Dir Inventory Control and Warehouse Ops (PRIMELINE)
2 days ago
Chicago
Job Description JOIN US AND "CREATE YOUR VISION" PRIME LINE - POWERED BY S&S ACTIVEWEAR Prime Line, the hard goods division of S&S, brings promotional product distributors top products in the best-selling categories. Backed by high achieving commercial groups, Prime Line is here to service every need a customer may have. ABOUT US S&S Activewear is a leading North American, tech enabled specialty distributor of imprintable apparel, including t shirts, fleece, athletic wear, headwear, workwear, scrubs and accessories. We pride ourselves on being the “critical link” that enables our 100+ brand partners such as Adidas, Columbia and Gildan to reach our hyper fragmented base of customers, comprised of apparel decorators, eRetailers and promotional products distributors that embellish apparel items for diverse end consumer use cases (e.g., everyday wear, concerts, fitness attire, life events, team sports, etc.). At S&S, we differentiate in the market through a customer service focus, strategic product portfolio, world class distribution infrastructure, a collaborative growth culture and a relentless focus on technology and innovation. Our success has compounded since the Company’s humble beginnings in 1988 as a regional t shirt distributor to a leading, multibillion dollar value-added distribution platform that drives market penetration for our suppliers while enabling growth, operations and fulfillment for a diverse range of customers across channels and business sizes. Today, we continue to strive to be the apparel distributor of choice by inspiring and fostering growth for customers, employees and suppliers, anchored in our commitment to Lead with Respect, Never Settle, Own the Outcome, Win Together, and the belief that Innovation Powers Our Hustle. These values guide how we serve, how we collaborate and how we continuously improve, ensuring we deliver on our promise of service, deep relationships, innovation, continuous improvement and accountability. ABOUT THE ROLE Responsible for leading the PrimeLine warehouse, master data, logistics and inventory control teams in all deco facilities to ensure inventory data integrity, inventory accuracy and delivery of goods to decoration operations and customers. Multi-site responsibility, which will cover buildings across two locations (Bridgeport, CT and Gaffney, SC) BENEFITS We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your life, health, and future. Benefits begin 0–90 days after hire and include Vacation, Personal, and Sick time; Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, and Disability coverage; Flexible Spending Accounts; and a 401(k) plan. You’ll also enjoy discounts on brand‑name apparel, fun employee events, and meaningful opportunities for growth and advancement. Join a company that invests in you from day one WHAT YOU WILL DO • Ensures Safety, Training, Quality, Delivery, Cost and Morale in warehouse and shipping teams, • Leads a remote master data team, as well as warehouse and logistics teams across two locations (CT, SC), • Secures necessary capex equipment and ensures management of change with proper installation, • Develops and implements warehouse standards to ensure consistency and stability across network, • Ensures continuous improvement in inventory accuracy, picking accuracy and other key metrics, • WMS (Made4Net preferable) subject matter expert. Partnering with IT on solutions to best serve customers and production areas, • Assess inventory levels across all facilities and develop inventory rebalance plans as necessary, • Identify and partner with Merchandising & Finance to relieve slow/nonmoving inventory, • Sets and maintains data standards for new SKU introduction and bin locations, • Creates and implements long-range strategic plan for continuous improvement, • Audits each location to ensure compliance with OSHA and S&S standards, • Conceptualizes new equipment and lean layouts/workflow for more effective operation, • Assess and develop talent to ensure stable operations and succession planning, • Performs root cause analysis and correction of any service or other performance issues, • Ensures inventory accuracy through cycle count program and management of work standards within WMS, • Partners with Merchandising and Engineering manage master data and ensure data integrity, • Strong, experienced and visible leader capable of multi-site leadership, • Strong background managing Warehouse Management Systems and ability to troubleshoot, • Minimum of 5 years leadership experience over large or multi-site operations, • Demonstrated implementation of continuous improvement in warehouse operations, • Strong oral, written, and technical communication skills, • Ability to perform in a fast-paced environment, and implement change as a transformational leader, • Organization and presentation skills; experience presenting to the executive level, • Strong working knowledge of all Microsoft Office Programs, • Must have a high-level problem-solving aptitude, with skill in lean management, • Ability to travel up to 35% of the time, • Detailed knowledge of warehouse management systems, inventory control, processes flow and shipping, • Large project/program management experience is a plus The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. Working Environment This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the essential functions. S&S has a remote work policy which provides for employees to be in the office Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and work from home on Tuesdays and Thursdays. S&S Activewear welcomes people of all backgrounds and experiences and are committed to creating a diverse culture and supporting human growth. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. We conduct business without regard to sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. Our policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, assign, transfer, and terminate employees based on their own ability, achievement, experience and conduct and other legitimate business reasons. S&S participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm you are authorized to work in the U.S. This job offer is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background check.