Distribution Manager
Description
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Distribution Center Manager is responsible for overseeing all daily operations of the distribution
center, ensuring efficient, cost-effective, and timely distribution of goods. This role involves managing staff, optimizing operational processes, ensuring compliance with safety standards, and maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction.
The Distribution Center Manager is responsible for overseeing all daily operations of the distribution
center, ensuring efficient, cost-effective, and timely distribution of goods. This role involves managing staff, optimizing operational processes, ensuring compliance with safety standards, and maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction.
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Oversee daily operations of the distribution center, including receiving, storage, order picking,
packing, and shipping.
• Develop and implement standard operating procedures to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness
• Recruit, train, supervise, and evaluate distribution center staff.
• Foster a positive and productive work environment.
• Develop team members through coaching, training, and career development initiatives.
• Continuously review and improve operational processes to enhance productivity and reduce costs.
• Implement lean management techniques and other best practices.
• Develop and utilize data and KPIs to monitor performance and drive continuous improvement.
• Ensure the distribution center complies with all health, safety, and environmental regulations.
• Conduct regular safety audits and training sessions.
• Maintain a safe and clean working environment.
• Ensure timely and accurate fulfillment of customer orders.
• Address and resolve customer service issues and complaints promptly.
• Maintain strong relationships with key clients and stakeholders.
• Prepare and manage the distribution center budget.
• Monitor expenses and implement cost-saving measures.
• Ensure financial objectives are met through efficient resource management.
packing, and shipping.
• Develop and implement standard operating procedures to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness
• Recruit, train, supervise, and evaluate distribution center staff.
• Foster a positive and productive work environment.
• Develop team members through coaching, training, and career development initiatives.
• Continuously review and improve operational processes to enhance productivity and reduce costs.
• Implement lean management techniques and other best practices.
• Develop and utilize data and KPIs to monitor performance and drive continuous improvement.
• Ensure the distribution center complies with all health, safety, and environmental regulations.
• Conduct regular safety audits and training sessions.
• Maintain a safe and clean working environment.
• Ensure timely and accurate fulfillment of customer orders.
• Address and resolve customer service issues and complaints promptly.
• Maintain strong relationships with key clients and stakeholders.
• Prepare and manage the distribution center budget.
• Monitor expenses and implement cost-saving measures.
• Ensure financial objectives are met through efficient resource management.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
Education & Certifications:
• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, operations, logistics, business administration,
transportation, or equivalent work experience
transportation, or equivalent work experience
Experience:
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in distribution or warehouse management
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving abilities.
• Proficient in warehouse management systems (WMS) and other relevant software.
• Knowledge of safety and compliance regulations.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Experience with lean management or Six Sigma methodologies.
• Ability to manage, coach, and provide training for direct reports
• Highly proficient in MS Excel
• Proficient with Microsoft Office
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Exceptional organizational and analytical skills
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving abilities.
• Proficient in warehouse management systems (WMS) and other relevant software.
• Knowledge of safety and compliance regulations.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Experience with lean management or Six Sigma methodologies.
• Ability to manage, coach, and provide training for direct reports
• Highly proficient in MS Excel
• Proficient with Microsoft Office
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Exceptional organizational and analytical skills
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND ABILITIES
• Regularly spend long hours sitting and using office equipment and computers
• Regularly spend long hours answering phone calls and emails
• Regularly move from sitting to standing positions effortlessly
• Regularly spend long hours in intense concentration reviewing and entering information into a
computer
• Ability to work safely in an office/warehouse environment
• Frequently required to walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel
• Reach with hands and arms
• Regularly Lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Exposure to outside weather conditions
• Frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts
• Occasionally required to stand; sit; climb or balance; stoop; kneel; crouch; or crawl; and talk; hear
• Occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme cold,
extreme heat.
• Regularly spend long hours answering phone calls and emails
• Regularly move from sitting to standing positions effortlessly
• Regularly spend long hours in intense concentration reviewing and entering information into a
computer
• Ability to work safely in an office/warehouse environment
• Frequently required to walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel
• Reach with hands and arms
• Regularly Lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Exposure to outside weather conditions
• Frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts
• Occasionally required to stand; sit; climb or balance; stoop; kneel; crouch; or crawl; and talk; hear
• Occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme cold,
extreme heat.
Freedom Forever is in accordance with applicable law, we prohibit discrimination against any applicant or employee based on any legally-recognized basis, including, but limited to: veteran status, uniformed service member status, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age (40 and over), pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics) or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local law. Our commitment to equal opportunity employment applies to all persons involved in our operations and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee, including supervisors and co-workers.
This job is based in PA, not seeking remote workers
This job is based in PA, not seeking remote workers