Principal Renewals Manager
Dataiku
Sourcing Operations Manager
URBN (Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie Group, Free People & Nuuly)
full-time
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Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • Pennsylvania
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Oversee global inbound logistics under Delivery Duty Paid (DDP) terms, ensuring timely, efficient, and cost-effective product movement across all regions.
- Manage and oversee all international and domestic shipments under DDP terms, ensuring proper documentation, customs clearance, and tax/duty accuracy.
- Partner with vendors, carriers, and customs brokers to minimize delays and mitigate risks related to compliance.
- Develop, maintain, and monitor transportation KPIs (on-time pickup, in-transit milestones, and delivery performance); proactively resolve exceptions or delays.
- Collaborate with production, sourcing, and distribution center teams to align transportation schedules with production timelines and seasonal calendar deadlines.
- Implement and manage tools that provide real-time product tracking from vendor to final destination; ensure visibility of all shipping milestones and escalate potential risks.
- Analyze data to provide reporting and insights to leadership, supporting operational decision-making.
- Evaluate DDP partners and shipping modes (air, sea, truck, rail) to optimize speed-to-market, cost, and service.
- Lead projects focused on digital tracking, automation, and system enhancements for logistics transparency.
- Build and maintain relationships with DDP suppliers and transportation services; negotiate DDP cost analysis and implement corrective action plans as needed.
- Provide guidance and training to team members and communicate with internal stakeholders and executive leadership regarding transportation performance and risks.
Requirements
- Minimum 6–8 years of experience in transportation, global logistics, or supply chain management, preferably within a fast-paced retail or consumer goods environment.
- Strong knowledge of DDP terms, international trade compliance, customs regulations, and freight forwarding operations.
- Demonstrated success in managing on-time shipping performance and visibility platforms (TMS, WMS, or equivalent).
- Proven experience building and leveraging strategic business relationships with vendors, carriers, and cross-functional partners.
- Strong analytical and reporting skills; advanced knowledge of Excel and transportation management systems.
- Process improvement mindset with a track record of implementing operational efficiencies.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines.
- Works with a high sense of urgency, integrity, and accountability.
