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Senior Director of Distribution Engineering
Alo Yoga
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • Maryland, Texas • 🇺🇸 United States
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Senior
About the role
- Lead Distribution Engineering for alo operations, from DC to store and customer, including reverse logistics.
- Define and execute the multi-year engineering and automation roadmap for ALO’s global fulfillment and retail logistics network.
- Conduct internal and external benchmarking to identify and deploy best-in-class technologies and performance practices.
- Champion a culture of continuous improvement and lean methodologies across all distribution and retail backroom operations.
- Partner with retail operations and supply chain leaders to deploy standardized processes that drive scalability and consistency.
- Develop, implement, and maintain alo’s global engineering standards for process design, material flow, storage, and handling systems across all distribution and retail facilities.
- Create and own storage capacity standards, slotting methodologies, and space utilization models to optimize efficiency, flexibility, and scalability of the network.
- Establish and continuously refine process maps, SOPs, and time standards to ensure alignment across all DCs and retail backrooms.
- Build and maintain engineering documentation libraries and configuration management practices to ensure process integrity and knowledge continuity.
- Lead process validation, data-driven diagnostics, and root-cause analysis to identify and eliminate operational inefficiencies.
- Collaborate with IT and Operations to integrate process standards into warehouse management systems, labor management tools, and automation controls.
- Ensure that engineering standards inform and guide all new builds, retrofits, and system implementations.
- Serve as the guardian of network-wide engineering discipline, ensuring consistent quality, performance, and adaptability across all global nodes.
- Oversee material handling system design and optimization, including automation, robotics, and facility layout.
- Coordinate efforts to integrate new technologies and process innovations into alo’s logistics ecosystem.
- Manage large-scale engineering projects including DC retrofits, new facility builds, and automation deployments.
- Drive diagnostic reviews to identify operational constraints and deliver actionable solutions that improve throughput, cost, and service.
- Collaborate with IT and operations to ensure technology alignment with engineering and process goals.
- Lead capital investment planning for distribution expansion and system modernization.
- Build strategic vendor partnerships for MHE, automation, and engineering consulting.
- Oversee vendor selection, RFP processes, and performance management to ensure cost-effective, high-impact outcomes.
- Partner with 3PL providers to design and implement improvements that enhance cost, delivery, and quality performance.
- Manage engineering programs from concept through delivery, ensuring projects are completed on-time, on-budget, and with defined ROI.
- Lead and develop a multi-location team of engineering managers and staff, fostering a high-performance, innovative, and supportive culture.
- Provide coaching, training, and mentorship to elevate technical and leadership capability across the engineering organization.
- Create a motivational environment that attracts, develops, and retains world-class engineering talent.
- Drive collaboration across internal stakeholders — including DC leadership, retail operations, IT, and planning — to ensure solutions are scalable and owned by the broader business.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Mechanical, or Systems Engineering; Master’s or MBA preferred.
- 10+ years of engineering experience, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role overseeing material handling, capital projects, or automation in a warehouse/fulfillment environment.
- Proven ability to lead multi-site engineering teams and large-scale facility design and automation initiatives.
- Deep knowledge of process engineering principles, work measurement systems, and engineered labor standards.
- Experience developing and maintaining engineering standards, storage design, and capacity modeling frameworks.
- Skilled in Lean, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement methodologies.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and project management capabilities.
- Excellent communication and executive presentation skills.
- Ability to plan, budget, and execute complex multi-phase engineering programs.
- Experience scaling distribution networks for DTC and omnichannel retail brands.
- Strong experience collaborating with 3PL partners.
- Familiarity with labor management systems and warehouse management software.
- Experience leading operations in a fast-growth, global retail or lifestyle brand.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Paid time off
- Professional development
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
process engineeringmaterial handlingautomationcapacity modelingLeanSix Sigmaproject managementdata-driven diagnosticsroot-cause analysisstorage design
Soft skills
leadershipanalytical skillsorganizational skillscommunication skillscollaborationcoachingmentorshipteam developmentproblem-solvingstrategic thinking
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Industrial EngineeringBachelor’s degree in Mechanical EngineeringBachelor’s degree in Systems EngineeringMaster’s degreeMBA
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