Inbound Area Manager (Onsite, Fort Worth)

Luminize • Fort Worth, TX

2d • $85,000 - $90,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Coastal Trading Ventures is seeking an Inbound Area Manager for their fast-growing eCommerce fulfillment operation in Fort Worth, TX. This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for overseeing the entire dock-to-stock process, ensuring accurate receiving, and managing the team that keeps freight flowing. The role involves working closely with other Area Managers and departments to maintain production and FBA shipment schedules. A key aspect of this role will be contributing to the development of a new Warehouse Management System (WMS) from scratch.

Requirements

• 5+ years as an Inbound Manager or Inbound Area Manager, or a directly equivalent full-ownership receiving role, plus prior supervisory experience
• Demonstrated experience in a high-SKU, high-complexity, high-volume receiving environment — ready to speak to real numbers: SKU count, daily volume, headcount, dock-to-stock
• Extensive experience managing inbound CPG operations across LTL, FTL, and mixed pallets
• Operational leadership and people management experience in a fast-paced 3PL fulfillment setting
• Strong working knowledge of a WMS and comfort in an integrated system environment
• Comfort operating in a system that's still being built with manual controls are sometimes the answer for a while
• Strong leadership skills with a proven ability to motivate and manage teams effectively
• Strong Excel/Google Sheets proficiency for reporting and analysis
• Ability to collaborate and strategize with business stakeholders and clients
• Flexibility to work rotating shifts, weekends, and some holidays as business needs require

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Amazon FBA requirements - prep, packaging, FNSKU labeling
• Experience on a proprietary or in-house-built WMS
• Experience partnering with an internal software/IT team as the operational voice writing requirements, running UAT
• Component-level or BOM-driven inventory experience supporting kitting or production
• Experience standing up a new inbound program, onboarding a client, or migrating a WMS
• Lean, Six Sigma, or formal continuous improvement training
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Operations, Business, or equivalent operating experience
• Bilingual English/Spanish

Responsibilities

• Oversee receiving of LTL, FTL, and mixed-pallet CPG shipments, ensuring accurate, efficient unloading
• Own dock scheduling and appointment management, sequencing freight against labor, storage, and downstream kitting/outbound needs
• Drive dock-to-stock performance, including expedited handling for components gating an active kitting run or FBA shipment
• Direct the team to verify merchandise against BOLs and packing lists, holding the standard when volume is heavy
• Identify, document, and resolve discrepancies - shorts, overages, damages, mislabeled freight by root cause, not adjustment
• Partner with Inventory Control and Prep on slotting, put-away logic, and overflow management
• Manage returns and reverse-logistics receiving: inspection, disposition, reconciliation
• Train, mentor, and evaluate leads and associates to build bench strength
• Serve as inbound's point of contact for clients, and hold suppliers and carriers accountable to appointment, labeling, and documentation standards
• Act as inbound's business owner for the in-house WMS build defining requirements, testing functionality, and prioritizing fixes
• Monitor KPIs (throughput, receipt accuracy, dock-to-stock, labor productivity) and report performance to the Operations Manager
• Uphold a safe working environment - dock safety, PIT certification, OSHA compliance
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Mentorship from experienced operations leadership
• Cross-functional exposure to supply chain, warehouse operations, and catalog teams
• A culture that rewards initiative, curiosity, and follow-through

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Associate degree