Director, Inbound

Digi-Key Corporation • Thief River Falls, MN

113d • $141,600 - $194,800

About The Position

The Director, Inbound is responsible for the vision, strategy, planning, coordinating, and senior leadership of all activities related to the delivery of Receiving and Fargo services for DigiKey Corporation. The position's focus is on maintaining, coaching, and developing staff, determining organization objectives, monitoring the progress of projects and initiatives, and taking appropriate action when needed. This is an essential onsite position, which requires regular onsite attendance.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business administration or similar area of study or equivalent, relevant work experience.
• 10+ years of managerial or related experience such as mentorship, team lead roles or career development.
• 3+ years of experience in DigiKey &/or industry experience in inventory control, continuous improvement, Data & Analytics, warehouse distribution.
• Demonstrated success in leadership/management role within an interdepartmental and dynamic company.
• Demonstrated ability to build and foster influential relationships at all levels across and outside of the DigiKey organization.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate professionally at all levels within the organization.
• Shown fiscal responsibility with the ability to understand and measure the cost-effectiveness of the department.
• In-depth knowledge of WMS systems and proven experience in rolling out new systems.
• Experience in setting up new distribution facilities and integrating existing facilities.

Responsibilities

• Provides visible, hands-on leadership to PDC managers and their supervisors, assisting them in developing a workforce that is highly focused, efficient, improvement-oriented and motivated for success.
• Understands overall company strategies, goals and objectives; develops and drives department strategy, goals & objectives to align for maximum impact.
• Effectively communicates operational objectives and plans to the PDC workforce, ensuring that all employees have a common understanding of strategic PDC direction.
• Establishes a continuous improvement plan with metrics for PDC that will lead to a leaner and more efficient operation.
• Works as an effective corporate liaison with sales/customer service, purchasing, accounting and other functional areas within DigiKey.
• Assumes responsibility for the layout of company order fulfillment receiving facilities as well as the company's off-site warehousing locations.
• Works closely with the DigiKey Information Technology group to automate manual functions and increase order fulfillment efficiencies.
• Ensures ISO (quality) and OSHA (safety) compliance.
• Develops performance-based metrics for individuals and departments within PDC.
• Identifies opportunities for team and/or leader development.
• Owns an effective human resources planning process, communicating to DigiKey HR on an ongoing basis regarding projected staffing needs.
• Provides direction and guidance to employees and manage issues appropriately.
• Works closely with DigiKey leadership to identify, develop, and implement continuous improvements.
• Monitors and evaluates performance dashboards and reports.
• May champion/lead organizational change initiatives.
• Improves DigiKey's ranking among other industry electronic distributors regarding order fulfillment.
• Builds upon current financial metrics within the distribution network.
• Develops near term (1-3+ year) functional plan to achieve PDC objectives.

Benefits

• Highly competitive benefits package.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree