Senior Director, Distribution Center
Axon
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About the opportunity
At Axon, we are on a mission to Protect Life, pursuing society's most critical safety and justice issues with our ecosystem of devices and cloud software.
Life at Axon is fast-paced, challenging, and meaningful, offering you the opportunity to take ownership and drive real change.
As Senior Director, Distribution Operations, you will shape how Axon scales its global distribution capabilities while leading safe, reliable, and cost-effective distribution execution across the Americas.
You will connect enterprise strategy with operational delivery to strengthen customer fulfillment, manufacturing support, inventory integrity, and resilience as the business grows.
Key responsibilities
- Define the global operating framework, distribution standards, process ownership, and maturity roadmaps spanning receiving, storage, replenishment, picking, packing, shipping, and inventory control.
- Set performance standards and governance, defining common KPIs, reporting definitions, operating reviews, and escalation mechanisms across regions.
- Shape network and capacity strategy, partnering with Supply Chain, Finance, and regional teams on footprint, facility design, insource-versus-outsource decisions, and expansion business cases.
- Guide technology and transformation by defining operational requirements for WMS, TMS, ERP integration, automation, and analytics.
- Own regional operating performance for the Americas distribution network through site and functional leaders, ensuring reliable inbound, inventory, and outbound execution.
- Deliver financial and partner performance by managing regional budgets, productivity plans, and third-party logistics provider expectations.
- Protect inventory integrity and production flow by establishing cycle counting, discrepancy resolution, and material availability with Manufacturing and Planning.
- Build organizational capability by developing leaders, establishing succession plans, and fostering a culture of servant leadership, accountability, and inclusion.
- Influence enterprise decisions and lead change with discipline by translating strategy into prioritized initiatives with clear milestones and benefits tracking.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
- 12+ years of progressive experience in distribution, fulfillment, logistics, or supply chain operations, including 5+ years leading multi-site operations and developing leaders.
- Demonstrated accountability for regional or comparable large-scale operating performance, budgets, capacity planning, and transformation initiatives.
- Experience establishing distribution standards and influencing adoption across countries, regions, or a complex matrix organization.
- Strong working knowledge of warehouse operations, inventory controls, manufacturing replenishment, 3PL management, and WMS/ERP-enabled processes.
- Demonstrated ability to use operational and financial data to drive decisions, build business cases, and communicate effectively with senior executives.
Nice to have
- Experience leading distribution across the Americas and supporting global operations in a high-growth, complex hardware or manufacturing environment.
- Track record of distribution network expansion, facility start-ups, automation, and enterprise systems implementation.
- Lean Six Sigma, APICS/ASCM, or related certification.
- Advanced degree in a relevant discipline.
- Experience improving customer fulfillment, cost-to-serve, inventory accuracy, and productivity while strengthening safety and employee engagement.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and 401k with employer match
- Discretionary paid time off
- Paid parental leave for all
- Medical, Dental, Vision plans
- Fitness Programs
- Emotional & Mental Wellness support
- Learning & Development programs
Job details
- Title: Senior Director, Distribution Operations
- Location: Americas / Global
- Official job listings and applications: https://www.axon.com/careers
About the company
Axon is an explorer of society's most critical safety and justice issues, building an ecosystem of devices and cloud software to protect life. The company connects with candor and care, seeking out diverse perspectives from customers, communities, and each other.
Employees work hard for a mission that matters at a company where they matter, taking ownership to drive real change in a fast-paced, challenging, and meaningful environment.
Additional information
- Some roles may require legal eligibility to work in a firearms environment.
- All Axon employees must be aware of and committed to appropriate environmental, health, and safety regulations, policies, and procedures.
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Key details from the source
- This role carries two complementary mandates: serving as the global subject matter expert for distribution operations, and leading Americas distribution operations with accountability for regional service, safety, quality, cost, capacity, and people performance.
Full listing
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