Director Retail Outbound Transportation

OVERVIEW

Imagine
. With over 1,200 stores throughout the U.S. and a thriving supply chain network, there has never been a greater need for people of high initiative, of big-picture thinking, and adaptability to share in our journey. At Ulta Beauty, we have greater ambitions
. Growing what works. Iterating in areas that have promise. Creating new offerings for industry advantage.

In all of this is the opportunity to experience real impact, to effectuate change, to give wings to a spirit of creativity and entrepreneurism. Because the challenges are multi-faceted and ever-changing. But for those inspired by real-world demands that press and stretch, that call for new and smarter ideas, that require heavy doses of trust and respect, Ulta Beauty encourages you to imagine with us.

The Director, Retail Outbound Transportation partners closely with the Vice President of Transportation to provide strategic vision, direction, and leadership across all facets of retail outbound transportation, ensuring alignment with Ulta Beauty’s enterprise goals. This role is responsible for leading the retail outbound transportation strategy and operations across the enterprise, supporting the retail road‑map for Ulta Beauty. The Director will lead the retail outbound transportation operations team, partner with internal stakeholders and leadership to evolve the future strategy for retail outbound transportation processes across the network and lead the implementation of any changes.

This role includes leading and developing managers of people and deploying new capabilities within the Transportation team. The Director will manage cross‑functional relationships with third‑party vendors, Store Operations, Store Field Leadership, Distribution Centers, Ulta IT, Finance, and Loss Prevention. The Director will work closely with internal stakeholders and enterprise leaders (Directors, VPs, and SVPs) to optimize outbound freight flow across our network and will be responsible for leading the implementation of any changes.

• Build, define, and manage the development of a retail outbound transportation strategic road‑map to optimize service to our stores and guests while ensuring the strategy ties to overall Supply Chain and Retail vision.
• Manage the development of a comprehensive multi‑modal retail outbound transportation strategy, establishing and tracking KPIs to assess and improve performance.
• P&L responsibility of $50M+ including focus on cost savings optimization, carrier procurement, and analytics to support strategic strategy.
• Develop business cases for supply chain investments, including analysis of capital investments and associated cost savings and other benefits to guide executive decision making.
• Lead a team to develop and implement detailed best practices and processes to support Best in Class vision of future supply chain.
• Lead strategic initiatives with enterprise leaders (Sr. Managers, Directors, VPs, SVPs) to define and plan various business applications such as enterprise strategic initiatives, best practice process improvement, and business continuity.
• Create capabilities for performance management and sustained process optimization.
• Develop leadership‑level presentations detailing strategy, progress, and financial status.
• Collaborate with enterprise leadership (Sr. Managers, Directors, VPs, SVPs) cross‑functionally to influence and drive targeted supply chain improvements. Lead initiatives associated with new stores, new DC logistics network development, and other strategic efforts.
• Develop and train process implementation and documentation support for all distribution/supply chain‑related projects, including supporting and/or creating project plans and timelines.
• Plan and manage project execution, ensuring that development projects are delivered on time, on budget, and consistent with specifications.
• Serve as liaison and SME between DCs and various HQ departments for day‑to‑day retail outbound transportation resolution.
• Coach, counsel, develop, and motivate team to successfully achieve department objectives.
• Continually evolve the team through introduction and…