Koch Industries

Director, Logistics Operations

Koch Industries$125K — $150K *
Transportation
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or higher
  • Experience in logistics, supply chain, or construction operations
  • Leadership experience in managing large-scale logistics organizations
  • Track record of developing enterprise logistics strategies
  • Experience in supporting large scale infrastructure or utility projects
  • Proven ability to lead transformation and process improvement initiatives
  • Experience in building and leading high-performing teams

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute logistics strategy aligned with growth objectives
  • Lead initiatives for material flow, transportation, and fleet management
  • Align logistics resources with project demands and business priorities
  • Drive fleet utilization strategies to enhance equipment productivity
  • Establish warehousing standards to improve inventory accuracy
  • Lead site logistics planning to enhance project productivity
  • Develop enterprise standard operating procedures and performance standards

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Flexible spending and health savings accounts
  • Life insurance and disability benefits
  • Retirement savings plan
  • Paid vacation and time off
  • Educational assistance
  • Infertility assistance and paid parental leave
Full Job Description
DEPCOM Power is seeking a strategic and transformational Director, Logistics Operations to lead the evolution of our enterprise logistics capability. This executive leadership role provides the opportunity to shape the systems, processes, people, and technologies that ensure materials, equipment, and resources are available when and where they are needed to deliver successful projects. Ideally, this role will be based out of our headquarters in Scottsdale, AZ.

The ideal candidate is a builder of organizations, systems, and talent who thrives in complex environments and is passionate about creating scalable solutions that improve performance and strengthen competitive advantage. This role is accountable for establishing the strategy, processes, talent, and performance management systems required to optimize material flow, fleet operations, warehousing, site logistics, and equipment utilization. The Director creates long-term value by improving operational reliability, reducing waste, enhancing productivity, and building organizational capability that enables sustainable business growth.

Furthermore, this role serves as the enterprise leader for logistics excellence and partners closely with Engineering, Project Management, Procurement, Construction, Commissioning, and Supply Chain teams to deliver safe, predictable, and efficient project outcomes. The Director, Logistics Operations provides strategic leadership for DEPCOM's logistics organization, ensuring the development of scalable capabilities, enterprise standards, and operating systems that support predictable project delivery across the portfolio.

What You Will Do

Enterprise Strategy & Operational Leadership
  • Develop and execute the enterprise logistics strategy aligned with DEPCOM's growth objectives, project delivery requirements, and customer commitments
  • Lead enterprise initiatives related to material flow, transportation, fleet management, warehousing, site logistics, and equipment deployment.
  • Align logistics resources and operational capabilities with project demands and business priorities.

Logistics Excellence & Operational Performance
  • Drive fleet utilization strategies that improve equipment productivity, reliability, availability, and cost effectiveness
  • Establish warehousing standards and operating models that improve inventory accuracy, material handling efficiency, and asset control
  • Lead site logistics planning and execution to improve project productivity and reduce operational disruptions

Operating System Development & Standardization
  • Develop and maintain enterprise standard operating procedures (SOPs), work methods, governance processes, and performance standards
  • Establish KPI frameworks, operational review processes, and performance dashboards to support business decision-making
  • Capture, document, and institutionalize lessons learned and best practices across the organization

Capability Building & Talent Development
  • Build and sustain a high-performing logistics organization capable of supporting current and future business requirements
  • Recruit, coach, mentor, and develop logistics leaders and technical professionals
  • Establish training and development programs that strengthen operational capability and technical expertise

Cross-Functional Partnership
  • Partner with Engineering, Project Management, Procurement, Construction, Commissioning, Operations, and Finance teams to optimize project outcomes
  • Collaborate with suppliers, transportation providers, equipment partners, and internal stakeholders to improve service levels and business performance

Continuous Improvement & Innovation
  • Champion technology adoption, automation, and digital tools that improve visibility, planning accuracy, and operational effectiveness
  • Utilize data analytics to identify trends, improve forecasting, and strengthen decision quality
  • Eliminate waste, reduce inefficiencies, and continuously improve logistics productivity


What You Will Need (Basic Qualifications)

  • Bachelor's degree or higher
  • Experience in logistics, transportation, supply chain, fleet operations, warehousing, or construction operations
  • Leadership experience managing large-scale logistics or operational organizations
  • Experience developing enterprise logistics strategies and operating models
  • Experience supporting large infrastructure, energy, EPC, industrial, construction, or utility-scale project environments
  • Experience leading organizational transformation, standardization, and operational improvement initiatives
  • Experience building, developing, and leading high-performing teams
  • Willing and able to travel up to 50% of the time as business needs permit


What Will Put Your Ahead (Preferred Qualifications)

  • Master's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Engineering or Operations Management
  • APICS, CSCP, CPSM, PMP, Lean, or Six Sigma Certification
  • Experience supporting utility-scale renewable energy, power generation, industrial construction, or EPC organizations.
  • Experience in fleet management, logistics technology platforms, inventory controls, transportation planning, and equipment utilization
  • Experience implementing enterprise operating systems and governance frameworks
  • Experience with logistics analytics, automation, GPS fleet systems, warehouse management systems, and transportation management technologies


At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here .

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

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About Koch Industries

Koch Industries, Inc. is an American privately-held multinational conglomerate corporation based in Wichita, Kansas. Its subsidiaries are involved in the manufacturing, refining, and distribution of petroleum, chemicals, energy, fiber, intermediates and polymers, minerals, fertilizers, pulp and paper, chemical technology equipment, ranching, finance, commodities trading, and investing. Koch owns Infor, Invista, Georgia-Pacific, Molex, Flint Hills Resources, Koch Pipeline, Koch Fertilizer, Koch Minerals, Matador Cattle Company, i360, and Guardian Industries. The firm employs 120,000 people in 60 countries, with about half of its business in the United States. The company is the largest non-Canadian landowner in the Athabasca oil sands. With annual revenues of $110 billion by 2014, the company is the largest privately held company in the United States. In 2007, it was ranked as the largest privately held company. If Koch Industries had been a public company in 2013, it would have ranked 17th in the Fortune 500. The company was founded by its namesake, Fred C. Koch, in 1940 after he developed an innovative crude oil refining process. Fred C. Koch died in 1967 and his majority interest in the company was split amongst his four sons. In June 1983, after a bitter legal and boardroom battle, the stakes of Frederick R. Koch and William "Bill" Koch were bought out for $1.1 billion and Charles Koch and David Koch became majority owners in the company. Charles owns 42% of the company; trusts for the benefit of Elaine Tettemer Marshall and Elaine's children, Preston Marshall and E. Pierce Marshall Jr., own 16% of the company. The heirs of David Koch, who died on August 23, 2019, own the balance, 42%, of the corporation.
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