Sr DC Manager at Ulta Beauty Fresno, CA

Overview

Experience operational excellence. Real investment in personal and professional development. 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. A supportive and ever-evolving environment. Managers who aren’t afraid to lead by rolling up their sleeves. Stability, growth opportunities and rewards that come with industry leadership.

As a Senior DC Operations Manager at Ulta Beauty, you will apply your strong strategic and analytical skills to drive operational excellence through short- and long-term planning. This role requires equal parts creativity/innovation and solid leadership/business acumen. Continuous improvement through the optimization of people, process and performance is an essential mindset and drive.

• Championing/modeling Ulta Beauty’s mission, vision and values
• Influencing accountability to plan, execute and achieve objectives that align with company strategy for growth and profit
• Identifying patterns and anticipating business needs that will drive performance
• Delivering efficient and effective solutions that meet the constraints of time, cost and scope
• Measuring the effect of process changes and accurately quantifying the impact
• Collaborating cross-functionally to launch new initiatives and track/analyze performance
• Raising awareness of process change impacts throughout the enterprise
• Facilitating proactive change management to all levels of the organization impacted by project rollouts
• Influencing key stakeholders to achieve results in an autonomous manner
• Determining the most efficient sequence of operations and workflow and recommending methods for maximum asset/people utilization
• Recommending methods for improving associate efficiency and reducing waste of time and effort (e.g., restructuring job duties, reorganizing workflow, job setup and related)
• Participating in training and testing for new systems and processes as part of an implementation plan
• Leading/executing best practices to promote associate engagement and enablement
• Partnering across the network to coach/develop leaders to ensure they are building culture action plans that best align to our people strategies and business initiatives
• Identifying ways to build/implement talent capabilities at all levels while identifying opportunities for training and development
• Leading/participating in talent calibration, culture survey action planning, goal setting and rollout, performance review consultation, and IDP creation/execution
• Planning and driving operational exempt and non-exempt staffing needs
• Leading building-wide performance management plans in partnership with leadership team

Qualified candidates will be high-energy individuals with proven leadership/team building skills who possess demonstrated knowledge of distribution and/or E-Commerce operations in a retail environment.

• Proven proficiency with process improvement
• The ability to lead cross‑functional teams with diverse goals and responsibilities
• Demonstrated skill in driving initiatives related to teams, projects and quality
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills, including trouble‑shooting, prioritizing and multitasking
• The ability to quickly learn business processes outside one’s area of expertise
• Nimbleness, with the innovation to apply process improvement initiatives
• Strong computer skills (specifically, MS Office, WMS Application)
• A Bachelor’s degree is preferred, but not required

• Work flexible, full‑time schedule, including days, evenings, weekends and holidays
• Work rotational, 24/7 on‑call to support operation at all hours
• Travel, including…