Director of Fulfillment Center Operations, Away Team
Savannah, GA - USA
Job Summary
Spreetail is seeking a high-impact Director of FC Operations to lead our Away Team a small elite group designed to support facility launches crisis response and network-wide operations excellence. This is not a traditional site-based role. You will lead a team embedded across our fulfillment center network building operational mastery and deploying where we need you most. You will be responsible for the strategic direction of every site you support total P&L accountability during crisis deployments and the development of a high-performance leadership bench. When Spreetail opens a new fulfillment center you will transition into permanent site leadership equipped with the relationships operating model fluency and institutional knowledge to lead from day one.
This role is built for a proven operational leader who is ready to put their toolkit to work across the network before owning their own building. If you thrive on variation build trust fast in new environments and want a clear path to site ownership this is your role.
Making Safety Non-Negotiable:Set the safety standard for every site you support. Quickly assess conditions in new environmentseliminatehazards before they become incidents and treat near-misses as learning opportunities.
Total Operational & Financial Ownership:Assume full accountability for P&L and performance metrics at every site you support ensuring every department hits aggressive targets across Safety Quality Delivery and crisis deployments own the stable periods raise thebar.
Network Deployment & Crisis Response:Travel a minimum of 25% of the time and potentially more to assigned and activated facilities across the Spreetail network. When a site becomes a focus you and your team go there. When the network is stable you are building for the future.
Strategic Labor & Inventory Planning:Orchestrate complex labor models to manage fluctuating domestic and international inbound freight volumes whilemaintaining100% on-time shipping execution across the sites you support.
Developing a Leader of Leaders Culture:Directly mentor and develop your Away Team including Area Managers and Operations Excellence Managers building a bench of leaders who can deploy into any environment and perform. Foster a culture of professional growth that travels with the team.
Cross-Functional Synergy:Collaborate with stakeholders in People & Culture Transportation and Vendor Management to align site operations withSpreetailsglobal supply chain strategy.
Future FC Placement:Prepare to transition into permanent site leadership at a new Spreetail fulfillment center this placement is a core part of this roles purpose and yourcareer trajectory with Spreetail. Placement timing isdeterminedbySpreetailsnetwork expansion plans.
Experienced:5 years in fulfillment manufacturing or distribution (e-commerce preferred).
Proven Leader:5 years managing salaried leaders and experience overseeing teams of 300.
Safety-Driven:A demonstratedtrack recordof building safety-first cultures you understand that protecting your team is the foundation of operational excellence not a separate workstream.
Analytical:BS in Engineering Operations or an analytical Business field.
Adaptable:Comfortable leading in new environments and building trust quickly with teams youhaventworked with before. You find structure in ambiguity and bring calm to crisis.
Relentless:A problem-solver who thrives onoptimizingcomplex systems and never settles for the status quo.
Mobile:Willing and able to travel a minimum of 25% of the time with potential for more based on network needs and open to relocation when placed at a future Spreetail fulfillment center.
Required Experience:
Director
About Company
Spreetail is your full-service ecommerce acceleration partner, built to scale online sales for hard-to-ship products and more.