Assistant General Manager

**Baby Clothing, Kids Clothes, Toddler Clothes | Carter's**

Carter's Inc. Canada, a growing national retailer of children's apparel, requires an
**Assistant General Manager-Distribution **for our Distribution Centre in Cambridge, Ontario.

Reporting directly to the Director of Supply Chain, the incumbent in this position will be responsible for the following:

- ** Direct/ support all activities associated with distribution operations. Involvement for financial performance (P&L), cycle time (customer service), people management, inventory control and order accuracy**:

- ** Act as Facility leader when General Manager is not available**:

- ** Understand and review daily/weekly/monthly workloads; consult on staffing, priorities and schedules to ensure production volumes are met**:

- ** Excellent knowledge of corporate information systems to support visibility to product flow, inventory and activity history**:

- ** Implement strategic initiatives that focus on meeting growing business requirements and the handling of multiple product types**:

- ** Monitor key process indicators, analyze data to monitor corporate ecommerce performance and facilitate overall productivity improvements**:

- ** Evaluate the logistics operations business practices, update and develop documentation, streamline opportunities and eliminate non-value added activities**:

- ** Responsible for executing and reconciling physical inventories**:

- ** Safety - Lead to ensure facility is compliant with all governmental and corporate standards regarding safety, policies and discipline**:

- ** Loss Prevention - monitor 3PL on all facility operations, LP programs**:

- ** Transportation - oversight and leadership in establishing the best carrier costs when routing can be controlled; understanding of customer compliance guidelines and execution of tasks in distribution**:

- ** HR - Takes an active role in managing employees and temporary staff**:

- ** Finance - support the control/review over all P&L expenses (variable and fixed) to include cost reduction opportunities for services and/or in-house vs. third party opportunities; adhere to corporate purchasing strategies and benefits**:

- ** Upholds and follows the standards set forth in Carter's Code of Ethics, fosters an environment within the facility that promotes the ethical behavior of all associates.**:

- ** Communicates effectively with corporate divisions of Merchandise Planning, Customer Service IT and HR as well as external partners**:

- ** Provides consistent reporting and KPI review for corporate finance**:

- ** Works with corporate divisions on compliance guidelines (vendor and customer)**:

- ** Partners with and supports on all DC process improvement projects to include engineered standards and best methods**:

- ** Champion all systems improvement initiatives to ensure alignment with business requirements; set strategic direction for modifications required and support/warranty approach**:

- ** Responsible for all capital projects, requests, justifications and proof of ROI**:

- ** Supervises Carter's DC management team**:

- ** PNL shared responsibility for $ 20M ($6MM Distribution, $13MM outbound Transportation)**:

- ** Special projects as needed**

**Experience and Skills**
- ** Acts with Integrity: Demonstrates responsible, ethical and honest behavior in all roles, tasks and responsibilities; models company values.**:

- ** Problem Solving: Reacts quickly and appropriately to problems in the DC; follows-up in a timely manner to issues not immediately resolvable; ties all loose ends.**:

- ** Customer Driven: Creates a customer-focused environment in which excellent service is provided to all Customers; sees business through the eyes of the Customer.**:

- ** Gets Things Done: Motivates self and others to accomplish important objectives despite a complex environment and multiple demands; creates a sense of urgency; delegates appropriately.**:

- ** Communicates Effectively: Communicates clearly and concisely with all audiences; keeps others informed and listens carefully to input and feedback; adapts messages to fit audience.**:

- ** Plans Strategically: Demonstrates the ability to determine goals, direction and action steps necessary to maximize short-term and long-term.**:

- ** Ground-Engaged: Demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of the business and how his/her actions affect the business; uses this knowledge to make effective business decisions; knows the competition and the industry; foresees future challenges and takes action to address them.**:

- ** Building Relationships: Establishes trust and credibility with people over time; establishes rapport with people; has smooth working relationships with people inside and outside of the organization.**:

- ** Champions Development: Seeks knowledge about the strengths and weaknesses of their self and Associates; takes steps to maximize development of both self and Associates.**:

- ** Maintains a positive a