Manager of Global Operations

Overview:

 AREA is seeking a Director of Operations to oversee the global inbound and outbound shipping operations and logistics of its wholesale and direct to consumer business.

Key Accountabilities

• Establish process for most efficiently navigating tariff and duty implications for global importation and exportation activities . Requires experience with global distribution from within Europe and the United to States to global base of wholesale customers
• Manage relationship with company’s 3PL partners, shipping couriers, and customs brokers, managing to critical KPIs for receiving and processing and cost improvement
• Oversee all inbound receipt activities from suppliers around the world , both within Italy and within North America
• Assist with allocations and shipping globally in coordination with sales 
• Timely processing of stock transfers
• Schedule and oversee stock inventory counts per reports and onsite with 3PL partners.
• Partner with Financing /Factoring Partner to ensure accurate posting of invoices and reconciliation between systems
• Responsible for verifying monthly invoices to ensure accurately billed – freight, and warehousing and drive cost improvement strategies for both DTC and wholesale
• Reporting on wholesale shipping status and forecast, inbound receipts, returns for direct to consumer channel as well as inventory aging
• Approve warehouse 3PL invoicing (reconcile with in bound/outbound activities, monitor costs and provide BU allocation)
• Support Finance on various accounting activities relating to inventory and shipping
• Assist with customer service inquiries.
• Support the Sales with customer inquiries relating to shipping statuses, order maintenance, and late styles.
• Participate on EDI implementation and processes and various warehouse processes.
• Monitor and approve all freights and duties invoices
• Analyzing global supply and shipping chain to identify opportunities for improved efficiency in timing and cost.
• Process Duty drawback

Experience Required

-      Importing goods from Asia and Europe within Europe AND North America

-      Ideally experience working with US major department stores

-      Experience working in both DTC and Wholesale across

-      Negotiating contracts and vendor /3PL agreements 

-      Italian and English language skills