Manager - Transportation & Logistics

Essential duties include, but are not limited to:

• Import Compliance of Inbound Shipments
• Supports merchandise vendors to meet HRI Cross-Border Document Guidelines and HRI VCM prior to shipment
• Works closely with HRI brokers to immediately attend customs issues or concerns
• Supports Memorabilia team
• Subject Matter Expert of domestic and international shipping to internal teams

• Manages all aspects of company 3PL warehouse facilities
• 3PL Strategic Relationship Management
• Leads weekly business calls with 3PL teams to view inbound P.O.’s, promptly communicate local HR Cafes’ needs, review KPIs and execute allocation schedule
• Drives operational excellence via KPI management and Dashboard reporting to ensure efficient and timely supply chain accuracy of retail and e-comm (receiving, storage, allocation, distribution) to meet business demands.
• Partners with I/T and Planning team to support 3PL’s systems integration, procedures and compliance
• Develop KPIs to evaluate cost/performance of 3PL’s across distribution network.
• Schedules visits to 3PL facilities as directed.

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  Transportation Management
• Executes weekly allocation schedules for EU, UK and USA with 99% OTD
• Forwarder and transportation carrier strategic relationship management
• Updates Open P.O. Report and provides DCs with estimated arrival dates, advises buyers of delays, and projects merchandise availability to retail operations team
• Evaluates air/ocean freights, transit times, onboards carriers, monitors performance for international inbound, outbound LTL/FTL, and parcel transportation services for all shipping needs of retail and e-comm merchandise, and cafe supplies
• Provides tracking of inbound and outbound shipments
• Maintains VCM relating to import compliance, freight and distribution center needs

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  Inventory Management
• Assures prompt and accurate receipt of P.O.’s at 3PL facilities.
• Records and reports weekly receipts, inventory discrepancies and adjustments
• Responsible for authorizing Work Orders for inspections, re-work, cycle counts and destruction.
• Align Product Development with 3PL when special handling/storage is required
• Monitors “Audit” bin.
• Leads inventory analysis with internal teams, reconciliation reports
• Manages Cycle Counts at 3PL facilities
• Execute annual Physical Inventory at each 3PL facility. Updates and maintains DC Inventory SOP

• P&L Management
• Works closely with A/P to review invoices, monthly accrual and analyze expenditures
• Reviews 3PL partner invoices for payment, authorization and G/L account coding.
• Review Transportation invoices for payment, authorization and G/L account coding.
• Review Import Duty invoices for HS classifications, country of origin, authorization and G/L account coding and provide corresponding customs entry form.
• Charge domestic vendors 50% of delivery freight
• Charge vendors for 3PL costs of non-compliance
• Calculate shrink or surplus from annual warehouse physical inventories

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 5-10 years progressive experience in logistics, 3PL operations
• Import/Export, International Business experience a must
• Strong communication, attention to detail, deadline-driven and goal oriented
• Excel skills: Pivot tables, Dashboards
• Ability to collaborate cross functionally and motivate at all levels
• Ability to think critically and strategically in a high energy, fast paced environment
• Experience with e-comm international shipping in both DDP and DDU
• Experience with Rate Resellers and rate shopping solutions a plus

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