Director, Global Engineering

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Ingram Micro is a leading technology company for the global information technology ecosystem. With the ability to reach nearly 90% of the global population, we play a vital role in the worldwide IT sales channel, bringing products and services from technology manufacturers and cloud providers to business-to-business technology experts. Our market reach, diverse solutions and services portfolio, and digital platform Ingram Micro Xvantage™ set us apart. Learn more at www.ingrammicro.com

Ingram Micro has earned Great Place to Work Certification™ for 2022-2023 in the United States! This prestigious recognition reflects our commitment to our people and our culture.

Come join our team where you’ll make technology happen in surprising ways. Let’s shape tomorrow - it’ll be a fun journey!

*This position is in the Irvine, California corporate headquarters and has the opportunity for hybrid work with a few days remote per week.  

Your role:

manage, direct, and provide leadership across all functions of the engineering organization globally including engineering, quality, health/safety and facilities. This includes the facility layout, material handling equipment, diagnostic and test tolls, production tools, material handling tools, and other engineering requirements needed to support the strategy of our customers, vendors, partners and best practices to carry out our global corporate engineering and operations practices. Director Engineering will partner with regional leaders to improve efficiencies in the aforementioned areas. Will have budget and deadline responsibilities in the functional areas managed in excess of $75M dollars. Role will manage and direct a team of 5 engineering professionals.  Responsible for the negotiations of major real estate contracts, major system RFPs, global engineering projects and space planning.

• Manage the Industrial Engineering leadership to support Ingram Micro at a global level. Develop strategy for engineering continuous process improvement, as well as industry-leading best practices and managing the functional department leading to successful execution of projects and decrease in ALC operating costs.

• Responsibilities include but are not limited to interaction with real estate developers/warehouse building providers; negotiation and sourcing of applicable material handling equipment; facilitation of interface requirements; Additionally, this role will recommend supply chain configuration changes and capital investment decisions with respect to current infrastructure and processes that yield measurable improvements of throughput, capacity, and efficiency with the final objective to drive down labor and fixed overhead costs.

• Cross functional interaction, management, and leadership at all levels within the corporate offices, business divisions, and in various distribution centers located throughout the globe in response to changing business needs.

• Budgets, Capital and Contracts

• Develop the operating budgets, both capital and expense, related to engineering, facilities, and warehousing redesign/operational improvement.

• Manage all projects within budget guidelines.

• Audit all AFCEs related to engineering and facility investments and provide approval.

• Responsible for properties owned by the corporation and represents the company’s broad interests in real estate matters ranging from acquisitions, leasing, subleasing, property management, and disposition. Protect the corporation's bottom line while implementing the business' strategy of positioning and operating corporate assets.

• Support functional business leaders in the negotiation of contracts to ensure optimal exposure, control and service levels.

• Work with Strategic Sourcing to write contracts and implement new vendors and be involved with RFP projects to ensure final decision meets all objectives while managing costs effectively.

• Ensure the development, effective recruitment, and management of all assets including associates and equipment needed.

• Ability to lead people, set strategic direction, manage multiple highly visible strategic initiatives.

• Problem solving where development of new solutions, methods and systems will result in a major impact on department's overall success.

• Ability to implement own recommendations and see projects through to completion.

• Automation background

• Solution design (including building layout and structural engineering)

• Greenfield design