Distribution Center Manager

The McWane Way is a core philosophy outlined by the founder J.R. McWane in 1920. Today It encompasses Teamwork, Excellence, Leadership, Environment, Communication, Accountability, Safety and Trust. All team members at every level are expected to know and work by these principles, values, and behaviors. Most importantly, every team member is expected to be able to answer this question, “What does this mean for me?”

This is the all-important question because behavior is the best evidence of a living principle. Join the McWane team on the journey to The McWane Way.

McWane Inc. has a newly created division, McWane Plant and Industrial (MPI). This new division, based in Birmingham, AL, combines all Plant and Industrial Products in a single customer-focused package. We offer comprehensive solutions through an experienced team of professionals specifically focused on these two special markets. Our Mission is to be the Plant and Industrial supplier who is “easiest to do business with”.

We will make it easier to engineer, specify, and order components for plants. We will provide greater support for smoother delivery, cost-effective installation, and start-up. Most importantly, we will build strong relationships with design engineers, contractors, plant operations teams and project owners to ensure we are their first-choice supplier for both new construction and future upgrades.

The Distribution Center Manager will oversee the planning, procurement, storage, control, and distribution of materials and products according to the company’s needs and customer requirements. Ensure materials are delivered on time to facilitate production schedules and assist in forecasting and planning future orders. This role is pivotal in maintaining the balance between too much and too little inventory. The Materials Manager will coordinate and oversee inventory audits, cycle count, manage stock levels, organize inventory, and develop inventory tracking systems to minimize losses and maximize efficiency.

This role is also responsible for strategic sourcing and purchasing activities to support new product introduction (NPI). This includes collaborating with engineering and procurement teams to develop sourcing strategies, identifying and qualifying suppliers for new components and materials, negotiating pricing and lead times, and ensuring alignment of sourcing activities with production schedules and cost targets.

Scope of Responsibilities

• Lead daily receiving, put-away, replenishment, picking, packing, shipping, returns, and inventory-control operations.
• Supervise, schedule, coach, train, and evaluate hourly associates.
• Maintain accurate inventory through cycle counts, reconciliations, investigations, and root-cause corrective actions.
• Manage order fulfillment to meet on-time shipment, order accuracy, service-level, and productivity goals.
• Establish labor plans, shift schedules, workflows, and staffing requirements to match volume forecasts.
• Monitor KPIs such as fill rate, order accuracy, dock-to-stock time, inventory accuracy, cost per order, productivity, overtime, damage, and safety incidents.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, OSHA and other applicable safety requirements, security procedures, and quality standards.
• Manage warehouse layout, slotting, storage capacity, material-handling equipment, and space utilization.
• Use warehouse-management systems and reporting tools to monitor operations, identify bottlenecks, and improve performance.
• Coordinate with transportation, customer service, purchasing, inventory planning, vendors, carriers, and other internal teams.
• Oversee maintenance, inspections, and safe use of forklifts, conveyors, dock equipment, and other facility assets.
• Prepare operational reports, budgets, forecasts, and improvement plans for senior leadership.
• Lead continuous improvement projects that reduce costs, improve throughput, minimize errors, and strengthen customer service.
• Review trends to improve inventory operations, including purchasing, materials, suppliers, and storage.
• Support financial cost containment by minimizing inventory loss, root-cause analyses, turnover rate, and space…