The Senior Director of Warehouse Operations will utilize best practices to support SKECHERS supply chain vision. They will focus on development and implementation of longer-range scenarios for distribution and ecommerce. They are Accountable for all distribution operations and total flow of goods through the distribution locations. Including overall safety, quality and performance and customer service. The Director of Warehouse Operations will also develop, direct, and implement programs to maintain and/or improve DC equipment and facilities. They will select outside vendor services, justify new expenditures, calculate returns (ROI), evaluate and recommend strategies for meeting increasing sales/volume demands and timeliness/accuracy of shipments to consumers.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Develops and achieves assigned goals and objectives
• Leads efforts to continuously improve and find innovative ways or methods to use technology to increase inventory flow, handling, and accuracy
• Partners with and coordinates closely with the other work groups including Planning & Allocation, Merchandising, IT and outside vendors
• Develops and prepares annual operating budgets and ensures compliance
• Achieves operating and financial goals and objectives
• Leads associate relations efforts and opportunities
• Complies with all regulations with respect to DOT, OSHA, DOL and any other federal, state and local authority
• Mentor, train, and develop teammates for care progression and learning

Required Skills and Competencies:

• Establishes best management practices within the organization. Implements and communicates policies, practices and procedures designed to meet the organization s management objectives
• Establishes performance standards and provides management tools/resources to identify performance improvement
• WMS system management experience (preferably PKMS)
• Experience in large scale operations and automation
• High proficiency with MS Excel to track productivity and identify continuous improvement opportunities
• Conducts annual associate performance evaluations and recommends appropriate rewards within a policy and budgetary constraint framework that is fair, equitable and competitive
• Identifies marginal and high performers and takes action to correct deficiencies or to reward/recognize high performers
• Provides training and development programs designed to improve, enhance and/or maintain or exceed performance standards.
• Works with Human Resources to implement training resources
• Promotes strong fiscal and ethical standards throughout the organization.
• Must be able to work weekends, holidays and/or overnight shifts
• Nurture and develop all DC management to maintain smooth volumes while assuring all customer requirements are met in a timely manner
• Build constructive, effective relationships throughout the distribution center, and Corp. region
• Partner with DC Human Resources to identify and address business/employee relation needs, etc.
• Must maintain a high level of confidentiality

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum B. S. Degree in Business (prefer Logistics or Industrial Engineering major) or equivalent experience preferred
• 7-10 years DC management operations role
• 2-5 years General Manager responsibility
• Masters in Logistics or MBA preferred

Salary 130,000 - 170,000

About Skechers
Skechers (NYSE: SKX), a global, Fortune 500® brand develops and markets a diverse range of lifestyle and performance footwear, apparel, and accessories. Developing comfort technologies is the foundation of all we do – delivering stylish, innovative, and quality products. Serving over 180 countries and territories, Skechers connects customers to products through department and specialty stores, e-commerce and digital stores, and through our more than 5,200 company-and third-party-owned retail locations. Headquartered in Southern California, with offices and distribution centers around the globe, Skechers has spent 30 years helping people of all ages look and feel good.

Equal Employment Opportunity
Skechers is committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and respectful work environment. Skechers provides equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment without regard race, color, religion, gender, gender identification and expression, national origin, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic established by local, state or federal law.

Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants for employment who require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job should request appropriate accommodation by emailing [email protected].
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each job responsibility satisfactorily.  The skills, abilities and physical demands described are representative of those duties that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities, who are otherwise qualified for the job position, to perform the essential functions.