Director, Engineering, Distribution Center

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Director of Engineering

North Las Vegas, NV - onsite

 

Purpose:  The Director of Engineering will oversee all engineering, maintenance, facilities, and labor management within Tapestry’s newly launched North Las Vegas Fulfillment Center. This individual will play a key role in driving continuous improvement of the facility’s equipment and processes as more fulfillment volume, channels, and brands are added within this location. 

 

The Director of Engineering will have 3 direct reports and roughly 10 indirect reports amongst their functional teams.  Our Director of Engineering will be the main point of contact for designated functional teams (Industrial Engineering, Maintenance & Facilities) within the North Las Vegas Fulfillment Center and reports directly to our Sr. Director of US Engineering and Facilities. 

  

 

The successful individual will leverage their proficiency in Engineering to... 

 

• Oversee and create strategic goals within the facility’s labor management procedures, engineering standards and performance teams for the facility 

• Lead and manage a multi-level, engineering and facilities teams, with a focus on direct-report growth and development 

• Optimize end-to-end fulfillment activities within the warehouse, applying best practices across the US fulfillment network 

• Manage the MHE/MHE systems and AutoStore (goods to person) automation to ensure optimal performance 

• Support project work related to Tapestry’s Global Sustainability objectives, inclusive of identifying new project work 

• Establish and maintain FC processing and storage capacity models 

• Manage building maintenance, utilities, security systems, and environmental compliance 

• Lead analytical studies in collaboration with operations, targeting continuous process improvement 

• Establish a strong partnership with all internal customers to support the building’s overall objectives. This primarily includes FC operations but also includes Tapestry IT, Finance and other support teams 

• Provide thought-leadership and innovative ideas to tackle supply chain problems 

• Manage engineering projects end-to-end 

• Oversee capital projects, budgeting, and vendor management 

 

The accomplished individual will possess... 

 

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or related engineering/technical discipline preferred 

• Experience leading teams of professional engineers and other senior leaders within corporate and field environments 

• Experience leading teams in project work supporting direct-to-consumer (ecommerce) fulfillment operations 

• A background in the design, justification, and implementation of large-scale Material Handling Solutions 

• Direct ownership of capital budgets 

• Hands-on experience in the development and implementation of Engineered Standards programs and Labor Management tools 

• Strong knowledge of Industrial Engineering methods, tools and measurements 

• Strong project management and vendor management skills 

• Competency in the use of work method measurement tools, information storage and retrieval, databases, spreadsheets and reporting techniques 

• Hands-on experience with employing lean six sigma concepts within an operation 

• 10+ years of progressive engineering experience within Supply Chain, Logistics, and/or Retail field  

• Experience with new start ups and/or expansion projects a plus 

 

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