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Director | Distribution & Warehouse

Syracuse, IN | On-Site

Build the flow. Strengthen the team. Shape what comes next.

At POLYWOOD, we believe growth creates opportunity. The kind of opportunity that asks great leaders to think bigger, build smarter, and improve the systems that help a business scale.

We are looking for a Director | Distribution to lead our Syracuse, Indiana distribution and logistics operation and help us take an important part of the business to the next level.

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The Work You’ll Love Doing

POLYWOOD has grown through innovation, craftsmanship, and a deep commitment to making products that last. Today, we build on demand and direct ship our products through our Syracuse, IN operation. As we continue to grow, we are looking for a leader who can strengthen our distribution, shipping, logistics, warehouse organization, systems, and team capability.

This role will oversee the Syracuse, IN location. The focus is distribution and logistics execution, getting product organized, staged, loaded, shipped, and tracked accurately, safely, and efficiently. This is less about contract negotiation and more about building an operation that flows.

There is meaningful opportunity here.

Our systems and processes have not all kept pace with our growth, and we are committed to improving them. Today, there are places where the operation is harder than it needs to be. The right leader will help us identify those issues, build practical solutions, and create better visibility, accountability, and execution.

This is not a broken operation. It is also not yet a perfectly oiled machine. The right person will see that honestly, roll up their sleeves, bring structure, develop leaders, improve systems, and find real reward in making the operation better.

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Where You Will Make an Impact

• Leading distribution and logistics for our Syracuse, IN operation Improving how product is organized, picked, staged, loaded, shipped, and tracked
• Strengthening the flow of finished goods from production through shipment
• Partnering closely with Sales on order status, shipping timing, customer needs, and issue resolution
• Building better operating rhythms, reporting, visibility, and accountability across the distribution function
• Identifying process and system issues that slow the team down and helping build practical solutions
• Improving inventory flow, warehouse organization, location logic, picking efficiency, dock flow, trailer utilization, and shipping accuracy
• Developing supervisors and leaders so the operation becomes stronger at every level
• Partnering with Operations, Manufacturing, Planning, Logistics, Supply Chain, Customer Experience, IT, and senior leadership
• Using data to understand performance, identify trends, and make better operational decisions
• Helping POLYWOOD build scalable distribution practices that support future growth

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What You Bring

You are an experienced distribution, shipping, logistics, warehouse, fulfillment, or operations leader who knows how to improve complex operations. You understand how people, product, systems, data, and process need to work together.

You do not need everything to be perfect before you can make progress. In fact, you are energized by the opportunity to create clarity, solve problems, develop leaders, and help an operation become stronger than it was before.

You have led teams in environments where accuracy, speed, safety, quality, service, and cost all matter. You are comfortable working cross-functionally, especially with Sales and operations partners, and you know how to translate business needs into practical execution.

Experience in a build-on-demand, made-to-order, direct-ship, high-mix manufacturing, large-parcel, LTL, truckload, fulfillment, warehouse, or distribution environment would be especially valuable.

Analytics experience would also be a plus, especially if you have worked with tools such as Databricks or similar platforms to better understand operational performance, order flow, inventory movement, or shipping trends.

Most importantly, you are a builder. You see what could be better, create a plan, bring people with you, and make it happen.

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About Us

POLYWOOD makes sustainable outdoor furniture that lasts for generations. Our genuine POLYWOOD lumber is made from recycled plastics, and our products are designed to stand up to real life, real weather, and real memories.

But our future is not just about what we make. It is also about how we continue to grow, evolve, and serve our customers.

The Director | Distribution will play a critical role in that future. This leader will help strengthen one of the final and most important parts of the customer experience, making sure the products our teams build with care are organized, shipped, and delivered with the same level of thought and quality that goes into making them.

As POLYWOOD continues to grow, this role gives the right person the chance to improve something foundational, something that impacts our teams, our customers, and our company every day.

What Makes This Role Special

• You will own an important operation. This role leads distribution and logistics for our Syracuse, IN location.
• You will solve real problems. There are systems, processes, and flow challenges that need the right leader’s attention.
• You will develop leaders. Growing supervisors and strengthening leadership capability will be a major part of the work.
• You will partner closely with Sales. Order status, shipping timing, and customer impact are all part of this role’s visibility.
• You will influence the next stage of growth. The improvements you help build will support where POLYWOOD is going next.
• You will join a company that is still building. We are growing, innovating, and looking for leaders who can help us raise the bar.

What Will Make You Stand Out

• Experience leading distribution, shipping, logistics, warehouse, fulfillment, or operational teams
• Experience in a build-on-demand, made-to-order, direct-ship, or high-mix manufacturing environment
• Strong background in warehouse organization, picking efficiency, dock flow, staging, loading, trailer utilization, shipping accuracy, and labor planning
• Experience improving systems, processes, inventory movement, and operational visibility
• Experience developing supervisors, leads, or frontline leaders
• Comfort partnering with Sales on order status, shipping timing, and customer-related priorities
• Analytics experience, including tools such as Databricks or similar platforms
• A track record of creating structure, improving performance, and building scalable processes
• The ability to be both strategic and hands-on

This position is on-site in Syracuse, Indiana. Candidates should currently be local to the Syracuse, IN area or within a realistic commutable distance.

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If you are a distribution, logistics, shipping, fulfillment, warehouse, or operations leader who is ready for a challenge that matters, and you find real satisfaction in building stronger teams, better systems, and smoother operations, we invite you to apply.

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POLYWOOD is an equal opportunity employer. POLYWOOD evaluates qualified applicants without regard to characteristics protected by federal, state, or local laws.