Senior Consultant – Warehouse Operations Excellence

About Miebach Miebach Consulting is a global leader in supply chain advisory and engineering. For over 50 years, we've helped organizations transform their supply chains into strategic assets. Our network of experts spans four continents, 27 cities, and counting. About the role We are seeking a senior warehouse operations professional who can quickly assess warehouse environments, identify operational gaps, and guide site leadership teams toward best-in-class operations.  In this role, you will work directly with clients across their warehouse networks to evaluate operational maturity, diagnose performance issues, and define practical improvement roadmaps. The work is highly site-oriented and requires strong credibility with warehouse leadership and frontline teams.  Rather than running operations directly, you will act as a trusted advisor—leveraging your operational experience to identify best practices, define operational standards, and guide client teams through improvement initiatives.  The objective is to stabilize operations, improve performance, and help organizations build the internal capabilities required to sustain improvements independently.  Ideal candidates have experience launching new distribution centers, stabilizing underperforming sites, or leading warehouse turnaround initiatives.  Key Responsibilities  Conduct operational maturity assessments across warehouse sites  Evaluate layout, material flow, zoning, slotting, and infrastructure  Assess operational planning including SOPs, KPIs, labor organization, and governance  Identify performance gaps relative to industry best practices  Develop site-specific operational improvement roadmaps  Guide warehouse leadership teams through improvement initiatives  Support deployment of operational excellence standards across multiple sites  Monitor progress and address operational barriers during implementation  Coach site leadership on performance management and operational discipline  Help clients build internal capabilities to sustain improvements independently  Qualifications 7+ years of warehouse or distribution operations experience  Experience in warehouse start-ups, operational turnaround, or site stabilization  Strong understanding of warehouse layout, material flow, slotting, and workforce planning  Familiarity with warehouse systems such as WMS, LMS, ERP, or automation environments  Ability to quickly diagnose operational issues and recommend best-practice solutions  Strong communication and leadership skills working with operational teams  Willingness to travel frequently and work on-site in warehouse environments Locations: Fishers, IN; Dallas, TX