Distribution Center Manager (Animal Health)

Location: Lexington, KY, United States; onsite distribution-center role with overnight travel as needed.

Company

hirify.global provides animal-health products, services, and technology that support veterinary practices and animal health outcomes.

What you will do

• Plan and direct receiving, storing, shipping, routing, returns, damaged goods handling, and related administrative activities.
• Manage, coach, schedule, and develop distribution-center leaders and employees across inbound, outbound, inventory, and delivery operations.
• Oversee driver scheduling, delivery compliance, customer returns, inventory accuracy, cycle counts, physical inventories, vendor returns, and morgue inventory.
• Maintain facility sanitation, pest control, equipment, damaged-freight disposal, safety programs, records, and government reports.
• Collaborate with Sales, Purchasing, Regulatory Affairs, Area management, Corporate management, customers, vendors, and coworkers.
• Control operating expenditures, contribute to annual budgets, and optimize receiving, picking, packing, and shipping layouts and processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; Operations, Logistics, Supply Chain, or another business-related major is preferred, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least five years of practical warehouse management and/or supervisory experience, including hiring, performance management, disciplinary action, budget development, training, and basic employment-law awareness.
• Experience directly managing associates; management of a team of 10 or more is preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Experience with inventory control, workforce scheduling, budgeting, expense control, budget variance analysis, and corrective adjustments.
• Strong oral and written communication, organizational, time-management, motivational, customer-service, and teamwork skills.
• Ability to obtain forklift certification required.
• Ability to meet any applicable minimum experience requirements of local or state boards or licensing agencies.
• Ability to travel overnight as needed, lift and transport 30 pounds regularly and 50–70 pounds occasionally, and stand or walk on concrete while bending, stooping, and reaching.

Nice to have

• At least three years of experience with a pharmacy or pharmaceutical wholesaler/distributor.
• Green Belt or equivalent Six Sigma or Lean Six Sigma qualification.
• Forklift certification.
• Experience using RF technology in a distribution environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Climate-controlled, small-team environment with limited weekend work.
• Medical, dental, vision, health savings, and flexible spending benefits.
• 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid time off, and paid holidays.
• Company-paid life and AD&D insurance, disability benefits, pet insurance, and identity-theft protection.
• Maternity, parental, military, and other leave options.
• Competitive pay, potential bonus or short-term incentive eligibility, and a drug-free workplace.