Transportation Project Manager

Position Overview

The Transportation Project Manager will be responsible managing strategic and tactical transportation projects and initiatives is support of Duluth's Big Dam Blueprint and transportation roadmap. This role includes accountability for projects involving all transportation modes and related carriers, including domestic and international inbound and outbound shipping, intercompany transfers, and retail store replenishment. Analyzes data, develops solutions, tactics, and strategies to optimize service to end consumers, retail stores and fulfillment centers, while improving transit times to consumers and stores while lowering relative cost metrics.

Position Details

Work Environment:

At Duluth Trading Company, we fundamentally believe in strong in-person interactions as our culture thrives when we learn, create, and collaborate with each other. The position will be based in our corporate headquarters, near Madison, WI.

What You'll Do:

• Manage key projects and initiatives across internal functions and with external partners as needed to optimize customer service (timely deliveries and improved transit times) and shipping expenses. Ensure timely and cost effective shipment and receipt of inbound container shipments and coordination/collaboration with internalstakeholders, vendors and freight forwarders and logistics service providers.

• In conjunction with inventory planning, lead projects to yield significant reductions in split and out of region shipments as well as optimizing retail replenishment shipment cadence and costs.

• Manage small parcel carrier relationships and collaborate with fulfillment centers and retail stores to optmize small parcel shipments to end consumers to meet customer delivery expectations at lowest costs. Proficient in shipping routing solutions (Shipium, Softeon) and will drive projects designed to improve peak season processes around carrier and zone routing adjustments and routing mode cut-offs around key holidays and marketing promotions.

• Manage international and hazmat outbound shipment programs to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and end consumer delivery speed and cost expectations.

• Collaborate with fulfillment center and inventory planning functions to optimize retail replenishment shipments in terms of timely and accurate deliveries, optimal use of carton utilization, and lowest shipping cost options.

• In conjunction with analytical support colleague(s), synthesize daily and weekly data inputs to create KPI dashboards, and regular and ad hoc management reports and updates to internal colleagues, management peers, and company leadership.

What We're Looking For:

• High School Diploma in Logistics, Supply Chain, or related field

• Equivalent work experience will be considered. Bachelors degree and Hazardous Material Certified (UPS, FedEx or accredited agency)

• Transportation, Logistics and fulfillment center operations

• International shipping (Import and Export)

• Hazardous material shipping

• Small parcel carrier (UPS, FedEx) operations knowledge along with other transportation modes (LTL, TL,intermodal, drayage, etc.)

• WMS and TMS systems solutions experience (Manhattan, Softeon, Elevate, Navisphere, etc.)

• Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, Teams, JIRA, Incorta, Elevate

• 3+ years of experience years of experience.

• 1+ years of management experience managing activities inline with individual contributor level team.

Duluth Headquarters Benefits and Perks

As we continue to grow Duluth Trading Company and its house of brands, the perks have perked up, too. We've boosted an already impressive benefits package to include: 12-week full-pay parental leave, paid holiday time for the important observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth, and more! Why'd we go all out? Because our pursuit of a better way means that when it comes to great talent, better perks are a given.

Compensation Range: $60,000 - $85,000/year

Compensation is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc.

The responsibilities outlined in this position description are a guideline for the general duties of the position and are not exhaustive of all duties inherent in the job. Duluth Trading Company is an equal opportunity employer.

About Duluth Trading Company

Started in 1989, Duluth Trading Company exists to enable hard-working individuals to take on life with their own two hands. Folks that revel in doing it the hard way and celebrate finding a better way. We seek talented individuals who share these beliefs and are excited to further the Duluth Trading legacy with a digital-first mindset, always moving forward and always innovating.

From ingenious Duluth workwear, to comfortably capable Buck Naked Underwear, to outside-embracing AKHG, it's all about the innovative gear and gadgets that equip customers for a more hands-on way of life.

Top-notch quality, immersive storytelling, outstanding customer service, and the shared belief that the go-all-in-and-dig-deep spirit exists with everyone are what sets Duluth Trading Co. apart. We seek talented folks looking to be part of a can-do team that's hellbent on helping the world to gear up, get its hands dirty, and do.