Director, Operational Excellence & Business Enablement

BlueLinx
United States
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Executive & General ManagementExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Facilitation","Project leadership","Change-management","Coaching","Executive communication"]

Lead the development and deployment of the BlueLinx operating system across the branch network, translating operational strategy and data into measurable performance improvements. Own performance management, on-time and in-full governance, standard work, and daily/weekly management routines. Drive logistics and warehouse technology-enabled process improvements, from process design through pilots, rollout, training, adoption measurement, and sustainment—partnering across operations, finance, HR, safety, and IT.

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BlueLinx
BlueLinx
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Director, Operational Excellence & Business Enablement

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Job Summary

Lead the development and deployment of the BlueLinx operating system across the branch network, translating operational strategy and data into measurable performance improvements. Own performance management, on-time and in-full governance, standard work, and daily/weekly management routines. Drive logistics and warehouse technology-enabled process improvements, from process design through pilots, rollout, training, adoption measurement, and sustainment—partnering across operations, finance, HR, safety, and IT.
Location: United States
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Executive & General Management
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead the enterprise operations performance-management process, including metric definitions, monthly reporting, trend analysis, performance reviews, corrective actions, and continuous improvement of dashboards.
  • •Own governance and continuous improvement for on-time and in-full delivery performance, including failure-reason categories, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and branch adoption.
  • •Develop and maintain the BlueLinx branch operating system: standard work, daily and weekly management routines, branch assessment methods, operating playbooks, and sustainment reviews.
  • •Lead operational labor-management strategy, including productivity measures, labor standards, reporting requirements, and branch improvement plans with Regional Operations and Human Resources.
  • •Serve as business process and adoption leader for operations, logistics, and warehouse technology-enabled initiatives; lead process design, pilots, field testing, rollout planning, training, adoption measurement, and post-launch sustainment.
Travel: Extensive travel

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionPrescription401kLife InsurancePaid LeavePaid Holidays

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, Business, or a related field (Master's preferred).
  • •5+ years of relevant experience in distribution, manufacturing, logistics, or multi-site operations.
  • •Demonstrated experience leading people and cross-functional business process improvement.
  • •Strong ability to build performance-management systems that connect measures, root causes, ownership, corrective action, and sustained results.
  • •Lean, Six Sigma Black Belt, or comparable process-improvement certification preferred.
Experience:5+ yearsDistributionManufacturingLogisticsMulti-site operations
Education:Bachelor's in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, Business
Skills:FacilitationProject leadershipChange-managementCoachingExecutive communication
Certifications:LeanSix Sigma Black Belt
Tech Stack:Warehouse managementTransportation technologyScanningLabelingAutomationBusiness intelligenceDataArtificial intelligence

Company Brief

BlueLinx
Distributes a broad portfolio of building and industrial products, including lumber, panels, engineered wood, and specialty materials, to dealers, home centers, and contractors across the United States.
Industry: Wholesale & Distribution
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Atlanta, United States
Founded: 1954
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