Sr Manager, Global Inbound Logistics

Job Summary

The Sr Inbound Logistics Manager drives the logistical performance of At Home through the effective management of carrier partnerships, freight movement activities, and logistical analyses.

The Sr Inbound Logistics Manager is accountable for managing all domestic trucking and ocean shipping carrier partnerships ensuring the best cost and service for At Home.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Manage all global and domestic inbound freight movement operations that satisfy timelines, costing, and service level expectations.
• Ensure relationships with carrier partners are robust, meaningful, and effective to achieve high levels of organizational support to At Home goals on supply chain excellence.

Negotiate with carriers, brokers and freight forwarders to ensure the organization receives the best cost.

• Work with service providers / vendors to satisfy day-to-day needs relating to service level requirements, billing / auditing, inquiries, or project coordination.
• Provide support for rate quotations and project movements, while also maintaining a file for all pricing requests.
• Respond to service inquiries or requests originating from buying or store staff.
• Coordinate regularly with the merchandising team on special events to ensure freight services support organization objectives.
• Track shipment movement and inventory flow to satisfy merchandise movement service requirements.
• Monitor processes and procedures to ensure that all shipping and documentation activities are fully compliant with regulatory and governmental requirements.
• Manage, maintain, and communicate sailing schedules.
• Provide analysis to freight or depot activity supporting performance metrics, contract negotiations, and service levels.
• Identification and implementation of process improvements that have a positive effect on efficiencies, cost containment, or service levels.
• Provide advice on container and inventory flow alternatives aimed at alleviating store level container backlogs.
• Monitor and control freight expenses to satisfy budget goals and unit costs.
• Manage analysis that provides direction to freight and depot burden tables.
• Oversee all global and domestics inbound freight movement, maintaining a high level of expertise in all areas.
• Adhere to all domestic and international shipping regulations.
• Collaborate with the Merchandising during new sourcing ventures so that all import / export rules, procedures, and costs are understood for each destination market.
• Manage a network import brokers and global freight forwarders.
• Develop AT Home's strategy for over the road (OTR) freight within the US.
• Work with VP on initiatives as may be assigned.

Qualifications and Competencies

• 5+ years’ experience within retail logistics
• Required - Experience with ocean carrier contracts or experience negotiating high-value agreements
• Required Experience as a people leader.
• Required Experience with domestic truckload managing FTL, LTL and parcel
• Proficient with different types of containers used in ocean shipping and cube / weight capacity
• Must be able to communicate clearly with all levels of company personnel
• Detail-oriented, organized and the ability to effectively manage multiple priorities
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
• The ability to quickly learn and adapt to new computer systems
• Able to perform at a high level in both individual and team settings
• Self-motivated to work quickly and efficiently managing all deadlines and targets within time limits
• Ability to travel internationally

When you’re a part of our team, you have the full support of a diverse, close-knit team in our stores. We consider all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, marital or military status.

We also provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities by the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local law.

At Home is committed to knitting diversity and inclusion into the fabric of our culture; we respect, appreciate, and celebrate the experiences and qualities that differentiate everyone on the At Home team.