M6M6 — Vice President
Senior Director / Head of Material Handling & Distribution
Top managerial level before the executive ranks; drives enterprise-wide distribution strategy, often part of senior leadership teams.
What this level means
Owns a major function or division; accountable for organization-wide outcomes.
- Scope
- A major function or division
- Autonomy
- Accountable for division strategy and outcomes
- Complexity
- Enterprise priorities and external factors
- Impact
- Division-wide / organization-wide
- Decision rights
- Owns strategy, budget, and org for a division
- Leadership
- Leads the leadership of a division
- Typical experience
- 15–25 yrs
What you'd do
- Shape strategy in concert with executives
- Sponsor major transformational initiatives
- Govern performance of the entire function
- Drive enterprise-wide distribution strategy
- Participate in senior leadership teams
- Lead transformational initiatives
- Ensure alignment with corporate vision
- Facilitate global strategy integration
- Oversee performance governance
- Foster a culture of innovation and growth
- Shape and implement strategy
- Sponsor transformational initiatives
- Govern function performance
- Drive enterprise-wide strategy
- Participate in leadership teams
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Vision setting
- Transformational leadership
- Global Strategy Integration
- Performance Governance
- Innovation
- Growth Facilitation
- Corporate vision alignment
- Leadership Team Participation
- Vision Setting
- Transformational leadership
- Global Strategy Integration
- Performance Governance
- Innovation
- Growth Facilitation
- Corporate vision alignment
- Leadership Team Participation
- Vision-setting
- Transformational leadership
- Global Strategy Integration
- Performance Governance
- Innovation
- Growth Facilitation
- Corporate Vision Alignment
- Leadership Team Participation
What good looks like
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management or related field
- Master’s degree or equivalent experience
- Strong leadership skills
- Experience in transformational leadership
- Proven track record in strategy integration
Common titles
Vice President, Material Handling ManagementMaterial Handling Management Vice PresidentVice President, Material Handling ManagerMaterial Handling Manager Vice President
Where it sits & what it pays
O*NET / SOC: 13-0000 — Business & Financial Operations Occupations(inferred · under review)
Market-pay benchmarks for this family × level are coming — JobFrame anchors pay to the family/level structure rather than the raw title.