Director of Transportation & Warehousing in St. Louis, Missouri at McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Director of Transportation & Warehousing provides strategic and operational leadership for the national transportation, freight, warehousing, and inventory functions within the 02S Logistics Pillar. This leader develops standardized operating models, scalable service offerings, and national supplier partnerships that improve project execution, operational efficiency, and customer experience across McCarthy. Working closely with regional operations and cross-functional partners, the Director ensures transportation and warehousing services are safe, consistent, financially sustainable, and aligned with McCarthy's business objectives.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and execute the national transportation and warehousing strategy aligned with the 02S Annual Operating Plan.
• Standardize transportation, dispatch, routing, freight management, warehousing, inventory control, and fulfillment processes.
• Lead development of scalable transportation and storage solutions supporting project mobilization, execution, and demobilization.
• Establish national operating procedures, service levels, KPIs, and governance for transportation and warehouse operations.
• Develop and manage strategic relationships with carriers, warehouses, third-party logistics providers, and key suppliers.
• Partner with regional operations, Procurement, Equipment, Prefabrication, Field Solutions, Finance, and project teams to deliver integrated logistics solutions.
• Drive continuous improvement through process standardization, technology adoption, analytics, and operational best practices.
• Support development of budgets, pricing models, cost recovery strategies, and financial performance reporting.
• Ensure compliance with safety, regulatory, quality, and risk management requirements.
• Recruit, develop, and lead a high-performing national transportation and warehousing organization while fostering McCarthy's employee-owner culture.

Key Competencies

• Strategic Leadership
• Operational Excellence
• Supply Chain & Logistics Management
• Financial Acumen
• Vendor & Contract Management
• Process Improvement & Change Leadership
• Cross-functional Collaboration
• Customer Focus
• Data-driven Decision Making
• People Development

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Construction Management, Engineering, or related field preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in transportation, warehousing, logistics, supply chain, or construction operations.
• Experience leading multi-site or national operations.
• Demonstrated success implementing standardized operating models and logistics technologies.
• Strong financial, analytical, negotiation, and communication skills.
• Construction logistics and project mobilization experience preferred.
• Ability to travel nationally as business needs require.

McCarthy is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

ForCalifornia locations only, the salary range for this position is: $180,000-$200,000, depending on location. This does not include possible bonus and other benefits which can impact total compensation. Compensation offered may vary based on work location, experience, qualifications, specialty, training, and market and business considerations, among other factors.

NOTICE TO EXTERNAL SEARCH FIRMS: McCarthys Talent Acquisition Team is the only authorized representative permitted to engage with external search firms, staffing agencies, or other third-party recruiting partners. McCarthy maintains an Approved Agency List for recruiting partners, which is reviewed and updated annually.

McCarthy will only consider submissions from agencies with a signed fee agreement in place for the current year. McCarthy does not accept unsolicited resumes, candidate submissions, or referrals from agencies that do not meet these requirements.

If a candidate is submitted without an active agreement, McCarthy will have no obligation to pay any fees and reserves the right to contact, engage, interview, or hire such candidate(s) without any financial or other responsibility to the submitting agency. Unsolicited resumes, including those sent directly to hiring managers or other employees, will be considered the property of McCarthy.