Company Description

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. is an industry-leading innovation company focused on creating smarter, safer and more beautiful homes and improving lives. Our driving purpose is that we elevate every life by transforming spaces into havens. We believe our work and our brands can have incredibly positive impacts for not just our business and shareholders, but for people and the planet, too.

When you join Fortune Brands, you become part of a high-performing team who are empowered to think big, learn fast and make bold decisions. We support an inclusive and diverse culture where everyone is encouraged and empowered to be their authentic selves, and where our differences and unique perspectives are a key strength.

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Job Description

A dynamic and results-driven Distribution Manager with over eight years of progressive experience in logistics, supply chain operations, and team leadership within automated distribution centers. Adept at building high-performing teams through strategic talent development, performance coaching, and collaborative leadership. Proven track record of aligning operational execution with enterprise objectives by leveraging Lean methodologies such as 5S, Kaizen, and MOS to drive continuous improvement and cost-effective productivity.

In this role, the Distribution Manager leads and empowers a diverse workforce-including salaried Coaches, Coordinators, and over 100 Distribution Associates-while overseeing complex warehouse operations supported by advanced technologies and systems such as SAP/EWM. With sharp financial acumen and a passion for data-driven decision making, they steer budget forecasting, workflow optimization, and inventory management practices to ensure timely, accurate, and safe product delivery.

Committed to fostering an inclusive and communicative workplace culture, the Distribution Manager promotes employee engagement and recognition while enforcing world-class safety standards. Their expertise extends to ergonomics, regulatory compliance, and hands-on training initiatives that support organizational excellence and elevate the overall associate experience.

Combining technical proficiency, strategic foresight, and emotional intelligence, this leader thrives in fast-paced, cross-functional environments-and is deeply invested in transforming warehouse operations into agile, customer-focused ecosystems.

BASIC JOB FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES:
Leadership

• Recommend and initiate personnel actions, such as selections, promotions, transfers, training, terminations, counseling and disciplinary measures.
• Provide leadership, focus, direction, and coordination to Coaches, Coordinators and Distribution Associates.
• Conduct annual staffing reviews, succession planning and performance reviews of the operations management team.
• Provide leadership, focus, direction, and coordination to 3 Salaried Coaches, 8 Coordinators and 100 plus Distribution Associates in a fully automated DC.
• Develops direct reports through a collaborative performance management process; performs annual evaluations and individual development plans.
• Develops warehouse operations system improvements by analyzing process workflow, staffing and space requirements, and equipment layout, implementing changes.

Operations

• Refine and develop procedures to ensure continuous improvement in all aspects of the Distribution Center through 5S, Kaizen, and MOS processes.
• Responsible for planning, coordination and managing functions and personnel to ensure utilization of the WMS/EWM to maintain cost effective operations and ensure customer satisfaction.
• Achieves warehouse operational objectives by contributing to strategic plans and reviews; preparing and completing action plans; implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolving problems; completing audits; identifying trends.
• Meets warehouse operations financial objectives by forecasting requirements; preparing an annual budget; staffing levels: scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.
• Develops warehouse operations systems by developing, implementing, enforcing, and evaluating policies and procedures, developing processes for receiving product, equipment utilization, inventory mgt, and shipping.

Culture

• Provide effective associate relations within the team by ensuring that practices are fair and consistent.
• Engage in open honest communications to encourage associate feedback and to increase employee engagement; actively support recognition and rewards programs to enhance the employee experience.
• Ensure appropriate communications to inform associates about important business information and engage associates in the business.

Safety and Training

• Achieve world-class safety metrics in recordable incident rate and lost time incident rate. Provide work areas that promote positive ergonomic activity and focus on safety.
• Ensure all rules and regulations of the facility are followed and all safety violations are reported documented; dispense appropriate disciplinary action and counseling.
• Direct team to ensure proper and timely training of associates on company policies, safety programs, and job requirements.
• Responsible to direct the maintenance of good housekeeping procedures, safe storage of product in all areas of the warehouse and maintenance of all material handling equipment.

Competencies

• Customer Focus
• Developing Direct Reports
• Directing Others Managing and Measuring Work
• Motivating Others
• Priority Settings Innovation Management

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's degree (B. A./B.S.) required; Prefer degree in logistics or distribution management. Advanced degree preferred.

Experience

• 8 years experience in logistics, operations or Distribution Management.
• Minimum 4 years managing and supervising front-line leaders.

Skills

• Demonstrated success in creating and sustaining a safe workplace.
• Prior experience with Lean/TPS/5S principles and change mgt.
• Strong PC capabilities required to include managing and working within a Warehouse Management System (WMS). SAP/EWM knowledge a plus.
• Ability to prioritize and organize responsibilities; ability to use key performance indicators and to hold others and self-accountable, create efficient workflow and utilize key performance indicators.
• Previous experience in an automated distribution environment a plus.
• Experience in warehouse slotting and layout warehouse a plus; experience with conveyor systems is a plus.
• Must be able to function within and lead cross-functional teams.
• Outstanding communication skills, both oral and written.
• Knowledge of OSHA, EPA regulations.

Additional Information

Fortune Brands believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is Hiring Pay Range: $70,000 USD - $110,000 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. In addition to base salary, employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based sales incentive plan.

At Fortune Brands, we support the overall health and wellness of our associates by offering comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates' unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company contribution, product discounts, flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays per policy), inclusive fertility / adoption benefits, and more. We offer numerous Employee Resource Groups to support inclusivity and our associates' feeling of belonging at work.

Fortune Brands is a brand, innovation and channel leader focused on exciting, supercharged categories in the home products, security and commercial building markets. Our portfolio of brands includes Moen, House of Rohl, Aqualisa, SpringWell, Therma-Tru, Larson, Fiberon, Master Lock, SentrySafe and Yale residential.

Fortune Brands is headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois and trades on the NYSE as FBIN

Equal Employment Opportunity:

FBIN is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, or any other legally protected characteristic.

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