Director, Warehousing

Join Our Team as a Director of Warehousing!

Work Location: Waco, TX

Travel Requirements: Regular multi-site travel (3-DC network)

FLSA Status: Exempt

Department: Operations

Reports To: VP, Operations

Who We Are Looking For

We are seeking a highly experienced and hands-on Director of Warehousing to lead operational performance, continuous improvement, and people development across our three distribution centers in North America (Dover, DE | Waco, TX | Aurora, CO).

This leader will standardize processes, strengthen frontline capability, implement a robust KPI framework with reporting cadences, and drive operational improvements that enable consistent customer order fulfillment within 2 days of order capture.

The ideal candidate is a strong floor leader with proven multi-site experience, a data-driven mindset, and a track record of delivering measurable performance improvements through process optimization, people leadership, and practical use of systems and automation.

Why You Should Apply

As our Director of Warehousing, you will have the opportunity to make a significant and visible impact across our distribution network by:

• Owning and improving operational performance across all DCs
• Establishing standardized best practices and consistent execution
• Implementing KPI-driven management routines and accountability
• Leading continuous improvement projects with measurable outcomes
• Developing supervisors and frontline leaders to scale performance
  
  

Who We Are

Uzin Utz North America, Inc. is a leader in flooring installation systems and a North American subsidiary of Uzin Utz SE, based in Ulm, Germany. Since 1911, Uzin Utz SE has been a global innovator in product systems for flooring installation and maintenance.

We are committed to fostering a culture of safety, sustainability, and operational excellence across all levels of our organization.

In the United States and Canada, Uzin Utz North America offers its products under the renowned UZIN, WOLFF, and PALLMANN brand names, delivering industry-leading solutions for flooring professionals.

Position Overview

The Director of Warehousing owns operational performance, continuous improvement, and people development across a three-DC distribution network in North America (Dover, DE | Waco, TX | Aurora, CO).

This leader will standardize processes, raise operational capability to industry best practice, implement a robust KPI framework and reporting cadence, and drive initiatives to consistently deliver customer orders within 2 days of order capture. Success requires strong floor presence, multi-site leadership capability, and a measurable-results mindset built on people development, process optimization, and pragmatic technology/automation adoption.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead multi-site warehouse operations across three distribution centers (Dover, Waco, Aurora), including inbound, storage, picking, packing, and shipping.
• Standardize processes and operating rhythms to drive consistent execution, accountability, and service performance across all sites.
• Own warehouse KPI framework and reporting cadence, including dashboards, tier meetings, escalation paths, and corrective action discipline.
• Drive 2-day order delivery performance by improving order-to-ship execution, identifying bottlenecks, and implementing measurable countermeasures.
• Develop frontline leadership and teams through coaching, training standards, floor presence, and structured performance management.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives (Lean/Kaizen/Six Sigma) to improve throughput, accuracy, labor efficiency, and sustainability of results.
• Own WMS/OMS and automation roadmap, including vendor selection, implementation planning, training, and adoption/change management.
• Manage budget, labor planning, and cost control, including CAPEX input, ROI analysis, and productivity/labor modeling.
• Ensure safety, compliance, and quality execution through proactive leadership, training, and incident prevention culture.
• Partner cross-functionally with Supply Chain, Customer Service, Planning, Procurement, and carriers/vendors to improve OTIF and service levels.
  
  

Qualifications/Experience/Competencies

Required:

• 10+ years in warehouse/fulfillment operations; 5+ years in multi-site leadership preferred
• Demonstrable experience with WMS and OMS implementations and continuous improvement (Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen)
• Track record of driving order lead-time reduction and implementing high-performance DC operations
• Strong analytics, P&L awareness, labor modeling and vendor negotiation skills
• Excellent people leadership and change management skills; proven ability to develop supervisors and frontline teams
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Industrial Engineering, Business or related field (MBA or advanced degree preferred)
  
  

Benefits

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits program
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance– with generous employer cost share
• Employer Paid Life, Short-term and Long-term Disability Insurance
• Accident, Hospital Indemnity, Supplemental Life Insurance Options
• 401(k) Plan with Employer Match and 100% vesting
• 3 Weeks of Paid Time Off (PTO) Annually
• 11 Paid holidays for 2026
  
  

Uzin Utz North America is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

• Due to the high volume of applications, only those qualified for the position will be contacted**
  
  

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