Distribution & Fulfillment Lead – DTC, ERP/WMS, HazMat

Kinetic Brands; Passaic (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare You Can Count On

Unlimited PTO

Paid Parental Leave

401k Match

Monthly Home Office Stipend

Employee Discounts

Job summary

Kinetic Brands is seeking a Distribution Manager to oversee daily DTC fulfillment, shipping, inventory flow, and packaging quality in a fast-paced nail polish and beauty products environment. The role requires strong ERP/WMS experience, carrier management, hazardous materials shipping knowledge, and proven leadership skills.

You will lead distribution supervisors and staff, coordinate with Manufacturing and Inventory, monitor KPIs, and drive continuous improvements to ensure accurate, timely,

Qualifications

• Experience directing distribution, warehouse, logistics, or fulfillment in high-volume DTC.
• Strong knowledge of ERP and WMS systems.
• Extensive carrier network knowledge and rate-shopping practices.
• Hazardous materials shipping knowledge for cosmetics products.
• Experience implementing packaging standards and QA procedures.
• Proven ability to lead large teams and develop employees.
• Excellent communication, organization, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced setting.
• Experience with product launches and high-volume fulfillment preferred.
• Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily picking, packing, shipping, receiving, and inventory movement.
• Ensure DTC orders are processed accurately and shipped within deadlines and SLAs.
• Plan staffing, workflow, and capacity for daily operations and launches.
• Monitor productivity, backlogs, order accuracy, and shipping performance.
• Coordinate with Manufacturing, Inventory, and other departments to support needs.
• Manage and optimize ERP/WMS for order processing and inventory control.
• Troubleshoot system issues with internal teams and providers.
• Train employees on system updates and processes.
• Identify opportunities to improve workflows and reporting.
• Maintain relationships with parcel and freight carriers; compare rates and times.
• Ensure compliant hazardous shipments with proper documentation and labeling.
• Establish packaging standards and monitor quality; investigate issues and implement fixes.
• Lead root-cause investigations and capacity planning for launches and peak periods.
• Foster a positive, accountable team environment and develop staff.

Skills

Distribution leadership

ERP/WMS experience

Carrier rate shopping

Hazardous materials shipping

Packaging quality standards

Team leadership

Communication

Organization & planning

Product launches experience

English/Spanish bilingual

Tools

ERP/WMS software

Job description

Kinetic Brands is seeking a Distribution Manager to oversee daily DTC fulfillment, shipping, inventory flow, and packaging quality in a fast-paced nail polish and beauty products environment. The role requires strong ERP/WMS experience, carrier management, hazardous materials shipping knowledge, and proven leadership skills.

You will lead distribution supervisors and staff, coordinate with Manufacturing and Inventory, monitor KPIs, and drive continuous improvements to ensure accurate, timely,