Sr Manager, Supply Chain Digital Capabilities

OUTGROWN YOUR OWN BACKYARD? COME PLAY IN OURS.

At Columbia, we're as passionate about the outdoors as you are. And while our gear is available worldwide, we're proud to be based in the Pacific Northwest, where natural wonders are our playground.

Every product we make and every task we undertake is inspired by the famous words of our founder Gert Boyle: "It's perfect. Now make it better." As pioneers of relentless improvement, we are constantly evolving.

We believe the outdoors is ours to protect and strive to keep our planet healthy. We believe in empowering people to experience the outdoors to the fullest.

And we believe in you.

ABOUT THE POSITION

Columbia Sportswear's dynamic global supply chain consists of 4 distribution centers, 430 retail stores, 80 apparel factories and 20 footwear factories worldwide. We pride ourselves on being able to get products to market quickly, safely, and in the most cost-effective manner. By leveraging data analytics, we are constantly pushing to make smarter business decisions and identifying innovative ways to make Columbia Sportswear's supply chain more efficient and effective to meet our consumers' ever-changing needs.

As the Senior Manager of Global Supply Chain Capabilities for Columbia Sportswear you will be responsible for driving best-in-class processes, capabilities, and innovation for the Global Supply Chain. In this position, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing the consumer experience and delivering the brand promise by improving speed to deliver, reducing fulfillment operational costs by digitizing our Supply chain processes to bring Columbia to the future. You will also be responsible for collaborating with Brands, Regions, and Channels to develop, execute, and create new and improved processes and capabilities.

HOW YOU'LL MAKE A DIFFERENCE

• Lead and maximize the capabilities team, inspiring each team member to reach higher levels of performance through trust, delegation, participation, and coaching
• Responsible for development and deployment of the SC digitization capabilities, investments, and impact to performance across the extended supply chain organization, supporting all brands, channels, and regions
• Align and prioritize Global Supply Chain's digitization capability to business outcomes and promote synchronization with technology, product, and Enterprise strategic roadmaps
• Maintain and harmonize oversight of SC digitization initiatives (discovery, approval, start-up, implementation, scale)
• Develop and communicate methodology, governance, and success metrics for applicable initiatives
• Identify and address performance, resource, and alignment gaps through partnership with cross functional stakeholders and team members
• Provide an enterprise perspective when identifying and addressing business needs, bringing industry trends, best practices and processes to bear
• A deep sense of learning, exploration, and discovery
• A point of view on the role of the supply chain in the strategic development of the organization

YOU ARE

• Willing to partner extensively across all dimensions of Columbia Sportswear to influence, drive, and deliver change
• A self-starter and feel comfortable and excited to lead and drive projects

YOU HAVE

• 5-7 years of Process Development Management leadership experience
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, or related field; advanced degree preferred
• Strong strategic orientation and acumen, demonstrated by prior experience in large consulting firm and demonstrated success at the Senior Manager / Project Leader level
• Project and program management experience in an increasingly complex matrixed environment
• Experience bringing large scale change opportunities to life through storytelling, fact-based orientation, and using advanced analytics to inform complex decision making
• Supply chain strategy expertise in wholesale or direct to consumer; with specific focus on logistics and distribution, planning, manufacturing, returns, or store operations
• Significant leadership experience managing a team of 3-6 people directly and up to 20 people indirectly

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Columbia Sportswear Company and our portfolio of brands, including Columbia, SOREL, Mountain Hardwear and prAna, know a thing or two about adventures. After all, we've been on one since 1938, working to perfect the art of enjoying the outdoors. Behind everything we make is an employee who's found that the greatest adventure starts with joining a company that strives to do the right thing.

This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company.

At Columbia Sportswear Company (CSC), we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. CSC believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.