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Senior Director Fulfillment

MillerKnoll
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 29 Jan 2024

About the role

Why join us?

Maharam is the leading creator of textiles for interiors. Recognized for its rigorous and holistic commitment, Maharam embraces a range of disciplines, from product, graphic, and digital design to art and architecture. Known for its aesthetic and industrial innovation, Maharam’s work is guided by five main principles: utility, technology, tradition, luxury, and environmental impact. 

Our purpose is to design for the good of humankind. It’s the ideal we strive toward each day in everything we do. Being a part of Maharam means being a part of something larger than your work team, or even your brand. We are redefining modern for the 21st century. And our success allows Maharam to support causes that align with our values, so we can build a more sustainable, equitable, and beautiful future for everyone.

Job title

Senior Director Fulfillment

Department

Fulfillment


Job Summary

Ensure business operations for Textiles Group are aligned with and supportive of company’s daily needs and strategic initiatives to ensure the timely and most cost-effective delivery of product and services to both internal and external customers.

Essential Functions

Organizes, plans and guides the activities of the Logistics and Warehouse teams supporting the Textiles business.

Evaluates opportunities to innovate our business and drive operational efficiencies.

Develops team to ensure they have the tools to be successful and remain fully engaged in their roles.

Reviews performance against operating plans and targets and implements corrections where necessary.

Create and lead a client/customer centric performance driven operating culture that strives to exceed goals, objectives and expectations

Provides reports on results and approves changes in direction of plans.

Participates as member of Leadership Team

Ability to think strategically and execute tactically

Presents monthly reports on performance as requested by Senior Management.

Develops and recommends corporate operations policy within the Operations Department.

Defines and recommends objectives over all functions within Operations.

Develops specific short-term and long-term plans and programs, together with supporting budget requests and financial estimates.

Reviews and approves cost control reports, cost estimates, and manpower and facility requirements forecast.

Coordinates and collaborates with other departments of the corporation in establishing and carrying out responsibilities.

Reviews and approves all projects within Operations.

Create and maintain a safe working environment for employees, business partners and visitors.  Adhere to latest safety best practices

Magnitude and relationship reporting

This position reports to the SVP Operations.

Contacts inside and outside the organization

This position has internal contact with all corporate staff members. The primary contacts are Senior Management, Sales Management and Operations Management. Significant external contact with customers and non-textile suppliers.

knowledge and skills

Innovative

Creative problem solving

Excellent analytics

Attention to detail

Proactive approach

Organized and able to multi-task

Developing high perfroming work teams

Ability to establish credibility and be decisive—but able to recognize and support the organization's preferences and priorities.

Effective oral and written communication skills

Well-developed interpersonal skills.

Ability to get along with diverse personalities.

Tactful, mature.

Working knowledge of MS Office, specifically Outlook, Word, Powerpoint and Excel

education and experience

Leading fulfillment centers with high daily order volume and short fulfillment cycles

A bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain or a related field Highly Preferred., MBA desired.

15+ years of business experience focused in management of operations and/or supply chain

Who We Hire?

Simply put, we hire everyone. Maharam is comprised of people of all abilities, gender identities and expressions, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, veterans from every branch of military service, and more. Here, you can bring your whole self to work. We’re committed to equal opportunity employment, including veterans and people with disabilities.

This organization participates in E-Verify Employment Eligibility Verification.

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Company

MillerKnoll

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