Director of Inbound Logistics - Domestic

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• Weekly pay

• Scheduling flexibility

• Paid parental leave

• Paid education assistance

• Team member discount

• Development programs for advancement and career growth

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What You'll be Doing:

• Execute cost control strategies across the corporation, including retail margins and operational P&L's.
• Execute transportation mode strategies that includes small parcel, less than truckload, intermodal, rail, consolidation and deconsolidation.
• Lead team responsible for sourcing and negotiating domestic service providers across all modes: Small parcel, LTL, Truckload, intermodal.
• Actively engage with Digital Team on logistics support for home delivery.
• Stay current with team focus on regulatory requirements relative to CPSC corrective action program and commitments working cross functionally with Legal and Internal Audit.
• Lead team in alignment with corporate P&L goals and in stock requirements working cross functionally to meet goals.
• Engage with Supply Chain on projects requiring domestic logistics analysis.
• Engage in actively hiring, training and developing present and future leaders.
• Establish and deploy policies, processes, organizational structure and programs to support supply chain vision.
• Manage all mode service provider compliance to meet corporate in-stock strategy from approximately 5600 vendors across the globe inbound to 26 distribution facilities.
• Responsible for state-of-the-art knowledge to support systems and software applications to drive logistics cost efficiencies and carrier freight bill payment.
• Collaborate with other departments in the company to accomplish strategic objectives including Merchandising, Planning, Distribution, Finance and Accounting, Legal, Quality Assurance, Product Development and Corporate Asset Protection.
• This job profile is not meant to be all inclusive of the responsibilities of this position; may perform other duties as assigned or required.

What You Bring with You (Qualifications):

• Bachelor's degree of Supply Chain Logistics or associated discipline required.
• 8-10 years of progressive growth and experience in supply chain in associated fields.
• Proven ability to work across the corporation with all levels, including Sr. Leadership, to drive strategies and meet goals and objectives.
• Strong and proven capabilities at building a team and growing future leaders.
• Verbal and communication skills to clearly articulate, in person or in writing, across multiple disciplines.
• Strong knowledge, experience and successful track record managing global business practices.