Warehouse Manager - Two Warehouses

Description:

At District Photo, our employees are the heart of our company. We are seeking a warehouse manager in our Louisville and Phoenix factories.

Travel Requirement 

This position supports both the Louisville, KY and Phoenix, AZ manufacturing facilities. Monthly travel to the Phoenix facility is required to ensure consistent warehouse operations, inventory management practices, and process execution across both locations. 

Position Overview 

District Photo is seeking an experienced Warehouse Manager to lead warehouse operations for our Louisville facility while providing operational oversight and support for our Phoenix warehouse team. This position is responsible for inventory accuracy, materials management, receiving, shipping, warehouse efficiency, ERP system utilization, and continuous improvement initiatives across both facilities. 

The ideal candidate will have extensive warehouse leadership experience, advanced ERP system expertise, and a demonstrated track record managing inventory, material flow, and warehouse operations across multiple facilities. This individual will serve as a key business partner in driving ERP utilization, inventory accuracy, process standardization, and operational consistency between Louisville and Phoenix. 

Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is strongly preferred. 

Benefits

401K, paid vacation, paid holidays, sick and safe leave, life insurance, medical, dental, vision, and short/long term disability benefits.

Culture

At DPI, our success is powered by our people and its client’s satisfaction ratings. Our culture allows employees to be engaged, empowered, and rewarded. We are a diverse and inclusive company who seeks to expand our brand by hiring collaborative individuals who think outside of the box. We are committed to providing a safe and healthy workplace for all of our employees and visitors.  Check us out! 

Requirements:

 

Key Responsibilities 

• Lead all warehouse operations including receiving, inventory control, replenishment, storage, and shipping activities. 
• Ensure accurate inventory management and maintain inventory integrity across multiple facilities. 
• Serve as the warehouse subject matter expert for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and other ERP systems, ensuring accurate inventory transactions, warehouse data integrity, reporting, purchasing coordination, process compliance, and continuous optimization of ERP-driven warehouse processes across multiple facilities. 
• Lead warehouse standardization initiatives across Louisville and Phoenix, leveraging ERP data, reporting, and best practices to drive inventory accuracy, operational consistency, and performance improvements across both sites. 
• Develop and implement warehouse policies, procedures, and best practices to improve efficiency and accuracy. 
• Partner closely with Production, Purchasing, Shipping, Customer Service, and Operations teams to support manufacturing schedules and customer requirements. 
• Analyze inventory levels and material requirements to ensure adequate stock while minimizing excess inventory. 
• Monitor key warehouse performance metrics and implement corrective actions as needed. 
• Lead cycle count programs and support physical inventory processes. 
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and drive continuous improvement initiatives. 
• Manage warehouse staffing, scheduling, training, coaching, and performance management. 
• Ensure compliance with company safety standards, OSHA regulations, and warehouse best practices. 
• Coordinate monthly travel to the Phoenix facility to review operations, support warehouse personnel, standardize processes, and drive operational consistency. 
• Assist with special projects and strategic initiatives as assigned. 

Qualifications 

Required 

• 5+ years of warehouse, distribution, inventory management, or materials management experience. 
• 3+ years of leadership experience managing warehouse teams. 
• 5+ years of hands-on ERP experience supporting warehouse, inventory, and materials management functions, including inventory transactions, reporting, cycle counts, purchasing coordination, and process improvement initiatives. 
• Demonstrated experience managing or supporting warehouse operations across multiple facilities, locations, or distribution centers. 
• Strong understanding of inventory control, cycle counting, receiving, shipping, warehouse operations, and materials management. 
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills. 
• Ability to travel monthly to Phoenix, Arizona. 
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and reporting tools. 

Preferred 

• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. 
• Manufacturing or production environment experience. 
• 3+ years of direct multi-site warehouse leadership experience with responsibility for inventory accuracy, process standardization, staffing, and operational performance across multiple locations. 
• Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or Continuous Improvement experience. 
• Forklift certification and familiarity with material handling equipment. 

Success Factors 

The successful candidate will be a hands-on leader who can effectively manage warehouse operations while building strong partnerships across multiple departments and facilities. 

This individual will possess strong ERP and inventory management skills, a continuous improvement mindset, and the ability to lead teams in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. The successful candidate will be highly proficient in ERP systems and capable of leveraging system data to drive inventory control, operational decision-making, and warehouse standardization across multiple facilities. 

District Photo Inc.

Founded in 1949 by Melvin Cohen as a small black & white photo lab, the business grew during the last half of the 20th century into a large wholesale photofinishing lab serving mid-Atlantic retailers and a national mail order film business. In the late 1990's under Neil Cohen’s leadership, DPI acquired a photo business in the UK and has transitioned from a mid-Atlantic film developing lab to multiple state-of-the-art digital labs shipping millions of photos worldwide every day.

Today, District is one of the largest variable data printing companies in the world as their facilities comprise over a million square feet of manufacturing space with a global reach that sets them apart in the digital printing market. With 7 production fulfillment facilities located in the United States (MD, PA, KY, AZ), England, the Czech Republic & Australia, District Photo is the leader in creating photo-based products as they deliver millions of prints, greeting cards, books, calendars, blankets, mugs, and other gift items yearly

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