URBN: Director of Furniture Logistics

Urban Outfitters, Inc. ("URBN") is a portfolio of global consumer brands which offers a variety of lifestyle merchandise and consumer products through its brands Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie, Free People, BHLDN, Terrain and the Vetri Family. Urban Outfitters, Inc., is both a Fortune 1000 and S&P 500 ranked company with $3.4 Billion in revenue.

Title

URBN: Director of Furniture Logistcs

Reports to

Chief Logistics Officer

Overview

The Director of Furniture Logistics is responsible for the operational excellence of our rapidly growing Furnite business – currently serviced by a 3PL provider in High Point, NC and Los Angeles , CA. This position is responsible for all operational and financial aspects of URBN's Furniture distribution centers including project management, budgeting and budget performance, work schedule planning, directing and coordinating the receipt, storage, sortation and distribution of the multi-brand/omni-channel facilities.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the daily operation of the 3PL distribution centers.
• Maintain expenses at or below budgeted levels.
• Identify and implement process improvements.
• Assume an active role in strategic planning in response to brand and total company forecasts and initiatives.
• Establish a regular dialogue with brand senior management.
• Ensure that service levels agreed upon with the brands are consistently met.
• Lead, motivate and develop the management and supervisory team.
• Promote the development of a Global Logistics enterprise that enables scalability, best practices and talent development.
• Establish ties with community leaders, educational institutions, and peers from other logistics operations to gain an understanding of the local business and employment climate.

Qualifications

• 10 years of increasingly responsible direct-to-consumer, wholesale and retail distribution center leadership – specific to Furniture
• Deep project management experience
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and reporting skills
• Excellent leadership, team building, communication, and organizational skills
• In-depth knowledge of material handling equipment and related controls/systems
• Experience with Manhattan's WMS and LMS system a plus

Education

Bachelor's Degree required.

Location

Philadelphia, PA

Travel

50% travel required.