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Senior Director - Operations

WESCO

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Location
Alsip, IL
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Lean Yellow Belt Certification, required

Job overview

The Senior Director of Operations leads operational performance for a large, complex location or multiple remote locations. The role sets strategic direction to meet business performance, service, productivity, and quality objectives, and partners with supply chain, operations, and business-unit leaders to drive continuous improvement. It also guides operational management, talent development, inventory goals, and business continuity planning.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Operational Leadership, requiredLean Methodologies, requiredStrategic Planning, requiredResource Allocation, requiredStrategic Thinking, requiredProcess Improvement, requiredSupply Chain, requiredFinance, requiredCustomer Service, requiredData Analysis, requiredPerformance Metrics, requiredDecision Making, requiredProblem Solving, requiredAnalytical Skills, requiredInterpersonal Skills, requiredCommunication, requiredChange Leadership, requiredCross-Functional Collaboration, required

Qualifications

Lean Yellow Belt Certification, required10+ Years Operations Leadership Experience, requiredLarge Complex Location Experience, requiredBachelor's Degree, nice to haveTravel 25%+, required

Full job description

As a Senior Director - Operations you will be responsible for the performance of all operational functions of a large, complex location, or multiple remote locations. You will provide strategic leadership to meet and optimize established levels of business performance objectives, service, productivity, and quality. You will partner with leaders across supply chain, operations, and the business units to drive continuous improvement.

Responsibilities:

  • Set strategic goals for operational efficiency and increased productivity.

  • Lead team to ensure objectives are met, including driving customer service excellence plans, setting and managing performance targets, and employee performance management.

  • Partner with Lean Leadership, ensuring LEAN methodologies are utilized and action plans are developed to correct problem areas and optimize established levels of business performance objectives, service, productivity, and quality

  • Ensures consistent compliance with standard operating procedures, policies, internal audit controls, Sarbanes-Oxley controls, and business management quality system requirements

  • Analyze current operational processes and performance, recommending solutions for improvement when necessary.

  • Identifies market potential through competitor analysis and strategic planning.

  • Develops annual business plans, identifies key activities, and priorities.

  • Implements and communicates operational strategies and solutions consistent with business plans.

  • Provides guidance to operations management in hiring and developing talent.

  • Ensures operational excellence goals and audit requirements are met.

  • Partners with inventory leaders to ensure region inventory needs and goals are met.

  • Provides guidance to ensure business continuity and recovery plans are met.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelors degree preferred

  • LEAN yellow belt certification

  • 10+ years of operations leadership experience

  • Experience running large, complex location or multiple remote locations

  • Business and management principles, including strategic planning and resource allocation.

  • Strategic thinking skills and ability to work with senior management and regional teams.

  • Ability to streamline and implement new structures and roles that create speed, efficiency, and support rapidly shifting business demands

  • In depth knowledge of diverse business functions and principles (e.g. supply chain, finance, customer service etc.)

  • Working knowledge of data analysis and performance/operation metrics

  • Strong decision-making and problem solving skills.

  • Strong analytical skills.

  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

  • Ability to influence and lead change in a cross-functional team environment.

  • Ability to travel 25% - 50% of the time.

At Wesco, we build, connect, power and protect the world. As a leading provider of business-to-business distribution, logistics services and supply chain solutions, we create a world that you can depend on.

Our Company’s greatest asset is our people. Wesco is committed to fostering a workplace where every individual is respected, valued, and empowered to succeed. We promote a culture that is grounded in teamwork and respect. With a workforce of over 20,000 people worldwide, we embrace the unique perspectives each person brings. Through comprehensive benefits (https://www.wesco.com/us/en/our-company/careers/work-at-wesco.html#benefits) and active community engagement, we create an environment where every team member has the opportunity to thrive.

Learn more about Working at Wesco here (https://www.wesco.com/us/en/our-company/careers/work-at-wesco.html) and apply online today!

Founded in 1922 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, Wesco is a publicly traded (NYSE: WCC) FORTUNE 500® company.

Wesco International, Inc., including its subsidiaries and affiliates (“Wesco”) provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or other characteristics protected by law. US applicants only, we are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Los Angeles Unincorporated County Candidates Only: Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.

This posting is for a current, active vacancy intended for immediate hire.

How this job compares

Set against the 800 open Operations Leadership jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • Illinois median$136–175K/yr29 salary ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 35 open Operations Leadership jobs in Illinois and 800 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Illinois
Experience
This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience; Operations Leadership postings that state a minimum ask for 10 years at the median (609 postings).
Education
241 of the 800 open Operations Leadership jobs (30%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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