Your Opportunity at ARC’TERYX: As the Director, Distribution Operations EMEA at Arc’teryx, you take an active role in setting the strategic direction for our warehousing and logistics network. You are responsible for establishing industry-leading service levels in partnership with Commercial stakeholders, 3PL service providers and Amer Group Warehousing and Logistics teams. You will engage with front-line Distribution Centre leaders to ensure they have clarity on company strategy, priorities and standards and support them in achieving their maximum service-level potential.
Through your work, you will engage with teams in Amer Sports-owned group warehouses located in Uberherrn, Germany and other areas as our Distribution network grows.
The position is open to hybrid remote work (3 days in the office - 2 days at home). The Warehousing and Logistics team is the small but mighty operational brain of the Arc’teryx brand and works in close concert with Arc’teryx Commercial, Product and Merchandising teams to deliver our business goals in the near and long-term. Operating within the Amer Sports Group, the W&L team plays a critical role in interfacing with Amer Operational Group functions (Warehousing, Customs, Transportation and Logistics Support to name a few ), ensuring services delivered are in line with brand strategic objectives. If you were the Director, Distribution Operations EMEA now, here are some of the core activities you would be doing:
Ensuring strong collaboration, alignment and execution of Global D&T strategy, including 3PL vs Own DC strategy
Supporting global operations as required in regions such as NAM, APAC, etc
Collaborating with our EMEA warehousing operations out of our facility in Uberherrn, Germany
Cultivating strong partnerships with Amer Sports Group distribution centers and successfully negotiating, influencing, and managing relationships with the various stakeholders to help define and meet our warehousing and logistics roadmap out to 2028
Partnering with business leaders on Peak planning, Distribution and Logistics operational performance, capacity planning and delivery flow to ensure all needs related to warehousing and logistics are met across the business
Building strong partnerships with other Amer teams and successfully negotiating, influencing, and managing relationships with the various stakeholders to help define and meet our warehousing and logistics roadmap out to 2028
Creating and executing on a Distribution and Logistics strategy to support our vertical and direct to consumer goals
Partnering with business leaders on peak planning, DC, Logistics and Customs operational performance, capacity planning and delivery flow to ensure all needs related to warehousing and logistics are met across the business
Working closely with our Amer Group Warehouses and front-line DC leaders to ensure they are fully supported and enabled to deliver Arc’teryx SLAs through understanding strategy, priorities, and standards
Collaborating with Inbound and Outbound transportation teams and Customs team to improve the efficiency and timely movement of goods
Developing an 2-5 year business roadmap and distribution strategy to support the expected growth of our EMEA business
Supporting our Commercial team in the rollout of Ship-from-Store and Click and Collect functionalities in our Retail Brand Stores
Are you our next Director, Distribution Operations EMEA?
Logistics, SCMP, Business, Commerce, etc.)
You have 10+ years’ experience in Warehousing, Logistics or Operational leadership roles
You have a proven record of developing and implementing warehousing strategies
You have a knowledge of change-management best practices
You are driven to improve business processes and are skilled at implementing new ways of working to support teams in achieving their goals and metrics
You have previous experience in a global business environment
You have a working knowledge of SAP ERP and Warehouse Management Systems
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