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Sr. Manager, Warehouse Ops Excellence

Anduril· Hardware Operations : Supply Chain : Warehousing & Transportation
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Ashville, OH$143k - $191kFull-timePosted 5d ago

About the role

Senior manager responsible for architecting and delivering the MMF operating system, training, KPI framework, and continuous improvement methods across Anduril's warehouse operations at the Arsenal-1 site.

Responsibilities

  • Operating Rhythm: Design and facilitate the tiered daily management system — DOR, WOR, and MOR. Own templates, cadence, escalation paths, visual boards, and action tracking.
  • Tier System & Leader Standard Work: Build the tier board system, leader standard work schedules, and escalation protocols. Coach supervisors and team leads on structured daily accountability.
  • Toyota Kata & Continuous Improvement: Serve as the team’s Kata coach. Own the CI pipeline — Kaizen events, A3s, and savings validation.
  • Production Program Accountability: Build the governance framework for production programs’ engagement with warehouse operations — SLAs for material availability, handling requirements, turnaround commitments, and regulatory compliance; develop scorecarding methodology; serve as warehouse-to-planning interface with MFE.
  • Training System Architecture: Design qualification system, skills matrices, standard work documentation, onboarding programs, and train-the-trainer certification; partner with Warehouse Manager to build training capability and define training roles as scaling occurs.
  • KPI Design & Analytics: Define and visualize metrics across all warehouse functions using the SQDIP framework; own calculation methodology; provide labor and budget analysis including headcount modeling and cost-per-unit metrics.
  • Management System Audits: Design and execute layered process audits; track standard work and leader standard work compliance; drive corrective actions.
  • Change Management: Lead rollout of new processes, SOPs, and WMS/ERP system changes; own communication plans, training requirements, and post-implementation verification.
  • Multi-Building Operating Structure: Architect operating model across multiple buildings/programs; ensure consistency in management systems, WMS/ERP configuration, and process standards; partner with MFE on layout, storage strategy, and systems integration.
  • Organization Design: Define functional charters, role boundaries, reporting structures, and operating models for new teams and leadership positions as the organization scales.
  • Director's Chief of Staff: Maintain org readiness tracker, prepare briefing packages for WOR and MOR, coordinate priorities, surface risks through the operating rhythm.
  • Budget Process: Own MMF operating budget build, quarterly forecasts, and actuals tracking.
  • Cross Team Collaboration: Regular interaction with production and manufacturing stakeholders and hands-on involvement on the production floor.

Qualifications

  • 7+ years in operational excellence, lean manufacturing, production system deployment, or warehouse/manufacturing operations, with 3+ years in a leadership role.
  • Expertise in TPS principles: Kata coaching, A3 problem-solving, Kaizen facilitation, and standard work development.
  • 3+ years designing and facilitating tiered daily management systems (DOR/WOR/MOR or equivalent).
  • Experience building training and qualification systems in a manufacturing or warehouse environment.
  • Proficiency with KPI design, dashboards, and translating data into operational action.
  • Experience with ERP/WMS platforms and managing process changes through system transitions.
  • Strong analytical skills: labor modeling, budget analysis, and cost-per-unit tracking.
  • Excellent communication and coaching skills across all levels — shop floor to site leadership.
  • Demonstrated ability to operate as a chief of staff or right hand to a senior leader — synthesizing information, driving meeting cadence, and ensuring leadership bandwidth is protected.
  • U.S. citizenship is required pursuant to contractual obligations.

Skills

Required:Operating Rhythm designTiered daily management systems (DOR/WOR/MOR)Kata coaching / Toyota KataCI & Kaizen facilitationTraining system designKPI design & analyticsERP/WMS experience

Benefits

  • Competitive benefits package (health, recovery, and future plans) included in full-time offers.
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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