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Job Description:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent years of related work experience, Master’s degree preferred

Work Experiences:

• 5+ years relevant business-related work experience in the field of international logistics required

• 5+ years’ experience in import logistics and global import operations required

• 3 year of experience supervising or managing a team

• 3 year of experience with freight forwarder origin management, foreign and US ports, or ocean carrier services.

• Retail industry experience preferred.

Skills:

• Ability to lead, motivate, and proactively performance manage a team of multiple direct reports

• Ability to lead team managing global logistics operations for Academy’s global supply chain

• Knowledge of U.S. import regulations and customs compliance

• Working knowledge of logistics system technology for import orders

• Strong customer orientation and negotiating skills

• Technical skills including logistics metrics and key performance indicators

• Problem solving and strong analytical capabilities including but not limited to MS Excel

• Ability to meet deadlines in a frequently changing and fast-paced work environment

• Computer - PC literate with a working knowledge MS Office, specifically MS Excel and PowerPoint Freight Forwarders systems, and logistics metrics

• Communication – effective listening, speaking, writing and executive level presentation skills

Responsibilities:

• Leads team responsible for the transportation of foreign goods to be received by Academy’s Distribution Centers

• Lead a team of at least four team members and a manage multiple 3PL relationships

• Lead the development of overall import strategy for Academy’s Global Imports team.

• Responsible for developing and enforcing standard operating procedures to comply with foreign country regulations related to shipments and transportation with ocean carriers, freight forwarders, and truckers.

• Proactively identify barriers to success and work cross functionally to address issues while effectively communicating plans and progress across the organization

• Lead to the design, mapping, and assessment of supply chain risk / risk management for internal controls relating to import logistics, global movement of freight, freight forwarder origin management, foreign and US ports, and ocean carrier services

• Builds relationships with ocean carriers and other service providers and helps resolve any freight problems that may arise; conducts annual RFQ process for ocean freight services

• Lead negotiations of annual ocean freight contracts via partnership with Procurement Team

• Ensures all daily, weekly, and monthly reports are completed accurately and on time

• Address any issues that delay the clearance of goods through the import entry process, in relation to import logistics in conjunction with the manager of Customs Compliance

• Partner with the manager of Customs Compliance to ensure that service providers meet the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) minimum security criteria.

• Determines metrics for critical events in order management flow.

• Ensures that all import containers are picked up, delivered, and empty returned timely.

• Maintains knowledge of ocean freight tariffs and contracts, bunker fuel charges, etc. for successful negotiations with ocean carriers and service providers

• Maintains excellent customer service relationships through consistent and effective communication with corporate partners, outside vendors, carriers and internal D.C. team members and managers.

• Maintain internal control documentation, effectively perform assigned internal controls, remediate internal control exceptions, and response to internal and external audit requests

• Responsibilities may change; team member may be required to perform other duties as assigned

Physical Requirements & Attendance

• Acceptable level of hearing and vision to perform job duties.

• Adhere to company work hours, policies, procedures, and safety rules governing professional staff behavior.

Full time

Equal Employment Opportunity

Academy is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate with regard to employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by law. ​