Director Distribution Operations

Ahold Delhaize•South Portland, ME

11d

About The Position

ADUSA Distribution is the distribution company of Ahold Delhaize USA, providing distribution services to one of the largest grocery retail supply chains in the nation. ADUSA Distribution fosters a culture that inspires and empowers our associates to always deliver exceptional service and value. Our team is supporting the supply chain network evolution to an integrated self-distribution model of the future, serving leading omnichannel grocery brands – Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop. To learn more about our company and the other supply chain companies of Ahold Delhaize USA, visit www.adusasc.com. Lead a high performing distribution and transportation campus powering the Ahold Delhaize USA Supply Chain. We’re looking for an inspiring, strategically minded leader to oversee all operations across a major distribution and transportation campus supporting grocery, fresh, frozen, and break pack product movement. As the Director, Campus Leader, you will shape the future of an essential supply chain node, driving performance across service, productivity, efficiency, financial outcomes, and people development. This role is ideal for a seasoned supply chain executive who thrives in a fast moving environment, builds strong partnerships, and elevates operational excellence at scale.

Requirements

8–10 years of supply chain operations leadership experience.
Experience supervising 100+ associates across multi-functional teams.
BA in a related field or 10+ years of supply chain experience.
Strong history of driving operational performance in complex, high-volume environments.
Exceptional customer focus and ability to partner with retail leadership.
Strong collaboration, influencing, and communication skills.
Skilled negotiator and analytical thinker.
Strategic mindset with the ability to execute through people and processes.
Effective problem solver with strong capability to navigate unexpected challenges involving brands and third-party partners.
Strong human relations skills to lead and engage internal teams, vendors, and brand partners.
Skilled in leading organizational change and inspiring teams through transformation.
Ability to travel 15–25%.
Willingness to support on-call needs 7 days per week.

Responsibilities

Build and communicate a clear, forward looking strategic vision for a Distribution, Reclamation/GM, and Transportation campus.
Align campus operations with broader regional and network objectives to strengthen overall supply chain capability.
Oversee all day to day campus operations, ensuring excellence in safety, quality, shrink management, transportation, and service delivery.
Ensure deliveries are on time and at cost, meeting internal customer (supply chain + retail) service expectations.
Optimize distribution operations while maintaining cost discipline.
Maintain strong, results focused relationships with third party labor partners, ensuring operational alignment and performance.
Serve as the campus leader partnering with Retail leadership, ensuring service levels and customer expectations are consistently met.
Develop long term strategies that improve product flow and maximize facility efficiency.
Own the campus operating and capital budgets, ensuring investments support growth, safety, and performance.
Meet or exceed key performance indicators (KPIs) that measure both campus and network success.
Drive continuous improvement across financial, technical, and cultural systems.
Lead and contribute to network-wide CI projects, supply chain planning initiatives, and cross-functional innovation efforts.
Champion organizational change, building high-performing teams and evolving processes to meet future needs.