Job Type: Full-time, Executive Leadership
Location: Bowling Green, KY headquarters; regular travel across a six-state footprint
Reports To: Chief Executive Officer
Scope: Multi-state, multi-site 3PL warehousing, distribution, fulfillment, and value-added operations
Compensation: Competitive executive base salary 185-215K with 20% performance incentive, and full benefits
Position SummaryBluegrass Supply Chain Services is hiring a Vice President of Operations to lead the performance and continued growth of our multi-state 3PL network. Based at our Bowling Green, Kentucky headquarters, this executive owns full operational and P&L accountability across Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Indiana, Alabama, and Georgia - serving food-grade and regulated products, complex manufacturing, omnichannel fulfillment, and value-added services.
This is a hands-on executive role for a leader who is equally comfortable in a P&L review, a customer meeting, or on the warehouse floor.
Performance Expectations- Sustain inventory accuracy of 99.5% or better across the network.
- Reduce service failures by 50% through stronger operating discipline and customer-specific controls.
- Advance toward zero lost-time injuries while improving leading safety indicators.
- Maintain hourly turnover at or below strong industry benchmarks.
- Improve labor productivity and cost-to-serve while protecting service and supporting growth.
- Build a deeper, promotion-ready bench of site managers, supervisors, and directors.
Requirements
Required Qualifications- 10+ years of progressive operations leadership in 3PL, contract logistics, warehousing, distribution, or fulfillment.
- 5+ years leading multi-site operations through directors, regional leaders, or senior managers.
- Demonstrated full P&L ownership and a record of improving service, safety, productivity, cost, and retention.
- Experience opening new facilities or launching major customer accounts.
- Strong working knowledge of WMS, labor management, KPI scorecards, and continuous improvement.
- Executive-level communication skills, a hands-on leadership style, and willingness to travel regularly across a six-state footprint.
Preferred Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in supply chain, logistics, engineering, business, or a related field; equivalent senior-level experience will be considered.
- Experience with food-grade, FDA-regulated, or other high-compliance customer environments.
- Lean, Six Sigma, or engineered labor standards experience; familiarity with Deposco or a similar advanced WMS.
Why Join BSC- Growth you can shape - build the operating system for BSC's next stage of growth.
- A real seat at the table - report directly to the CEO and help shape company strategy.
- Meaningful variety - lead a network spanning regulated goods, manufacturing, fulfillment, and distribution.
- Competitive executive compensation - competitive base, performance incentives, and full benefits.
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