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As a global team, our culture is rooted in five (5) core values that begin with the words “We are” and include: service-first, respectful, amplifiers, open-minded and accountable.\nWe Are Looking For\nThe Director, Operations for our OKC facility is responsible for providing both the strategic leadership and day-to-day operational oversight of FDH Electronics' OKC site operations, ensuring operational excellence, execution of business objectives, and continuous improvement across the site. This individual will work closely with the senior leadership team to deliver a world-class electronic component distribution and fulfillment capability to customers across the aerospace and defense supply chain. This role drives the growth, operational excellence, and customer satisfaction goals that define FDH Electronics' success. In addition, this individual is responsible for the overall facility maintenance and safety beyond its warehouse section.\nWhat You’ll Do \nAs the Director, Operations, you’ll be responsible for:\nStrategic & Operational Leadership\nProvide strategic and operational leadership for the sites, ensuring alignment with company objectives, customer expectations, and growth initiatives. \nDevelop and execute operational strategies that improve productivity, scalability, quality, and service levels. \nPartner with executive leadership to establish operational priorities, monitor performance, and drive business results through key performance indicators (KPIs).\nDevelop and manage the annual operating budget, ensuring financial performance aligns with strategic objectives. \nWarehouse & Distribution Operations\nLead all day-to-day warehouse operations, including receiving, inspection, inventory management, kitting, material storage, order fulfillment, value-add, shipping, and related logistics activities. \nOwn the production and fulfillment schedule to ensure efficient workflow, resource utilization, and consistent customer delivery. \nDrive operational excellence by achieving best-in-class performance in On-Time Delivery (OTD), inventory accuracy, productivity, and customer satisfaction. \nEnsure proper handling, storage, traceability, and movement of electronic components throughout the distribution process. \nContinuous Improvement & Operational Excellence\nChampion a culture of continuous improvement by evaluating processes, systems, workflows, and technologies to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and increase operational performance. \nIdentify and implement best-in-class warehouse management practices, automation opportunities, and operational technologies that support a high-mix, high-volume distribution environment. \nUtilize data and performance metrics to drive informed decision-making and operational improvements. \nLeadership & Talent Development\nLead, coach, and develop a high-performing team of managers, supervisors, team leads, and warehouse staff. \nFoster a culture of accountability, collaboration, safety, engagement, and continuous learning. \nBuild organizational capability through succession planning, performance management, and employee development initiatives. \nQuality, Compliance & Safety\nPartner with Quality and Compliance teams to ensure customer requirements and industry standards are consistently met.\nEnsure compliance with all applicable customer, regulatory, and industry requirements, including AS9120, AS6081, J-STD-033, ESD, and counterfeit parts prevention standards. \nMaintain a safe, organized, and compliant operating environment while promoting best practices in quality, safety, and material handling. \nWhat You Bring\nBachelor's degree in Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field required; Master's degree preferred. \n10+ years of progressive operations leadership experience, including management of large warehouse or distribution operations within the aerospace, electronics, or highly regulated distribution industry. \nDemonstrated experience leading managers and large frontline teams. \nExperience driving Lean, Six Sigma, continuous improvement, or operational excellence initiatives preferred.\nProven ability to develop and execute operational strategy while maintaining excellence in day-to-day execution. \nStrong financial acumen, including budgeting, forecasting, and cost management.\nExceptional leadership, coaching, and talent development skills. \nStrong analytical and data-driven decision-making capabilities. \nExcellent communication and executive stakeholder management skills. \nExperience implementing operational systems, warehouse technologies, and process improvements. \nWorking knowledge of ERP and warehouse management systems.\nThorough understanding of aerospace quality standards, including AS9120, ASA100, AS6081, ESD controls, and related regulatory requirements. \nAbility to work on-site in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.\nSpecial Requirements:\n U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (Green Card holder) or asylee/refugee status as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) required. \nITAR Requirement \n120.15. Some positions will require current U.S. Citizenship due to contract requirements. \nThis position requires access to information that is subject to compliance with the International Traffic Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). In order to comply with the requirements of the ITAR and/or the EAR, applicants will be asked to provide specific documentation to verify U.S. person status under the ITAR and the EAR. A “U.S. person” according to their definition is a U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), or protected individual such as a refugee, or asylee. See 22 CFR\nJob Type: Full Time\nFDH Aero is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.","description_format":"text","description_chars":7117,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":true},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["401k plan","Continuous learning","Growth opportunities","Vision insurance"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Wholesale","Defense Manufacturing"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-09T17:04:00Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":7,"expected_fill_days":47,"reasons":["conf:1","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-10-17T05:46:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/fdh-aero-director-operations-2","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/fdh-aero-director-operations-2.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-18T11:20:32Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":16862,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-19T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1967371},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1967371"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Ffdh-aero-director-operations-2"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Ffdh-aero-director-operations-2"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Ffdh-aero-director-operations-2"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/fdh-aero-director-operations-2\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Ffdh-aero-director-operations-2"}]}