Manager, Distribution

Workwear Outfitters, LLC; Whites Creek (TN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Workwear Outfitters, LLC in Nashville, Tennessee, seeks a 2nd shift Distribution Manager to lead multiple departments in our distribution center. You will manage staffing, schedules, inventory control, and safety compliance to meet customer requirements and cost targets.

This role emphasizes continuous process improvements, KPI tracking, and budget planning, with typical second shift hours 2:30 pm to 11:00 pm. Workwear Outfitters offers comprehensive benefits and equal opportunity employment.

Responsibilities

• Manages departments within the distribution center with adequate staffing.
• Oversees 7–10 hourly supervisory staff on second shift, including scheduling and oversight.
• Maintains distribution schedules to meet customer and company requirements for cost and quality.
• Manages product receiving and replenishment; ensures inventory accuracy and reports data metrics.
• Ensures quality defect rates remain within acceptable range; tracks daily/weekly workforce KPIs.
• Drives continuous process improvement objectives and enforces safety policy compliance.
• Leads budget planning and review responsibilities.
• This is a second shift position with typical hours 2:30 pm - 11:00 pm.

Job description

Workwear Outfitters has a strong legacy of building innovative, authentic, market-ready products and is a leading supplier of work apparel and footwear for diverse occupations in industries such as automotive, manufacturing, oil and gas, utilities, government, food services, telecommunications, hospitality, and more. Workwear Outfitters is based in Nashville, Tennessee, with over $800 million in sales, and we employ more than 5,800 people in facilities worldwide. Brands under the Workwear Outfitters umbrella include Red Kap®, Bulwark®, Image Authority®, Kodiak®, Terra®, Walls®, Liberty ®, Work Authority®, Workrite® Fire Service, Chef Designs®, and Horace Small®. Workwear Outfitters is also the exclusive licensee for Dickies® apparel in the B2B channel. Our Purpose: "We champion and empower workers who make our world work better." Major benefits include medical, vision, and dental, Life and Disability coverage. Other benefits include 401K, Tuition reimbursement, Employee Assistance Program, Flexible Spending Accounts, and more.

Workwear Outfitters has a strong legacy of building innovative and authentic market-right products and is a leading supplier of work apparel and footwear for diverse occupations in industries such as automotive, manufacturing, oil and gas, utilities, government, food services, telecommunications, hospitality, and many more. Workwear Outfitters is based in Nashville, Tennessee with more than 5,800 employees in facilities spanning the globe. Brands under the Workwear Outfitters umbrella include Red Kap®, Bulwark®, Image Authority®, Kodiak®, Terra®, Walls®, Liberty ®, Work Authority®, Workrite® Fire Service, Chef Designs®, Horace Small®, CritiCore®, and OOBE®. Workwear Outfitters is also the exclusive licensee for Dickies® apparel in the B2B channel. Our Purpose: "We champion and empower workers who make our world work better"

What You Will Do as a 2nd shift Distribution Manager:

• Manages departments within the assigned distribution center, ensuring adequate staffing levels
• Manages 7 - 10 hourly supervisory staff members engaged in operations, second shift, including:
  • Maintaining distribution schedules to ensure our adherence to customer and company requirements such as cost and quality
  • Physical and systematic product receiving and replenishment
  • Inventory accuracy - confirm inventory information matches the physical inventory quantities of the warehouse by recording and reporting data metrics
  • Ensure quality defect rates remain within acceptable range
  • Measurement of daily and weekly workforce KPI's
  • Continuous process improvement objectives
  • Safety policy compliance
  • Budget planning and review responsibility

This is a second shift position. Hours will vary, but typical second-shift hours are 2:30 pm - 11:00 pm.

Workwear Outfitters is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and associates and to maintaining a workplace free from discrimination and harassment. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship status, HIV/AIDS status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.