Manager, Warehousing & Distribution, North America

Manager, Warehousing & Distribution – North America

Parts and Field Service is a global organization with harmonized processes and tools to deliver the best possible service to our customers. We value diversity, collaboration, respect, and a strong commitment to safety, wellbeing, and the environment. Working for a sustainable future.

Wärtsilä, a SMART technology company, is seeking for a Manager, Warehousing & Distribution – North America to join our team working for a better future.

The position is permanent, and the preferred location is Fort Lauderdale, FL or Houston, TX. Occasional travel (approx. 10%) is required.

What you will be doing?

In this role, you will lead end‑to‑end warehousing and distribution operations across North America, with responsibility for our facilities in Fort Lauderdale, Houston, and logistics personnel located in Vancouver.

You will ensure operational excellence, strengthen people leadership, drive continuous improvement, and support a complex network of internal and external stakeholders across Wärtsilä’s Global Logistics Services (WGLS) environment.

This role is critical in elevating performance in a high‑complexity environment that includes SAP-based operations, Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) compliance, import/export requirements, inventory management, and cross‑functional collaboration with Workshop, Contract Management, Voyage Solutions and Energy Storage teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage warehousing and distribution operations across Fort Lauderdale, Houston, and Vancouver, ensuring efficient, accurate, and customer‑oriented service delivery.
• Ensure timely fulfilment of customer agreement deliveries, production orders, freight schedules, and required reporting.
• Drive continuous improvement in shipping processes, inventory accuracy, warehouse space utilization, FTZ procedures, and packing standards.
• Ensure operational methods, procedures, and ways of working are in place and consistently followed.
• Collaborate closely with both internal and external stakeholders to support business needs.
• Lead, coach, and develop the team with a hands‑on, floor‑focused leadership style that strengthens performance, engagement, and capability.
• Ensure safe working conditions and promote continuous improvement in EHS practices.
• Achieve KPIs according to WGLS guidelines and proactively resolve operational issues.
• Ensure timely execution of administrative tasks, including cost control, freight cost validation, invoices, and vendor‑related approvals.
• Support import/export compliance and ensure accuracy of SAP/TMS transactions.

To be successful in this role, we expect you to have:

Education

• MSc in Logistics, Engineering, Supply Chain, or equivalent.

Experience

• Demonstrated experience in warehousing, logistics operations, and inventory management in a complex, industrial or manufacturing environment.
• Proven leadership experience, including developing teams and improving performance.
• Experience working in global, multicultural organizations and with multiple stakeholder groups.
• Hands‑on operational background with the ability to work on the floor as needed.

Skills & Other Requirements

• Strong problem‑solving skills with the ability to drive change and improve processes.
• Service‑oriented mindset and structured approach to prioritization.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across functions.
• Understanding of import/export processes, trade regulations, and operational compliance.
• Ability to occasionally travel (approx. 10%).

Preferred Qualification

• Experience with SAP and Transportation Management Systems (TMS).
• Knowledge of Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) operations and compliance.
• Background in managing warehouses with space constraints and high throughput.
• Experience in organizations undergoing transformation or cultural shift.
• Exposure to Energy Storage or Service Operations environments.

Successful applicants must be authorized to work in USA without sponsorship.

Candidates for regular U.S and Puerto Rico positions must be a U.S. citizen, national, or an alien admitted as permanent resident, refugee, asylee with valid work permit or temporary resident under 8 U.S.C. 1160(a) or 1255a(1). Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H1B, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

The starting salary for this position would be determined with consideration of the successful candidate’s relevant education, individual skill set, level of experience applicable to the role they are being offered and consideration of internal equity.

Last application date: 07/03/2026 

Why you’ll love working with us

We are authentic, honest, and committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone can be their true selves. We encourage open dialogue, continuous learning, and collaboration. Mistakes help us grow, and every voice matters. Join a team where you are empowered, supported, and valued.

At Wärtsilä we value, respect and embrace all our differences, and are committed to diversity, inclusion and equal employment opportunities; everyone can be their true self and succeed based on their job-relevant merits and abilities. 

Please note that according to Wärtsilä policy, voluntary consent for a security check may be required from candidates being considered for this position, depending on the applicable country.

This is Wärtsilä 

Wärtsilä is a global leader in innovative technologies and lifecycle solutions for the marine and energy markets. Our team of 18,300 professionals, in more than 230 locations in 77 countries, shape the decarbonisation transformation of our industries across the globe. Read more on www.wartsila.com.

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