversees capital investments (e.g., automation, WMS, facility expansion), and ensures alignment across supply chain, procurement, and customer-facing functions. The VP establishes performance standards, drives cost efficiency at scale, and leads continuous improvement and innovation initiatives across all facilities. This role is accountable for overall warehouse performance, organizational capability building, and ensuring the infrastructure and operating model are positioned to meet future business demands.
Requirements
- 10+ years of leadership experience with director-level scope, or above.
- Recent and relevant industry-related experience overseeing and managing large distribution warehouses or multi-site warehouse operations.
- 7+ years managing divisional budgets, financials, and cost vs. expense models.
- Proven experience exemplifying continuous improvement (Six Sigma, etc.), inventory control, and quality standards.
- Bachelor's degree in business administration, Logistics, Engineering, or another industry-related field required.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
- Extensive knowledge of the principles, procedures, and best practices in the industry.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
Responsibilities
- Establishes, implements, and communicates the strategic direction of the organization's field operations division.
- Provides oversight and leadership of all warehouse and field operations teams ensuring performance targets are met.
- Build and evolve the organizational structure and leadership capability across warehouse operations, ensuring constructive and timely performance evaluations and management in accordance with company policy.
- Provide executive-level reporting and insights on performance, risks, and opportunities.
- Ensure regulatory compliance, safety standards, and risk mitigation across all facilities.
- Collaborates with executive leadership to develop and meet company goals while supplying expertise and guidance on operations projects.
- Lead cross-functional integration across supply chain, procurement, transportation, and customer service, and more.
- Identifies, recommends, and implements new processes, technologies, and systems to improve and streamline organizational processes and use of resources and materials.
- Ensures that departmental decisions for staffing, development, organization, material efficiency, hardware acquisitions, and facilities are in line with the organization's business plan and vision.
- Reviews and approves cost-control reports, cost estimates, and staffing requirements for projects.
- Drive cost optimization strategies (labor modeling, footprint optimization, productivity improvements), owning decisions related to staffing, structure, facilities, and adoption of new technologies to support the broader business strategy.
- Identifies training needs and ensures proper training is developed and provided.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
- Embodies the VGM Power of One Principals every day.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
