CA DC Manager

henryschein; Niagara-on-the-Lake; On-site; CAD 93,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Bonus opportunities

Pension

Team perks

Job summary

Henry Schein Canada is seeking a hands-on Distribution Centre Manager to lead the Niagara-on-the-Lake DC with two supervisors and Facilities/Maintenance oversight. You’ll drive safety, quality, accuracy and productivity while building an engaged team focused on exceptional customer service.

The role emphasizes operational excellence across fulfillment, inventory, and cost control in a fast-paced, regulated healthcare distribution environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of warehouse management experience in distribution or operations, including at least 3 years in a supervisory leadership role or equivalent.
• Experience with ISO standards and regulated processes; healthcare or regulated distribution environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day performance of the Niagara-on-the-Lake Distribution Centre, ensuring safety, quality, accuracy, productivity and customer service.
• Lead and develop your management team, including two DC Supervisors and Facilities/Maintenance, creating clear accountability while building an engaged, collaborative, high-performing culture.
• Drive operational excellence across picking, packing, shipping, transportation, returns, inventory and specialized handling, ensuring orders are prioritized and fulfilled accurately.
• Use operational data and performance measures to manage labour, productivity, accuracy, workflow and costs, identifying root causes and turning insights into improvements.
• Champion continuous improvement by streamlining processes, solving operational challenges and implementing initiatives that improve efficiency, quality and customer experience.
• Ensure a safe, compliant and well-maintained Distribution Centre, including adherence to health and safety requirements, ISO standards and regulated healthcare distribution processes.
• Partner across Henry Schein to resolve operational and customer issues, strengthen service levels and ensure the DC supports the needs of our customers and the Canadian business.

Skills

People leadership

Project management

Analytical thinking

Communication

Organizational skills

Education

Post-secondary education in Business Administration or related discipline

Tools

Excel

Warehouse/data systems

Job description

DISTRIBUTION CENTRE (DC) MANAGER

NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, ONTARIO

ONSITE

Lead the team that keeps healthcare moving.

Are you a hands-on distribution leader who knows how to bring together people, performance and process to build a high-performing operation? Henry Schein Canada is looking for a Distribution Centre Manager to lead our Niagara-on-the-Lake Distribution Centre, where the work our teams do every day helps healthcare professionals get the products they need to care for their patients.

In this onsite leadership role, you will have overall responsibility for the performance of our Distribution Centre, leading through two DC Supervisors and our Facilities/Maintenance function. You will drive operational excellence across fulfillment, inventory, productivity, safety and regulatory compliance while building an engaged, accountable team and continuously improving how we serve our customers.

Henry Schein Global Is A Health Solutions Company Powered by A Network of People and Technology

Our 900+ Team Schein Members in Canada work together to support dental and medical practitioners, practices and businesses providing supplies, equipment, service, and digital technology driven through an all-encompassing business solutions approach which brings our Corporate Mission to life:

"To help our customers be more successful, so they can focus on delivering the best quality care."

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Lead the day-to-day performance of our Niagara-on-the-Lake Distribution Centre, ensuring the operation delivers on safety, quality, accuracy, productivity and customer service.
• Lead and develop your management team, including two DC Supervisors and Facilities/Maintenance, creating clear accountability while building an engaged, collaborative and high-performing culture.
• Drive operational excellence across picking, packing, shipping, transportation, returns, inventory and specialized handling, ensuring customer orders are prioritized and fulfilled accurately and efficiently.
• Use operational data and performance measures to manage labour, productivity, accuracy, workflow and costs, identifying root causes and turning insights into measurable improvements.
• Champion continuous improvement by streamlining processes, solving operational challenges and implementing initiatives that improve efficiency, quality and customer experience.
• Ensure a safe, compliant and well-maintained Distribution Centre, including adherence to health and safety requirements, ISO standards and regulated healthcare distribution processes.
• Partner across Henry Schein to resolve operational and customer issues, strengthen service levels and ensure the Distribution Centre continues to support the needs of our customers and the broader Canadian business.

WHAT YOU BRING

• 5+ years of warehouse management experience in distribution or operations, including at least 3 years in a supervisory leadership role or equivalent; broader progressive experience in complex production or distribution environments is strongly valued. Post-secondary education in Business Administration or a related discipline. Strong knowledge of warehouse and distribution operations, with the ability to lead effectively in a fast-paced, high-volume environment. A hands-on leadership style and demonstrated ability to coach, develop and influence others while creating accountability and positive employee relations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with experience using operational data to improve productivity, accuracy, cost and overall performance. Experience with ISO standards and regulated processes; experience within healthcare or another regulated distribution environment is strongly preferred. Strong communication, organization and project-management skills, along with proficiency in Microsoft Office, including intermediate to advanced Excel, and experience with warehouse/data systems.

Your favourite words are Distribution Centre Management, Warehouse Management, Warehouse Operations, Distribution Operations, Operational Excellence, People Leadership, Continuous Improvement, Inventory Management, Order Fulfillment, Warehouse Productivity, Logistics, Health & Safety, ISO, Regulated Distribution, Performance Management, Process Improvement, Cost Management, Customer Experience

WHY US

You will enjoy a compensation package including salary, short- and long-term bonus opportunity, health benefit plans, and pension. We will also provide you with the opportunity to engage and participate in a variety of team perks, corporate and wellness initiatives. We are a company focused on individual talent development and success, in addition to your well-being.

This position is based onsite at our Niagara-on-the-Lake Distribution Centre, five days per week, working a 40-hour work week. This is not a hybrid or remote position.

The posted range for this position is $93,000 - $116,000, which is the expected salary range for an employee who is new to the role to fully proficient in t