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Director of Engineering and Project Management (Closed)

Date Posted: Dec 11, 2018

Job #1552593
Permanent
Framingham, Massachusetts, United States
Director

Function: Supply Chain/Logistics/Inventory Planning
Location: Framingham, MA – Open to applicants willing to relocate
Type: Full-time
The Director of Engineering & Project Management is a key role in Supply Chain. The primary role will be to ensure best in class engineering standards, processes and flow in our Operations enabling superior service capability to our external customers at the lowest sustainable cost.

This role will work with both business and technical teams to build a scalable and reliable fulfillment network. The desired candidate will provide technical guidance, operational expertise, and analytical support to Logistics Strategy, Facilities Design, Construction, Finance, Field Operations and Operations Research teams.

The successful candidate will develop material handling systems design (for order fulfillment and retail distribution operation) with development of controls specifications, control schematics, PLC logic and implement solutions. This individual will also develop strategic operating procedures that support network-wide business objectives in Order Fulfillment and Retail Distribution and evaluate new or improved operating methods, technology, equipment, facility design and layout.
In addition, this role will lead the development of viable solutions to automate pick, pack and ship processes within our Fulfillment Centers using Robotics, Artificial Intelligence and Neural Networks, and provide guidance to teams that develop and implement algorithms to optimize Least Cost Algorithms, Order Fulfillment Logic, Cost to Serve Model and seamless multi-sourcing.
Impact on the Business:

  • Operate as a subject matter expert on fulfillment best practices and process improvements
  • Lead Programmable Logic Control (PLC) program teams
  • Perform on-site commissioning support.
Innovation and Change:
  • Identify innovative revenue-generating and transformational opportunities for Supply Chain and evaluate key performance indicators to monitor and research the heath of the operations. Use findings to initiate process improvements that support business goals and objectives
Communication/Interactions:
  • Work closely with the Software Engineering team to integrate control solutions
  • Provide necessary documentation to support the field teams

People Leadership:
  • Oversees responsibilities and performance of team
  • Conduct full performance appraisals and coaching for direct reports
  • Review and approve pay actions for indirect reports
Business Strategy:
  • Build and support the new robotics deployment plan