Emea Transportation Operations Manager

**Company Description**
Amer Sports is a sporting goods company with internationally recognized brands including Salomon, Arc’teryx, Peak Performance, Atomic and Wilson.

“The Mountain Sport Company”, Salomon was born in 1947 in the heart of the French Alps and the birthplace of modern alpinism. Salomon’s commitment to innovative design and passion for mountain sports created a vast range of revolutionary new concepts in bindings, boots, skis and apparel for both Alpine and Nordic skiing and brought innovative solutions to footwear, apparel and equipment for snowboarding, adventure racing, mountaineering, hiking, trail running, and many other sports.

Through performance driven design, Salomon delivers innovation and progression to mountain sports; converting new ideas into action and expanding the limits of possibility. Salomon’s heritage, culture, and commitment are tied together by one simple concept: the world’s leading mountain people creating the world’s leading mountain products. Salomon is responsibly committed towards the outdoor through its sustainability Program. Diversity is one of Salomon’s five values, therefore we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all.

Salomon is headquartered in Annecy, France.

We are looking to recruit our new EMEA Transportation Operations Manager

The main purpose of this role is to **manage Inbound and Outbound transportation shipments execution in EMEA**from Suppliers to final Customers as well as to **control**,** monitor and coordinate local stakeholders (carriers and distribution centers) in alignment with Amer sports Service Level Agreements.**

**Manage Inbound transport operations and quality of service**:

- Oversee and actively manage Inbound shipments (weekly basis)
- Ensure accurate Shipment tracking/reporting
- Manage the inbound shipments and coordinate with local carriers for accurate arrival times
- Collaborate with DC’s and ensure “as planned” shipment execution
- Monitor and improve service agreements and lead-times and audit them based on SLA’s
- Manage the escalation process for service failures to ensure corrective actions are in place

**Manage Outbound transport operations and quality of service**:

- Collaborate with DC’s and Omni-channel sales teams (weekly basis)
- Monitor and improve service agreements and lead-times
- Contribute to Outbound transportation projects in close relationship with all internal/external stakeholders (DC, customs, IT,)
- Support carriers performance evaluation based on our service framework in terms of reliability, quality, cost
- Introduce service/quality criteria defined by the management and audit them based on SLA’s
- Manage all kind of escalations coming from carriers, internal customers or departments in resolving issues and provide solutions

**Qualifications**

**Technical skills**:

- ** Knowledge of Supply Chain Management and Distribution chain**:

- ** Knowledge of Transportation modes (Sea, Air, Road freight)**:

- **Fluent in English - verbal and in writing**:

- Computer skills: Microsoft Office, TMS (Transportation Management System), SAP TM is a plus
- Knowledge of Incoterms and Customs processes
- Knowledge in process management

**Behavioral skills**:

- ** Result orientation,** ability to execute operations and take operational actions proactively
- ** Good communication - verbal and in writing**:

- ** Process oriented -**able to follow processes accurately as well as put new processes in place if required
- Attention to details and ability to check and report factual & reliable information
- Structured and organized
- Autonomy
- Ability to stand back & to deal with uncertain situations, adaptation & flexibility
- Sense of customer service
- Ability to work as a team member and to collaborate
- Ability to analyze situations, to prioritize and to find solutions with the different stakeholders
- Ability to work in a multicultural environment

**Additional Information**
Permanent, full-time position.

Can be based in either** Annecy** (France), **Altenmarkt** (Austria) or **Überherrn** (Germany).