Director, CDH Operations & Deployment
Required skills
- CDH operating model
- deployment methodologies
- readiness requirements
- field execution plans
- deployment playbooks
- readiness standards
- governance requirements
- cross-functional workstreams
- readiness reviews
- go or no-go recommendations
Nice to have
- Supply Chain
- Logistics
- Industrial Engineering
- Operations Management
- Lean
- Six Sigma
Role summary
White Cap is seeking a Director of CDH Operations & Deployment to provide enterprise leadership for the design, deployment, governance, and continuous improvement of their Customer Delivery Hub (CDH) operating model. This role will establish scalable operating standards, deployment methodologies, and readiness requirements to ensure consistent implementation across markets. Key responsibilities include developing the CDH operating model, leading end-to-end operational deployments, directing readiness reviews, and driving field engagement and adoption. The role also involves analyzing operational performance and integrating lessons learned to enhance deployment speed, consistency, and quality. This position requires strong operational and financial acumen, stakeholder management, and the ability to influence senior leaders in a matrixed environment.
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Responsible for providing enterprise leadership for the design, deployment, governance, and continuous improvement of White Cap’s Customer Delivery Hub operating model. Establishes scalable operating standards, deployment methodologies, readiness requirements, and field execution plans that support consistent implementation across markets. Partners with field and functional leaders to achieve operational readiness, business adoption, stabilization, and targeted customer service, productivity, safety, growth, and financial outcomes.
Major Tasks, Responsibilities and Key Accountabilities
Develops and governs the enterprise CDH operating model, including standard processes, roles, responsibilities, operating rhythms, controls, standard operating procedures, and deployment playbooks.
Establishes network-wide deployment methods, readiness standards, tollgates, acceptance criteria, and governance requirements.
Leads end-to-end operational deployment for new CDHs and coordinates cross-functional workstreams.
Directs readiness reviews and provides transparent go or no-go recommendations based on risks, dependencies, acceptance criteria, and business requirements.
Provides visible on-site leadership during activation, go-live, hypercare, and stabilization and relentlessly drives issue resolution and dependable handoff.
Drives field engagement, training alignment, change adoption, accountability, and ownership of sustained operating performance.
Analyzes operational performance, customer outcomes, and field feedback and advances improvements in service, productivity, safety, working capital, customer experience, and financial results.
Integrates lessons learned into enterprise standards, tools, sequencing, and playbooks to increase deployment speed, consistency, and quality.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Nature and Scope
Problems are typically defined by higher level leadership. Problems are difficult. Solutions require analysis and investigation.
Decides how to achieve planned results within an organization's plans, policies, and guidelines. May set or change plans/goals within respective department or area.
May manage department via multiple layers of managers OR directly supervise a staff of professional individual contributors at the senior or technical advisor level.
Work Environment
Comfortable office environment with occasional exposure to operational sites (e.g., warehouse, distribution, and manufacturing facilities).
Frequent periods are spent standing or sitting in the same location with some opportunity to move about. Occasionally there may be a requirement to stoop or lift light material or equipment (typically less than 8 pounds).
Travel requirement of approximately 20–50% for site assessments, team meetings, and project implementation.
Education and Experience
Typically requires BS/BA in a related discipline. Generally 9+ years of experience in a related field, including several years in a management/supervisory capacity.
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, Business, or a related discipline and generally 10 or more years of progressive related experience.
Maintains Lean, Six Sigma, Project Management, Industrial Engineering, or a related certification.
Demonstrates experience designing operating models and leading complex multi-functional deployments, facility launches, or network transformations.
Applies strong operational and financial acumen across labor, fleet, inventory, service, productivity, safety, capital, working capital, and performance management.
Influences senior leaders and cross-functional partners and drives dependable adoption and accountability in field-based, matrixed environments.
Uses operational analytics to guide strategic decisions and measurable network improvements.
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