Christian Dior Senior Manager, Engineering
Parfums Christian Dior (LVMH Beauty) seeks a Senior Manager, Engineering in Cranbury, NJ to lead DC engineering and continuous improvement (Senior Manager, Engineering).
Overview
Parfums Christian Dior is part of LVMH Beauty and operates within the LVMH Group. The Beauty division combines heritage maisons and high-potential newer brands to deliver creative, high-quality fragrances and cosmetics. As an employer, the organisation emphasises craftsmanship, rigorous brand standards, cross-functional collaboration and continuous innovation across product, operations and commercial functions.
Role & Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor and develop a team of industrial/operations engineers supporting the Cranbury, NJ distribution center.
- Plan, prioritise and assign engineering projects and continuous improvement initiatives based on operational needs, ROI, effort and interdependencies.
- Oversee design and implementation of process changes, system functional tests, and new workflows to improve DC capacity, throughput, productivity, accuracy and visibility.
- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders — DC operations, Beauty Tech (IT), vendors and external partners — to drive project delivery and change management.
- Manage budgets for capital and improvement projects and develop contingency plans.
- Review and validate analyses, proposals and engineering deliverables from the team; present conclusions to senior leadership.
- Propose, standardise and roll out process improvements across the distribution centre to support growth and new customer requirements.
- Maintain a safe, organised and secure facility and promote a people-first, inclusive culture; provide occasional remote on-call support as required.
Qualifications
- Minimum 7+ years of experience in a distribution center, logistics operation, or similar industrial environment, including leadership of people and projects.
- Proven experience leading continuous improvement initiatives (Lean, Kaizen or equivalent) and deploying operational process changes.
- Hands-on experience with Warehouse Management Systems; Manhattan WMS experience preferred.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (data management, pivot tables) and demonstrated ability to analyse data and produce actionable reports.
- Experience managing budgets and producing business cases for capital or improvement projects.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience presenting to senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
- Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management or related engineering/science field preferred.
Skills
Experience
At least seven years of progressive experience in distribution centre operations or a comparable industry, including a track record of leading engineering teams, delivering continuous improvement projects, and interfacing with operations, IT and vendors.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or a related engineering/science field preferred.
Workplace
The successful candidate will be located in Cranbury, New Jersey, USA, with easy access to New York.
Compensation
The base compensation for this position ranges from USD 140,000 to USD 160,000 per annum.
Culture
LVMH Beauty combines the heritage and exacting standards of historic maisons with an entrepreneurial, innovation-driven mindset. The workplace culture emphasises creativity, operational excellence and cross-disciplinary collaboration, with a strong focus on professional development and brand stewardship.
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