Vice President of 3PL Operations
Description
Vice President of Operations
Bowling Green, KY
Job Type: Full-time, Executive Leadership
Location: Bowling Green, KY headquarters; regular travel across a six-state footprint
Reports To: Chief Executive Officer
Scope: Multi-state, multi-site 3PL warehousing, distribution, fulfillment, and value-added operations
Compensation: Competitive executive base salary 185-215K with 20% performance incentive, and full benefits
Position Summary
Bluegrass Supply Chain Services is hiring a Vice President of Operations to lead the performance and continued growth of our multi-state 3PL network. Based at our Bowling Green, Kentucky headquarters, this executive owns full operational and P&L accountability across Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Indiana, Alabama, and Georgia — serving food-grade and regulated products, complex manufacturing, omnichannel fulfillment, and value-added services.
This is a hands-on executive role for a leader who is equally comfortable in a P&L review, a customer meeting, or on the warehouse floor.
Performance Expectations
- Sustain inventory accuracy of 99.5% or better across the network.
- Reduce service failures by 50% through stronger operating discipline and customer-specific controls.
- Advance toward zero lost-time injuries while improving leading safety indicators.
- Maintain hourly turnover at or below strong industry benchmarks.
- Improve labor productivity and cost-to-serve while protecting service and supporting growth.
- Build a deeper, promotion-ready bench of site managers, supervisors, and directors.