Lead Engineer, Supply Chain Technology

Job description

Overview

Foot Locker, Inc. seeks a Lead Supply Chain Engineer to lead our Global Technology Solutions (GTS) Supply Chain engineering group.  This role is accountable for leading supply chain (Warehouse and Transportation) initiatives and engineering operations while also developing supply chain strategies, fostering relationships, guiding technical decisions, and building a centralized Supply Chain Engineering function.    

Responsibilities

·  Manage new and existing Footlocker warehouse technology solutions across the North America network.
·  Run point on building a transportation and logistics engineering team
·  Take ownership of current projects, enhancements, operational efficiencies, and development related incidents/issues.
·  Co-lead an effort to build a centralized supply chain engineering culture in North America.
·  Design and lead an agile based work intake, prioritization, and execution process for Supply Chain technology.
·  Research leading-edge technologies and processes for continuous improvement and innovation.
·  Support technology strategies and roadmaps for Supply Chain applications.
·  Develop and coach senior and associate supply chain engineers to work across platforms, regions, and functions.
·  Work with internal and external development teams to execute projects, incidents, enhancements, and other activities requiring supply chain technical engineers.
·  Lead, align, influence, and collaborate across organizational boundaries and business functions without direct authority.
·  Will be primary point of contact for North America Supply Chain technologies and be responsible for managing the backlog and priorities of the engineering team. 
Qualifications

·  Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 7 years of related supply chain technology experience (WMS experience is a must).
·  In-depth functional and technical expertise with warehouse and transportation technologies and business processes (in-depth transportation / logistics technical experience is key).   
·  Experience in managing complex implementations at enterprise scale.
·  Thorough knowledge and experience in developing and delivering scalable and available distributed systems.
·  Experience working with collaboration, technical delivery, and CI/CD tools like JIRA, Bitbucket, GitHub, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, MIF, etc.
·  Experience in collaborating with off-shore and on-shore development teams and across time-zone and regions.
·  Experience with Scrum and an Agile Development environment.
·  Ability to partner and work collaboratively across GTS, business and with external partners with high degree of influencing abilities.
·  Proactive problem-solving mindset with a customer-focused approach.
·  Proficiency in managing multi-vendor ecosystems and handling conflicts and escalations.
·  25-35% travel required.
Benefits

The annual base salary range is $115,000- $160,000. This range represents the anticipated low and high end of the salary for this position. This role is also eligible to receive short term incentives that align with individual and company performance. Salary will be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data. Salary is one component of the Foot Locker, Inc. total compensation package, which includes the below.

 

Foot Locker Benefits:

· Employee Discount

· Paid Time Off

· Medical | Dental | Vision Coverage

· 401(k) | Roth 401(k)

· Stock Purchase Plan

· Life Insurance

· Flexible Spending Account

· Opportunities for Advancement

· Tuition Reimbursement for Qualified Courses

· Strong Company Culture

· Employee Resource Groups