Manager, Distribution
Workwear Outfitters
Whites Creek, TN · Posted November 9, 2026
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About the job
Workwear Outfitters has a strong legacy of building innovative, authentic, market-ready products and is a leading supplier of work apparel and footwear for diverse occupations in industries such as automotive, manufacturing, oil and gas, utilities, government, food services, telecommunications, hospitality, and more. Workwear Outfitters is based in Nashville, Tennessee, with over $800 million in sales, and we employ more than 5,800 people in facilities worldwide.
Brands under the Workwear Outfitters umbrella include Red Kap®, Bulwark®, Image Authority®, Kodiak®, Terra®, Walls®, Liberty ®, Work Authority®, Workrite® Fire Service, Chef Designs®, and Horace Small®. Workwear Outfitters is also the exclusive licensee for Dickies® apparel in the B2B channel.
Our Purpose: “We champion and empower workers who make our world work better.”
Major benefits include medical, vision, and dental, Life and Disability coverage.
Other benefits include 401K, Tuition reimbursement, Employee Assistance Program, Flexible Spending Accounts, and more.
What You Will Do as a 2nd shift Distribution Manager:
· Manages departments within the assigned distribution center, ensuring adequate staffing levels
· Manages 7 - 10 hourly supervisory staff members engaged in operations, second shift, including:
o Maintaining distribution schedules to ensure our adherence to customer and company requirements such as cost and quality
o Physical and systematic product receiving and replenishment
o Inventory accuracy - confirm inventory information matches the physical inventory quantities of the warehouse by recording and reporting data metrics
o Ensure quality defect rates remain within acceptable range
o Measurement of daily and weekly workforce KPI's
o Continuous process improvement objectives
o Safety policy compliance
o Budget planning and review responsibility
This is a second shift position. Hours will vary, but typical second-shift hours are 2:30 pm - 11:00 pm.