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SNIPES Transportation Assistant Manager

Philadelphia, PA   

We live sneakers, streetwear, and neighborhood culture! All Day! Every Day!

With more than 750 stores in Europe and the USA, SNIPES is one of the leading sneaker and streetwear retailers worldwide. Since opening its first store in Essen, Germany in 1998, SNIPES has been an integral part of street culture and is constantly growing thanks to its proximity to the community and regular openings worldwide.

At SNIPES, everything revolves around youth culture. In stores and online at snipes.com and snipesusa.com, our community finds a wide range of internationally renowned sneakers and apparel brands for the latest fits from head to toe. We dive deep into subcultures, sponsor some of the biggest hip-hop festivals, events, and sports teams throughout the world to stay close to our community and keep our deep roots in the global street culture community. Therefore, we work closely with key figures from the scene like DJ Khaled, our Chief Creative Officer. But whether it’s sponsorships or developing grassroots projects – we prioritize giving back to the community in everything we do.

SNIPES has always kept an ear to the streets to create a meaningful impact in the communities we serve. Through our community program “SNIPES serves” and its localized approach we support the needs of our communities, empower, and celebrate our dynamic culture.

OVERVIEW: Reporting to the Director of Transportation, the Transportation Assistant Manager will support and provide leadership that motivates your team to deliver results by providing inbound and outbound analysis, communicating company goals, engaging and developing teammates and striving to continually improve our processes.

Responsibilities  

• Provide necessary leadership and set expectations for the Inbound and Outbound Logistics team
• Provide feedback on team member performance and provide coaching when needed
• Monitor and manage employee time, attendance and payroll
• Oversee financial and operational reporting metrics to identify key trends and provide insightful analysis to key stakeholders
• Analyze both service and freight spend to identify areas of opportunity
• Analyze the impacts and benefits of supply change investments and/or changes
• Work closely with manager/director on QBR’s
• Work closely with manager on Yearly freight bids
• Report on current and future state scenarios and cost/service implications.
• Assist with analysis, decision making and execution for routing of fixture and store opening shipments
• Assist in the development of International Logistics
• Maintain a high level of accurate recordkeeping
• Support internal and external partnerships
• Maintain a positive work environment, recognize team members for their contributions and encourage growth
• Assist with other duties as required

Qualifications   

• Bachelor’s degree Preferred
• 5+ years of work experience in domestic and international logistics is required
• Previous Supervisor experience required
• Previous experience in a distribution center environment is preferred
• Experience with courier and freight billing
• Advanced Excel knowledge required
• Critical thinking skills to proactively and reactively solve supply chain issues
• Ability to prioritize, complete tasks according to deadlines
• Ability to give/receive constructive feedback
• Strong analytical skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Organized and Detail Oriented
• Acts with integrity and demonstrates responsible, ethical, and honest behavior
• Adaptable and Flexible

Cultural Success Factors

• Enthusiasm for the brand
• Consumer Obsessed
• Innovative Mindset
• Collaborative nature
• Skillful communicator
• Data-Driven Decision Making
• Adaptable and Flexible
• Disciplined and self-motivated

Benefits with SNIPES

• Generous Employee Discount
• Paid Holidays
• Summer Hours
• Hybrid work schedule
• PTO (Paid Time Off)
• Bonus Plan
• Affordable Health Insurance
• Retirement Contributions

Snipes USA and all its subsidiary Companies are equal opportunity employers. We will not discriminate or make hiring decisions based on race, religion, creed, color, national origin, sex, political affiliation, sexual orientation, or any other criteria that would violate any Federal or State laws