Vice President, Logistics & Distribution-North America

Michael Kors•East Rutherford, NJ

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Vice President, Logistics & Distribution - North America is responsible for managing and owning the distribution of product from entry in NA to final customer, across all distribution channels (e-commerce, wholesale, retail) in Capri brands across North America (United States and Canada). The Vice President will act as an internal 4PL leader providing Logistics and distribution services towards the brands. More specifically, this role will be responsible for the warehousing operations across 3 facilities (Whittier, Teterboro, and Montreal), outbound transportation, and supplier management (temp agencies, 3PL, Freight carriers, etc.) The Vice President, Logistics & Distribution - North America should have strong business acumen and collaboration approach, working with the regional brand leadership to support the brand strategy and growth ambition and drive a customer centric supply Chain.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or master’s degree in supply chain management, transportation, economics, business administration, project management, or a similar field.
Minimal of 15 years of experience within the Logistics and Operations space driving.
Experience in the retail/ fashion industry
Management of a global organization with logistics and/or transportation budget responsibilities.
Experience with network design
Strong data analytical skills: ability to consume and interpret metrics and data to make sound business conclusions.
Proven ability to consistently deliver on KPIs.
Strong business acumen, with collaboration skills and excellent ability to communicate with commercial leaders
Experience with Lean, Six Sigma, or other Process Improvement Methodology.
Experience managing global resources and working in a matrix environment.
Extensive knowledge and experience with managing complex channel analytics from concept to successful implementation.
Technical and applied understanding of logistics software and warehouse management systems.
Flexibility to travel and work in office (hybrid schedule)
Proven track record as a leader who remains calm under pressure, solves problems and resolves conflicts to achieve a positive outcome.
Comfortable driving change and making recommendations on continuous process/procedure improvements through partnership with business partners.
Strong planning and analytical skills, including ability to anticipate issues to address.
Demonstrated ability to analyze information and identify trends.
Metrics-oriented, knowing what to measure and how.
You draw insights from data to understand where performance is strong and where there are opportunities to improve.
Excellent communication skills: verbal, written and ability to effectively communicate and build relationships across the organization globally.
Ability to lead, influence and manage business partners and large teams of associates.
Strong project and process planning skills and budgeting experience.
Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced, “self-starter” environment.
Develop engaged and high-performance teams within our operations.
Foster an environment of cross-functional collaboration grounded in open and transparent communication.

Responsibilities

Lead the development and execution of strategic plans to deliver performance across our logistics initiatives.
Manage logistics and distribution execution for North America Distribution Centers and Transportation to advance performance and processes.
Oversee 3 warehouses across multi brands, outbound transport, inventory, order fulfillment, and facility maintenance.
Manage day-to-day operations including internal and external partners, 4PL.
Develop and implement best practices to drive efficiency, reduce cost, and improve services with contracted carriers, brokers, and drayage operations.
Provide recommendations to the S&OP/S&OE and participate in S&OP/S&OE meetings to ensure Logistics capacity and resources are planned to support the commercial plans.
Provide strong partnership and communication to the Business leadership, supporting the brand growth and delivering efficient service to the customer.
Acts as the Supply Chain lead for Michael Kors North America
Plan and execute for peak season success and optimize a customer centric focus.
Foster a high performance and results driven culture through KPIs, key metrics and goals.
Leverage analytics to identify areas of opportunity, and to deliver measurable results that align with our strategy.
Set and manage resource and expense budgets with finance team to ensure budgets are aligned and develop staffing models.
Partner with Distribution leaders and Loss Prevention team to provide support for safety and security within the DCs.
Partner with the other Capri Supply Chain leaders and business leaders to gain information and insight, build strong working relationships, shape the operations strategy, and achieve results aligned with corporate and functional objectives.
Serve as logistics leader and source of expertise while working closely with other functions across the organization.