Global Inbound Transportation Leader

Abercrombie & Fitch Co.; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive supply chain, retail operations, planning, inventory management, logistics, transportation, or network strategy experience.
• 5+ years leading teams, cross-functional initiatives, and/or strategic service provider relationships.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute global air and ocean transportation strategies that balance service, speed, cost, capacity, predictability, and resiliency.
• Lead end-to-end freight movement from origin handoff through DC receipt across key international and domestic inbound modes.
• Build resilient transportation solutions that support inventory flow, business growth, launch needs, and operational continuity.
• Navigate market disruption, geopolitical risk, capacity constraints, port congestion, and changing provider dynamics with clear mitigation plans.
• Maintain strategic carrier and forwarder partnerships, positioning A&F as a customer of choice while ensuring provider accountability.
• Partner with Procurement on sourcing strategies, negotiations, network design, and provider performance expectations.

Skills

Data fluency

Executive communication

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic partnerships

Problem solving

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, Engineering, or related field preferred

Tools

TMS solutions

Visibility platforms

Forecasting tools

Job description