Distribution Center Director

OVERVIEW

Experience operational excellence. Real investment in personal and professional development. And an ability to make real and beneficial change. The Distribution Centers at Ulta Beauty are a place where lived values meet next-generation advancements to create competitive advantage few can match.

If you want to learn in a supportive and ever-evolving environment. If you value managers who aren’t afraid to lead by rolling up their sleeves. If you seek stability, growth opportunities and the rewards that come with industry leadership, apply your talents and passions in ways that take us to even greater heights.

Leads and interprets Ulta Supply Chain strategic direction and vision to drive the overall success of an automated, retail distribution center. Ensures a safe, productive, and positive work environment while overseeing the daily operations, planning, organization, and execution of the distribution center and budget. Contributes to the development of distribution center leadership and career growth opportunities for Distribution Center employees through coaching, performance management, and active development planning, reinforcing a culture of accountability and excellence.

Our DC Directors are champions of Ulta Beauty’s mission, vision, and values, and should demonstrate them skillfully and consistently by performing the following duties and responsibilities of the position (as well as all other projects/duties as assigned):

• Inspire, lead, and motivate high-energy, results-driven teams in a fast-paced retail and eCommerce operations environment
• Strategically and effectively leads cross-functional teams with diverse goals and responsibilities
• Applies strong business acumen to identify opportunities for growth and operational improvement. Proactively identifies, addresses, and recommends solutions for any operational issues that may impact the associate experience, service level, and guest satisfaction
• Achieves or exceeds distribution center productivity goals weekly
• Develops and maintains annual operating budget and KPI metrics
• Achieves operating and financial objectives within budgeted guidelines
• Drives continuous improvement in productivity and financial performance
• Ensures effective communication within the DC of all key initiatives to encourage a consistent understanding of the reasons for, direction of, and expected results of each project
• Oversees facilities management, including vendor selection, negotiation of rates and service contracts
• Interfaces with other directors and senior managers to provide integrated operating goals that align with overall Company objectives
• Recommends measures to improve the supply chain, distribution methods, team performance, and quality of product
• Maintains consistent, reliable attendance to support business needs

• Manages a direct team of senior operational leaders and is responsible for the performance and development of all associates inside of the distribution center
• Champions and models Ulta Beauty’s mission, vision, and values
• Demonstrates high standards of associate safety, customer service, and servant leadership
• Provides coaching and feedback to improve individual and team performance, sharing best practices to drive consistency and excellence
• Oversees all non-exempt and exempt team staffing needs inside the DC
• Leads and executes best practices to promote associate engagement and to enable a high-performing workforce that contributes to the Company’s strategic growth and business objectives
• Role model behaviors aligned to a values-based, guest-centric, high performing culture with an emphasis on embracing our competencies and delivering with subject matter expertise
• Partners across the network organization to coach and develop leaders to ensure they are building culture action plans that best align to our people strategies and business initiatives
• Participates in talent calibration, culture survey action planning, goal setting and rollout, performance review consultation, and IDP creation/execution
• Attends mandatory training and meetings to enable continuous professional…