Manager of International Transportation

Overview:

Directly supervises one (1) to three (3) coordinators/analysts, while having direct responsibility for $40+M annual spend.

Responsibilities:

• Directs and structures import operations in accordance with company direction
• Responsible for all import transportation operations and costs, and the impact to other supply chain operations.
• Responsible for procuring service providers and negotiating service contracts.
• Develop and implement import transportation solutions to ensure optimal routing.
• Develops and manages SOP’s and service standards by port of origin including purchase order management
• Develops and reports key performance indicators necessary to manage the import orders
• Partner with Sourcing team to ensure import operations enable growth.
• Liaises with Supply Chain leadership to holistically align on supply chain objectives.
• Liaises with Buyers on shipment issues and maintains current import quote sheets to assure accurate landed costs
• Liaises with DC to create an understanding of workloads and plan labor accordingly
• Updates and maintains the Vendor Alliance guide
• Ensures ASN/data integrity in WMS
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Champions and demonstrates a commitment to Kirkland’s Values

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 6 or more years of experience in Ocean importing (trans-loading background a plus)
• Intermediate or better experience with Excel and creating reporting tools using data from other systems.
• Must be detail oriented, respond to rapidly changing priorities, deal with multiple demands, good organizational and follow up skills, strong analytical aptitude
• Great communicator verbally and in writing to be able to communicate and interact with people at all levels in and out of the company
• Practical working knowledge of importing industry
• Use sound judgment and good decisions making regarding routing, cost, and service level
• Proficient use of PC including Office applications - Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint
• Ability to sit at a computer for extended periods of time
• Ability to lift up to 35 lbs