Job Description

The role 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. Global Network Re-engineering & Warehouse Optimization

• Lead a comprehensive “Network Reset”: Perform a thorough audit of the existing global footprint and drive the strategic consolidation, relocation, and optimization of warehouses, hubs, and distribution nodes to eliminate redundancies and significantly reduce total landed costs.
• Synchronize Global Flows: Transform fragmented regional inbound and outbound logistics into a seamless, synchronized global network that minimizes lead-time variability and reduces working capital tied in safety stock.
• Establish a Unified Global Operating Model: Replace regional silos with standardized processes, consistent KPIs, safety protocols, and service levels across all geographies.
• Design for Scale: Build a resilient infrastructure capable of supporting 2x–3x current transaction volumes with sub-linear cost growth, creating the foundation for sustained long-term expansion.

2. Logistics Turnaround & Performance Leadership

• Drive Structural Modernization: Identify chronic service failures and cost leakages, then implement fundamental, lasting solutions rather than short-term tactical fixes.
• Deliver Cost-to-Serve Transparency: Create granular visibility into logistics spend by region, product line, and customer segment — shifting the organization from basic budget tracking to true margin management.
• Instill a Zero-Defect Culture: Elevate On-Time-In-Full (OTIF) performance to a non-negotiable standard, delivering the exceptional service reliability demanded by Vertiv’s industrial customers.

3. Digital Transformation & Technology Leapfrogging

• Migration: Lead the migration from legacy, manual, and spreadsheet-driven processes to a fully integrated, modern technology stack including TMS, WMS, and a Global Control Tower.
• Accelerate targeted automation: Identify and deploy high-ROI opportunities in warehouse automation and AI-powered route, network, and demand optimization.
• Embed predictive capabilities: Move the organization from reactive firefighting to proactive, data-driven decision-making through advanced network modeling and scenario planning.

4. Strategic Sourcing, Trade, and Partner Management

• Rationalize and consolidate the global 3PL and carrier base; negotiate enterprise-wide master service agreements that leverage Vertiv’s scale for superior rates, service levels, and strategic priority.
• Optimize international trade corridors: Design efficient trade lanes and customs strategies to reduce cross-border friction and accelerate velocity.
• Define Make-vs-Buy Strategy: Determine which logistics capabilities should be insourced for greater control versus outsourced for flexibility and scalability.

5. Change Leadership & Organizational Capability Building

• Drive Cultural Transformation: Shift regional teams from a “local-first” mindset to a true “global network” orientation, fostering collaboration and enterprise-wide thinking.
• Build Future-Ready Talent: Assess capability gaps, attract top-tier logistics talent, and develop the next generation of global logistics leaders for Vertiv.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or a related field required; MBA or advanced professional certification (e.g., APICS, CSCP) strongly preferred.
• Experience: 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in global logistics, with a strong track record in large-scale network redesign, operational turnaround, and complex transformation initiatives.
• Industry Background: Deep experience in complex industrial or technology manufacturing environments (e.g., electrical infrastructure, data center solutions, machinery, automotive, or similar) where service reliability and supply chain resilience are mission-critical.
• Financial & Business Acumen: Demonstrated success in P&L ownership, developing compelling business cases, and delivering significant, sustainable multi-million dollar cost savings and working capital improvements.
• Technology Leadership: Hands-on experience leading digital transformations in logistics, including TMS, WMS, Control Towers, and other LogTech solutions, with a proven ability to migrate away from legacy systems.

Core Competencies

• Change Leadership: A proven change agent who thrives on challenging the status quo and successfully navigating the complexities of global transformation.
• Systems Thinking: The ability to understand and optimize the interdependencies across regions, modes, and functions in a complex global network.
• Analytical Rigor: Exceptional ability to derive actionable insights from complex, messy legacy data to inform high-stakes decisions.
• Operational Resilience: A “get-it-done” mindset that delivers both immediate service excellence and long-term structural improvement simultaneously.
• Executive Presence: Strong communication and influence skills, with the ability to present complex strategies and transformation roadmaps clearly to the C-suite and Board of Directors.