The Director of Industrial Engineering will define and execute the engineering roadmap, oversee implementation, lead project delivery, and mentor teams while ensuring alignment with corporate strategies and emerging trends.
Job Responsibilities
• Define and execute the industrial engineering roadmap, integrating enterprise-level software control systems with physical operational infrastructure.
• Provide executive oversight for all implementation and execution activities, ensuring alignment to corporate strategic goals.
• Lead long-term investment and technology upgrade planning for automation, system software, and hardware assets.
• Oversee delivery of complex engineering projects across multiple operational and distribution sites.
• Ensure technology integration between hardware systems (automation, robotics, material handling) and software platforms (ERP, WMS, control systems, analytics).
• Establish governance and performance frameworks to manage scope, budget, timeline, and risk.
• Stay current with emerging technological trends and ensure the organization maintains a leadership position in operational innovation.
• Standardize engineering processes, technical documentation, and system specifications.
• Ensure adherence to safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements across operational systems.
• Lead and mentor cross-disciplinary engineering teams, fostering a culture of accountability, technical excellence, and innovation.
• Collaborate with IT, operations, supply chain, and technology vendor partners to deliver integrated solutions.
• Act as the senior liaison between corporate leadership and engineering execution teams.
Job Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field required. Master’s degree preferred.
• 12+ years of progressive leadership in industrial or systems engineering, including at least 5 years at a senior management or director level.
• Proven track record in delivering large-scale, multi-site operational system implementations from concept to completion.
• Strong experience in both hardware technologies (automation, robotics, operational equipment) and software solutions (ERP, WMS, MES, analytics platforms).
• Expertise in high-value capital project management and enterprise-level technology integration.
• Exceptional project management expertise (Agile, Waterfall, hybrid models).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a data-driven mindset.
• Executive-level communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Capability to lead in dynamic, fast-paced operational environments.
About UsSHEIN is a global online fashion and lifestyle retailer, offering SHEIN branded apparel and products from a global network of vendors, all at affordable prices. Headquartered in Singapore, SHEIN remains committed to making the beauty of fashion accessible to all, promoting its industry-leading, on-demand production methodology, for a smarter, future-ready industry.
• Define and execute the industrial engineering roadmap, integrating enterprise-level software control systems with physical operational infrastructure.
• Provide executive oversight for all implementation and execution activities, ensuring alignment to corporate strategic goals.
• Lead long-term investment and technology upgrade planning for automation, system software, and hardware assets.
• Oversee delivery of complex engineering projects across multiple operational and distribution sites.
• Ensure technology integration between hardware systems (automation, robotics, material handling) and software platforms (ERP, WMS, control systems, analytics).
• Establish governance and performance frameworks to manage scope, budget, timeline, and risk.
• Stay current with emerging technological trends and ensure the organization maintains a leadership position in operational innovation.
• Standardize engineering processes, technical documentation, and system specifications.
• Ensure adherence to safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements across operational systems.
• Lead and mentor cross-disciplinary engineering teams, fostering a culture of accountability, technical excellence, and innovation.
• Collaborate with IT, operations, supply chain, and technology vendor partners to deliver integrated solutions.
• Act as the senior liaison between corporate leadership and engineering execution teams.
Job Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field required. Master’s degree preferred.
• 12+ years of progressive leadership in industrial or systems engineering, including at least 5 years at a senior management or director level.
• Proven track record in delivering large-scale, multi-site operational system implementations from concept to completion.
• Strong experience in both hardware technologies (automation, robotics, operational equipment) and software solutions (ERP, WMS, MES, analytics platforms).
• Expertise in high-value capital project management and enterprise-level technology integration.
• Exceptional project management expertise (Agile, Waterfall, hybrid models).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a data-driven mindset.
• Executive-level communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Capability to lead in dynamic, fast-paced operational environments.
About UsSHEIN is a global online fashion and lifestyle retailer, offering SHEIN branded apparel and products from a global network of vendors, all at affordable prices. Headquartered in Singapore, SHEIN remains committed to making the beauty of fashion accessible to all, promoting its industry-leading, on-demand production methodology, for a smarter, future-ready industry.
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