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Lee Nenstiel

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Vice President, Automation and Distribution Operations at Best Buy
📍 Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area, United States

Lee Nenstiel is the Vice President of Automation and Distribution Operations at Best Buy, bringing over 20 years of global supply chain experience from companies like Nike and Target. A University of Kansas MBA graduate, he is a recognized speaker on automation. Colleagues describe him as strategic, collaborative, and a detail-oriented leader.

He is passionate about innovation, solving complex problems, and mentoring the next generation of retail leaders. Lee actively engages with students, sharing insights on emerging supply chain technologies and helping them achieve their professional ambitions. He is driven by helping people succeed.

Lee received a Directors Award at Target for his innovation and collaboration in designing a new type of multi-channel facility.

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Experience
23 Years
Current Role
Vice President, Automation and Distribution Operations
Job Level
Senior
Location
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area, United States
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Supply Chain Automation
Leads automation for Best Buy's supply chain and speaks publicly about leveraging AI and autonomous mobile robots to solve key challenges in retail distribution.
Mentoring Talent
Actively involved in developing future retail leaders, demonstrated by his recent speaking engagement at the NRF Foundation's student program.
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Career

Work history

10-2024
Vice President, Automation and Distribution Operations
Best Buy
1-2022 - 10-2024
Senior Director Supply Chain Engineering and Innovation
Best Buy
4-2019 - 1-2022
Director, Supply Chain Engineering
Best Buy
2-2017 - 12-2017
Director Engineering, North America
Nike
8-2016 - 2-2017
Director, Material Handling Equipment North America
Nike
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Education
2009 - 2018
MBA
University of Kansas - Graduate School of Business
1996 - 2001
Bachelor's degree
University of Oklahoma
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