Director, Facilities and Real Estate Strategy & Planning
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US FoodsSupply Chain / Cold Chain
United States except Hawaii or United States TerritoriesFull-TimeDirector
SalaryUSD 115000 - 185000 / year
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Job Details
- Experience
- 8 years of experience in facilities, real estate, and/or network strategy within cold storage, food distribution, manufacturing, and/or logistics environments.
- Required Skills
- Project Management
Requirements
- 8 years of experience in facilities, real estate, and/or network strategy within cold storage, food distribution, manufacturing, and/or logistics environments.
- 3 years of people management experience.
- Proven experience managing capital-intensive, regulated facilities and large-scale investment portfolios.
- Strong financial acumen and executive communication skills.
- Cross-functional leadership experience.
- Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering, Facilities Management or related field, or equivalent work experience.
- Knowledge of refrigeration systems, automation, and material handling equipment (preferred).
- Familiarity with food safety, regulatory, and compliance requirements like FDA, USDA, FSMA, or OSHA (preferred).
- Background in financial modeling, ROI analysis, and investment governance (preferred).
- Experience leading teams through process standardization and continuous improvement (preferred).
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute enterprise-wide facilities and real estate strategy aligned with business growth and cold chain operational requirements.
- Lead long-range portfolio and network planning for refrigeration and cold chain distribution centers, including site selection, leasing, acquisitions, expansions, and dispositions.
- Provide governance and strategic oversight for capital and operating investments across refrigerated and frozen facilities.
- Manage Business Process Owners responsible for CapEx, OpEx, and Business Case development.
- Partner with cross-functional leadership to forecast capacity and space needs.
- Establish planning standards, utilization metrics, and decision frameworks for cold chain environments.
- Oversee external partners including developers, brokers, engineers, and vendors.
- Ensure compliance with food safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
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