10 Costco operations leaders
Long Costco careers mark these Costco operations leaders, from a COO - EVP Northern division whose role starts in 1983 and a VP, Transportation since 1985 to a Depot Operations Director and a regional operations AVP who was a Costco General Manager from 2018 to 2025; the Sr. EVP-COO is here too. Two others hold Costco Logistics titles after Innovel Solutions and Sears roles. Retailers studying warehouse standards, depots or big and bulky delivery can find a match.
Professionals to explore
Anthony Dattilo
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Costco Logistics · Costco Wholesale
Anthony Dattilo has been Vice President Costco Logistics since March 2020, with a scope covering "Big & Bulky Distribution and Fulfillment, Home Delivery, Middle Mile & Transportation." Anthony Dattilo was also Vice President Innovel Solutions Head of Transformco Supply Chain at Transformco (2019-2020), Vice President Head of Innovel Solutions (2018-2019), and at Sears Interim Head of Supply Chain (Divisional Vice President) (2017-2018) and Divisional Vice President Fulfillment Center Operations (2016-2017).
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Bryan Blank
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Operations - retired · Costco Wholesale
Bryan Blank, based in Poway, California, lists a single Costco Wholesale role, "Vice President Operations - retired," with a start date of September 1983. A Costco operations vice president title over a long career makes Bryan Blank useful for questions on how Costco runs its warehouses and on which operating habits other retailers could adopt.
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Dick Dicerchio
LinkedInExperience: Sr. EVP-COO · Costco Wholesale
Dick Dicerchio holds the Sr. EVP-COO title at Costco Wholesale, current with no start date and based in Issaquah. As the most senior operating title in this group, it makes Dick Dicerchio the person for questions on how operating standards are set across Costco's warehouses and how the COO role ties regional operations to the rest of the company.
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Dino Saracevic
LinkedInExperience: Depot Operations Director · Costco Wholesale
"I support Costco's North America Depot distribution center operations in all areas and work with our company and suppliers," writes Dino Saracevic, Depot Operations Director at Costco Wholesale since November 2024, with Depot Operations Manager (since 2022) also current. Earlier Costco titles were Depot Operations Supervisor (2019-2022), Services Marketing Coordinator (2013-2019) and Front End Supervisor & Membership Marketing Supervisor (2010-2013).
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James Ridle
LinkedInExperience: AVP, Costco Logistics Operations · Costco Wholesale
James Ridle is AVP, Costco Logistics Operations since March 2020, after Division Vice President, Business Development and Account Management at Innovel Solutions (2018-2020). James Ridle was also Division Vice President, Distribution Center Operations & Offshore Logistics at Sears Holdings (2015-2018) and Division Vice President, Home Delivery & Installation at Sears (2013-2015). Fits home delivery, installation and logistics account questions.
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Jerry Dempsey
LinkedInExperience: VP Operations · Costco Wholesale
VP Operations at Costco Wholesale from 1984 to 2016, Jerry Dempsey is now retired from Costco and has been President of JJA Development LLC since 2016, based in Atlanta. More than three decades in a Costco operations vice president seat suit questions on how warehouse operations and the people who run them were managed over that span.
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Jim Harrison
LinkedInExperience: VP, Transportation · Costco Wholesale
Jim Harrison has held VP, Transportation at Costco Wholesale since December 1985 and is based in Issaquah. A transportation vice president title held that long makes Jim Harrison the person to ask how Costco moves goods between suppliers, depots and warehouses, and how transportation planning is organized.
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John McKay
LinkedInExperience: COO - EVP Northern division · Costco Wholesale
John McKay's COO - EVP Northern division role at Costco Wholesale starts in August 1983 and is still marked current, alongside an entry reading "Retired 9 18" from September 2018; John McKay is based in Issaquah. A C-level divisional title makes John McKay a fit for questions on how a Costco division runs its warehouses and how division leaders work with headquarters on operating priorities.
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Juan Cao
LinkedInExperience: Former Vice President, Merchandising & Operations Management · Costco Wholesale
Juan Cao was Vice President, Merchandising & Operations Management at Costco Wholesale from 2018 to 2025, Senior Director, Commodity Strategy at Target (2012-2018) and Brand Manager Senior Brand Manager Marketing Director at Procter & Gamble (2001-2012). Juan Cao writes, "My career spans consumer brand management, large retail operations and omni-channel strategic transformation." Fits questions where merchandising and operations decisions meet.
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Michael Walker
LinkedInExperience: Assistant Vice President Regional Operations Manager · Costco Wholesale
Assistant Vice President Regional Operations Manager at Costco Wholesale since September 2025, Michael Walker describes providing "strategic oversight to General Managers and regional leadership teams" across a multi-district region. Other Costco titles were Regional Administrative Manager (2025), General Manager (2018-2025), Assistant General Manager (2013-2018) and Staff Manager (2010-2013). The pick for how a region of warehouses is managed today.
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Choose the right perspective
Operating standards go to Dick Dicerchio or John McKay, and warehouse operations to Michael Walker, Jerry Dempsey or Bryan Blank. Depots and supplier flow suit Dino Saracevic, transportation Jim Harrison, and big and bulky delivery Anthony Dattilo or James Ridle; Juan Cao, whose title paired merchandising with operations management, fits questions where buying and operations meet.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does Costco set operating standards for its warehouses and check that general managers meet them?
- 02What role do depots play in moving supplier goods to Costco warehouses, and what do depot teams measure?
- 03What does it take to run home delivery for big and bulky items alongside a warehouse network?
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