Facilities Director
Advance Auto PartsAbout the role
Job Description
Job Summary:
The Director, Facilities is an enterprise leader responsible for the strategic oversight, operational excellence, and risk management of facilities across 4,000+ retail locations. This role owns national facilities strategy, capital planning, and vendor ecosystems, ensuring store safety, uptime, cost discipline, and brand consistency. Serving as a key partner to Operations, Finance, Real Estate, Legal, and ESG, the Director drives scalable solutions that support growth, resiliency, and long‑term value creation. The ideal candidate will have a background in multisite retail Facilities management with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
What will you do?
Strategic Leadership
Develop and drive the multiyear facilities strategy that optimizes asset life, reduces total cost of ownership, and enhances the instore customer experience.
Lead enterprise-wide capital planning and prioritization (both reactive and proactive), ensuring investments align with brand standards, operational needs, and financial objectives.
Establish long-term asset lifecycle frameworks and preventive maintenance strategies that improve reliability and mitigate business disruption.
Partner with Finance, Store Operations, Real Estate, and Construction to align facility priorities with broader enterprise initiatives and market strategies.
Strengthen enterprise, field, and vendor relationships through proactive communication, transparent decision making, and reliable partnership.
Provide executive level updates and communication on portfolio health, capital risk, operational readiness, and strategic initiatives.
Build a strong talent pipeline, fostering a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence within the facilities organization.
Lead enterprise level change initiatives, driving adoption of new processes, technologies, and operating models.
Budget Management
Own the creation, tracking, and management of the annual facilities OpEx and CapEx budgets, totaling $100M combined.
Closely monitor spend and ensure strict adherence to budget targets.
Provide regular reporting and forecasting to finance and senior leadership along with insights to identify risks, opportunities and solutions.
Team & Vendor Management
Manage a team of 13 facilities professionals supporting across multiple regions.
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