Distribution Center Manager | Grocery Operations
Location: Bloomfield, CT
Salary: $82,000 to $87,500 per year
Employment Type: Full-time
Department: Operations
Epic Personnel Partners is hiring an experienced Distribution Center Manager for a high-volume grocery distribution facility in Bloomfield, Connecticut.
This leadership position is responsible for overseeing daily warehouse operations, managing supervisors and team members, maintaining safety and productivity standards, and ensuring products are received, stored, selected, and shipped accurately and on time.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage daily distribution center and warehouse operations
- Lead, coach, and develop supervisors, team leads, and warehouse employees
- Oversee staffing, scheduling, labor planning, and employee performance
- Monitor productivity, order accuracy, inventory, shipping, receiving, and operational KPIs
- Ensure customer orders are completed accurately and on schedule
- Maintain a safe, clean, and organized distribution environment
- Enforce company policies, food safety procedures, and OSHA standards
- Investigate operational issues and implement corrective action plans
- Work closely with transportation, inventory control, human resources, maintenance, and senior leadership
- Monitor labor costs, overtime, equipment usage, and warehouse expenses
- Improve workflow, productivity, employee engagement, and operational efficiency
- Prepare reports and communicate daily results to senior management
- Support automated warehouse systems, including conveyors, robotics, and warehouse management systems
Qualifications
- Previous management experience in a distribution center, warehouse, logistics, manufacturing, or supply chain environment
- Grocery, food distribution, retail distribution, or high-volume warehouse experience strongly preferred
- Proven experience leading supervisors and large warehouse teams
- Strong knowledge of shipping, receiving, inventory control, order selection, and warehouse operations
- Experience using warehouse management systems and productivity reporting tools
- Strong leadership, problem-solving, organization, and communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Knowledge of workplace safety, food safety, and employee performance management
- Bachelor’s degree in business, logistics, supply chain, or a related field is preferred but not required
Compensation
$82,000 to $87,500 per year, based on experience and qualifications.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Distribution Center Manager, Warehouse Operations Manager, Logistics Manager, or DC Operations Manager ready to lead a major grocery distribution operation.
Apply today through Epic Personnel Partners for immediate consideration.
Epic Personnel Partners is an equal opportunity employer. We consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.
Company Description
Epic Personnel Partners, LLC, a national, woman-owned staffing firm based in Pleasanton, CA, specializes in building long-term relationships with clients, candidates, and employees. We address staffing challenges across industries by understanding your business and matching the right talent to your needs. Our placements with leading companies highlight our commitment to quality and results.
What Sets Epic Apart?
Epic prioritizes client success by listening, understanding challenges, and delivering tailored staffing solutions. Using cutting-edge technology, we connect you with top talent efficiently. Our process evaluates candidates not only on skills and experience but also on personality and fit, ensuring the right match for your team.
With over 75 years of combined expertise, our team excels in full-cycle recruitment across various fields, including Administrative, IT, Call Center, Light Industrial, and Hospitality. For over two decades, we’ve successfully addressed talent needs, offering 24/7 support for last-minute or emergency requests.
We don’t aim to be the biggest—just the best. Let’s work together to be Epic!