Career Opportunities: Logistics & Supply Chain Operations Improvement Manager (284)
Job Number 284 - Posted 11/27/2013 - UQUS - Supply Chain - United States - Experienced Professional - Merchandising - UNIQLO
UNIQLO is a brand of Fast Retailing Co., Ltd., a leading global Japanese retail holding company that designs, manufactures and sells clothing under seven main brands: Comptoir des Cotonniers, GU, Helmut Lang, J Brand, Princesse tam.tam, Theory, and UNIQLO. With global sales of approximately 1.14 trillion yen for the 2013 fiscal year ending August 31, 2013 (US $11.62 billion, calculated in yen using the end of August 2013 rate of $1 = 98.36 yen), Fast Retailing is one of the world’s largest apparel retail companies, and UNIQLO is Japan’s leading specialty retailer.
UNIQLO continues to open large-scale stores in some of the world's most important cities and locations, as part of its ongoing efforts to solidify its status as a truly global brand. Today the company has a total of more than 1,200 stores in 14 markets worldwide including Japan, China, France, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, U.K. and U.S. In addition, Grameen UNIQLO, a social business established in Bangladesh in September 2010, opened its two first stores in Dhaka in July 2013. UNIQLO operates an integrated business model under which it designs, manufactures, markets and sells high-quality, casual apparel. The company believes that truly great clothes should be supremely comfortable, feature universal designs, are of high quality and offer a superb fit to everyone who wears them.
With a corporate statement committed to changing clothes, changing conventional wisdom and change the world, Fast Retailing is dedicated to creating great clothing with new and unique value to enrich the lives of people everywhere. For more information about UNIQLO and Fast Retailing, please visit www.uniqlo.com and www.fastretailing.com.
We are looking for a Logistics and Supply Chain Operations Improvement Manager to be a leader on the Logistics team as we build the infrastructure needed to support the US market for substantial growth. The Logistics and Supply Chain Operations Improvement Manager will drive the path for inbound logistics, distribution, ecommerce fulfillment, transportation, and store logistics activities in the United States. This will include determining the overall network setup for the US Market, supporting our partners, and making improvements to improve quality and service level while reducing cost.
Responsibility:
Qualifications:
UNIQLO continues to open large-scale stores in some of the world's most important cities and locations, as part of its ongoing efforts to solidify its status as a truly global brand. Today the company has a total of more than 1,200 stores in 14 markets worldwide including Japan, China, France, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, U.K. and U.S. In addition, Grameen UNIQLO, a social business established in Bangladesh in September 2010, opened its two first stores in Dhaka in July 2013. UNIQLO operates an integrated business model under which it designs, manufactures, markets and sells high-quality, casual apparel. The company believes that truly great clothes should be supremely comfortable, feature universal designs, are of high quality and offer a superb fit to everyone who wears them.
With a corporate statement committed to changing clothes, changing conventional wisdom and change the world, Fast Retailing is dedicated to creating great clothing with new and unique value to enrich the lives of people everywhere. For more information about UNIQLO and Fast Retailing, please visit www.uniqlo.com and www.fastretailing.com.
We are looking for a Logistics and Supply Chain Operations Improvement Manager to be a leader on the Logistics team as we build the infrastructure needed to support the US market for substantial growth. The Logistics and Supply Chain Operations Improvement Manager will drive the path for inbound logistics, distribution, ecommerce fulfillment, transportation, and store logistics activities in the United States. This will include determining the overall network setup for the US Market, supporting our partners, and making improvements to improve quality and service level while reducing cost.
Responsibility:
- Actively work across stakeholders including Partner Companies, IT, Merchandising and Allocation, and Finance teams on understanding current processes, proposing enhancements and agreeing on expected outcomes/timelines
- “Own” multiple projects and drive them from initial concept, developing specifications, testing, to final implementing and monitoring. Scope will include project management, data gathering and manipulation, synthesis and modeling, problem solving, and communication of insights and recommendations.
- Drive development of quantitative models necessary for evaluation and implementation of new potential partners or improvements with current partners
- Lead projects to optimize processes in warehouse and transportation areas. Examples may include updates to the picking process that will lower picking costs or modifications to store delivery routes to consolidate trucks and reduce cost.
- Lead projects to determine number and location of distribution facilities over various horizons to support the growth on UNIQLO’s business
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree (computer science, engineering, math or economics a plus)
- Minimum five (5) years work experience in a similar role and/or area of responsibility
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with limited structure and direct supervision.
- Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously, including cross-functional project management
- Proven track record of developing and driving adoption of cross departmental processes
- Experience interfacing with outside vendors
- Strong analytical ability
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong attention to detail and ability to drive results
- Strong computer skills including MS Excel and MS Access.
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