Director Logistics

Job Description: Global Logistics Director (Network Transformation & Growth)

The Global Logistics Director is responsible for the radical evolution of our global logistics footprint. This leader will inherit a fragmented, suboptimized legacy network and transform it into a high-velocity, scalable, and digitally-enabled engine.

Your primary mission is to bridge the gap between our current state and our growth ambitions. You will lead the "Network Re-engineering" agenda—standardizing disparate regional processes, consolidating inefficient lanes, and deploying modern technology—to create a unified global logistics organization. This is a "Builder" role that requires a balance of strategic network design and hands-on operational turnaround.

Key Responsibilities

1. Network Re-engineering & Optimization

• Network "Reset": Conduct a comprehensive audit of the current suboptimized footprint; lead the consolidation or relocation of warehouses and hubs to eliminate redundancies and reduce total landed cost.
• Flow Synchronization: Transform fragmented inbound and outbound flows into a synchronized global network, reducing lead-time variability and "safety stock" requirements.
• Standardization of Excellence: Replace regional "silos" with a unified Global Operating Model, ensuring consistent KPIs, safety standards, and service levels across all geographies.
• Scalable Infrastructure: Build the "foundation for growth" by ensuring the re-engineered network can handle 2x–3x current transaction volumes without linear cost increases.

2. Logistics Turnaround & Performance

• Root-Cause Modernization: Identify chronic service failures or cost leakages in the current network and implement structural (not just tactical) fixes.
• Cost-to-Serve Transparency: Develop granular visibility into logistics spend by region and product line, moving the organization from "budget-tracking" to "margin-management."
• Service Recovery: Establish a culture of "Zero-Defect" logistics, prioritizing On-Time-In-Full (OTIF) delivery as a non-negotiable standard for industrial customers.

3. Digital & Automation Leapfrogging

• Legacy-to-Digital Migration: Lead the transition from manual/spreadsheet-based logistics to a fully integrated TMS, WMS, and Global Control Tower environment.
• Targeted Automation: Identify high-impact opportunities for warehouse automation and AI-driven route optimization to bypass manual bottlenecks in the current suboptimized setup.
• Predictive Analytics: Shift the organization from reactive "firefighting" to proactive scenario planning using advanced network modeling tools.

4. Strategic Partner & Trade Management

• Provider Consolidation: Rationalize a fragmented 3PL/carrier base; negotiate global master service agreements that leverage our total scale to drive down rates and improve service priority.
• Trade Lane Design: Optimize international trade corridors and customs strategies to accelerate velocity and minimize the "friction" of cross-border movements.
• Make vs. Buy Strategy: Determine which core competencies should be insourced for control and which should be outsourced for flexibility and scale.

5. Change Leadership & Capability Building

• Cultural Transformation: Lead the change management required to shift regional teams from "local-first" thinking to a "global-network" mindset.
• Talent Development: Identify and bridge capability gaps in the current organization, hiring and training the next generation of logistics leaders.

Requirements

• Education: University degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, or Business; MBA or advanced certification (e.g., APICS) highly preferred.
• Experience: 15+ years of leadership in global logistics, with specific experience in network redesign, turnaround, or large-scale transformation.
• The "Industrial" Edge: Proven track record in complex industrial environments (e.g., machinery, automotive, chemicals) where service reliability is critical.
• Financial Acumen: Strong experience in P&L management, business case development, and delivering multi-million dollar cost-savings through structural change.
• Tech Adoption: Deep familiarity with modern "Logtech" (TMS, WMS, Control Towers) and the challenges of migrating away from legacy systems.

Core Competencies

• Change Agency: The ability to challenge the status quo and navigate the friction of global transformation.
• Systems Thinking: Ability to see how a change in one region or mode impacts the entire global network.
• Analytical Grit: The ability to find insights in "messy" legacy data to drive decision-making.
• Operational Resilience: A "can-do" mindset that maintains service levels while simultaneously rebuilding the engine.
• Executive Influence: Comfort presenting complex transformation roadmaps to the C-suite and Board.

The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv’s Core Principals & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities. 

OUR CORE PRINCIPALS:  Safety.  Integrity.  Respect.  Teamwork.  Diversity & Inclusion.

OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

• Customer Focus
• Operational Excellence
• High-Performance Culture
• Innovation
• Financial Strength

OUR BEHAVIORS

• Own It
• Act With Urgency
• Foster a Customer-First Mindset
• Think Big and Execute
• Lead by Example
• Drive Continuous Improvement
• Learn and Seek Out Development

At Vertiv, we offer the stability of a global leader in a growing industry and the opportunity of a startup. We design, manufacture and service the mission-critical infrastructure technologies for vital applications in data centers, communication networks and commercial and industrial environments. With $5 billion in sales, a strong customer base and global reach in nearly 70 countries, our move to establish a standalone business enables us to deliver greater value to our customers and create new opportunities for our people.

 Vertiv is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We promote equal opportunities for all with respect to hiring, terms of employment, mobility, training, compensation, and occupational health, without discrimination as to age, race, color, religion, creed, sex, pregnancy status (including childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression (including transgender status or sexual stereotypes), genetic information, citizenship status, national origin, protected veteran status, political affiliation, or disability. If you have a disability and are having difficulty accessing or using this website to apply for a position, you can request help by sending an email to help.join@vertivco.com. If you are interested in applying or learning more about this role, please visit the company’s career page located on Vertiv.com/Careers

Work Authorization

No calls or agencies please. Vertiv will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.