<div class="content-intro"><p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>WHY JOIN ALO?</strong></span></p> <p>Mindful movement. It’s at the core of why we do what we do at ALO—it’s our calling. Because mindful movement in the studio leads to better living. It changes who yogis are off the mat, making their lives and their communities better. That’s the real meaning of studio-to-street: taking the consciousness from practice on the mat and putting it into practice in life.</p></div><p><strong>OVERVIEW</strong></p> <p class="p2">The Director, Supply Chain Automation leads the design, deployment, and performance of automation programs across ALO's distribution network. Reporting to the Vice President, Distribution Center Automation, this leader turns ALO's automation strategy into results by taking projects from business case and design through implementation, go-live, stabilization, and ongoing optimization.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p class="p2">This role is hands-on and execution-focused. The Director leads a team of automation engineers and project leaders, manages integrator and vendor partners day to day, and works closely with DC Operations to make sure automation runs as part of daily operations rather than as standalone technology. The ideal candidate brings strong distribution and automation engineering expertise, a track record of delivering complex automation projects in high-volume environments, and the leadership skills to build a growing team.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p><strong>RESPONSIBILITIES </strong><em> </em></p> <ul> <li>Partner with the VP to shape ALO's multi-year automation roadmap, contributing technical assessments, capacity models, and investment recommendations.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></li> <li class="li2">Translate the roadmap into prioritized programs, project plans, and resource needs across ALO-operated and 3PL facilities.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></li> <li class="li2">Evaluate emerging automation technologies through research, site visits, and pilots, and recommend where they can create operational and financial value.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></li> <li class="li3">Benchmark automation performance against leading retail, e-commerce, and apparel distribution operations.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></li> <li>Lead automated DC design for assigned programs, from conceptual design and process flow through detailed engineering.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></li> <li class="li2">Assess and recommend technologies including AS/RS, goods-to-person, AMRs, robotics, sortation, conveyance, automated packaging, and vision systems.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></li> <li class="li2">Develop capacity models, layouts, and simulations that support growth and peak-volume requirements.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></li> <li class="li3">Partner with Technology to integrate automation with WMS, WCS/WES, labor management, and other distribution platforms.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></li> <li class="li3">Own end-to-end delivery of automation projects, accountable for scope, schedule, budget, quality, and risk.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></li> <li class="li3">Develop requirements, technical specifications, RFPs, project plans, and budgets, and lead vendor evaluations in partnership with the VP and Procurement.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></li> <li class="li2">Lead testing, commissioning, integration, cutover, go-live, and post-go-live stabilization.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></li> <li class="li2">Ensure operational readiness through system and volume testing, SOPs, training, maintenance plans, spare parts, and contingency plans.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></li> <li class="li3">Build and continually improve repeatable deployment playbooks to speed up implementation across the network.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></li> <li class="li3">Set and track KPIs for deployed automation, including throughput, uptime, accuracy, safety, and cost per unit.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></li> <li class="li2">Implement preventive and predictive maintenance programs, spare parts standards, and escalation processes in line with the reliability strategy set by the VP.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></li> <li class="li2">Lead root-cause analysis on system issues and drive continuous improvement of automated operations.</li> <li class="li3">Support lifecycle planning for automation assets, including upgrades, obsolescence, and replacement needs.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></li> <li class="li2">Manage day-to-day relationships with automation providers, integrators, OEMs, and engineering partners.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></li> <li>Hold partners accountable to contractual commitments, performance standards, and project milestones.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></li> <li>Assess vendor solutions on capability, scalability, reliability, implementation risk, and total cost of ownership.</li> <li>Manage day-to-day relationships with automation providers, integrato