About this opportunity
USA SOLVENTUM US LLC lists this Distribution Center Director (Onsite - Forest City, IA) opportunity in forest city, Iowa. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Job Description: Forest City Distribution Center Director 3M Health Care is now Solventum
At Solventum, we improve lives by helping healthcare professionals do their best work. Join a team using innovation and insight to make a real impact on the future of healthcare. All roles listed are with Solventum, and we’re committed to protecting your personal information—learn more in our Privacy Policy:
The Impact You’ll Make in this Role
As the Distribution Center Director in Forest City, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world. As the site leader for the Forest City Distribution Center, you will provide strategic and operational leadership to ensure safe, compliant, reliable, and cost-effective operations while delivering exceptional customer service. This highly visible role requires a values-based leader who can develop high-performing teams, strengthen employee engagement, and foster a culture of accountability, inclusion, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Partnering across global logistics, planning, transportation, customer operations, quality, EHS, IT, finance, and external partners, you will drive operational excellence and support business growth. Here, you will make an impact by:
Leading all aspects of distribution center operations, ensuring safe, compliant, reliable, and cost-effective execution of inbound, outbound, inventory control, and material flow activities.
Driving site performance across safety, quality, service, inventory accuracy, productivity, compliance, and customer delivery metrics.
Developing frontline and salaried leaders while fostering a culture of accountability, inclusion, engagement, talent growth, and continuous improvement.
Partnering with planning, transportation, customer operations, quality, EHS, IT, finance, procurement, and third-party providers to ensure seamless distribution execution and service excellence.
Managing site budgets, labor planning, staffing models, resource utilization, and productivity initiatives to achieve operational and financial objectives.
Implementing performance governance through KPIs, operating reviews, problem-solving methodologies, and tiered accountability processes to drive sustainable results.
Championing continuous improvement through Lean Six Sigma, automation, process optimization, and strategic business reviews that enhance service, capacity, and cost performance.
Your Skills and Expertise
Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start) AND ten (10) years of combined experience in supply planning, warehousing, transportation, inventory/materials control, and import/export OR High School Diploma/GED (completed and verified prior to start) and fourteen (14) years of combined experience in supply planning, warehousing, transportation, inventory/materials control, and import/export
Three (3) years of direct supervisory experience
Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:
Master’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Operations Management, Business, Engineering, or a related discipline (completed and verified prior to start).
Experience managing operations within high-volume distribution, warehousing, manufacturing, or site leadership environments.
Experience achieving safety, quality, service, cost, productivity, inventory accuracy, and/or compliance objectives through operational leadership and performance management.
Experience leading, coaching, and developing salaried and/or hourly employees.
Experience leading continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, standard work, visual management, data analysis, and problem-solving methodologies.
Experience using computer applications, enterprise systems, and operational tools to support business and operational objectives.
Work location: Onsite - Forest City Distribution Center, Forest City, IA
Travel: May include up to 10% domestic/international
Relocation Assistance: May be authorized
Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).
Applicable to US Applicants Only:
The expected compensation range for this position is $211,600 - $290,950, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience.
In addition, this position may be eligible for a range of benefits (e.g., Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences and Retirement Benefits, etc.).
Solventum is an equal opportunity employer. Solventum will not discriminate against any applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.
A new healthcare company with a rich history. With more than 70 years of delivering healthcare innovations, we continue to move the industry forward by helping to solve our customers’ biggest challenges. 20,000+ employees worldwide. Solventum relies on the courage and the boundless insights of professionals worldwide to achieve exceptional results for our customers and those who rely on them. Healthcare that leads with heart and humility starts with listening and never finishes, only evolves. As long as healthcare challenges remain unsolved, we will be here, united by empathy and a relentless belief that countless lives are improved through our work. Operations in 38 countries. Driven by our dedication to improved outcomes for all we serve, we break through by making unprecedented connections that impact lives. In more than 300 offices and facilities around the world, we work closely with customers and partners to create positive healthcare outcomes that transcend borders. To realize our shared vision, we harness diverse talents and perspectives from every background to not only address our customers' most urgent priorities but anticipate the needs of the future.
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Worksite address
forest city, IA, 50436, US
Who can apply
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