Warehouse Automation Leader

Remote • Posted 14 hours ago • Updated 14 hours ago
Contract W2
Contract Independent
12 Months
Occasional Travel Required
Remote
Depends on Experience
Fitment

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Job Details

Skills

  • 3PL
  • Business Cases
  • Customer Engagement
  • Distribution
  • GTP
  • Layout
  • Leadership
  • Life Sciences
  • Logistics
  • Manufacturing
  • Material Handling
  • Mentorship
  • Modeling
  • Optimization
  • Presentations
  • Process Engineering
  • Process Optimization
  • Retail
  • Return On Investment
  • Robotics
  • Shipping
  • Software Development
  • Storage
  • Supply Chain Management
  • WCS
  • WMS
  • Warehouse

Summary

Title: Leader – Warehouse Automation

Location: Remote with travel

Role Level: VP / SVP Leadership

Contract: W2 or 1099 Only

Responsibilities

  • Lead end-to-end warehouse and distribution center transformation initiatives across inbound, storage, fulfillment, shipping, and returns.
  • Drive warehouse automation strategy including ASRS, GTP, AMRs/AGVs, sortation, shuttle systems, and material handling solutions.
  • Develop scalable operating models, warehouse layouts, labor strategies, throughput planning, and process optimization frameworks.
  • Partner with engineering teams, automation vendors, and operations stakeholders to support automation design and implementation.
  • Conduct operational assessments, business case development, ROI analysis, and capacity modeling.
  • Support client presentations, strategic pursuits, and executive stakeholder discussions.
  • Build industry-focused automation and fulfillment solutions across Retail, CPG, 3PL, Manufacturing, and Life Sciences sectors.
  • Mentor cross-functional teams including architects, analysts, and consulting teams.

Required Skills

  • 15+ years of experience in warehouse operations, supply chain transformation, logistics consulting, or automation programs.
  • Strong experience in warehouse design, process engineering, facility layout, and operational optimization.
  • Knowledge of warehouse automation technologies including ASRS, AMRs, AGVs, GTP, sortation, and robotics solutions.
  • Experience with WMS/WES/WCS platforms and warehouse operational processes.
  • Strong leadership, client engagement, and solution development experience.
  • Ability to work with automation vendors, integrators, and operations leadership teams.

Preferred Background

  • Experience working with or alongside leading warehouse automation providers such as Dematic, Symbotic, Honeywell, Vanderlande, or similar organizations is highly preferred.
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  • Dice Id: 91125331
  • Position Id: 8979157
  • Posted 14 hours ago
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Vijay Ganapathy

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