Retail Warehouse Manager, Los Angeles
About The Position
The Warehouse Manager – In-Venue Retail & Major Events will lead the setup, operational readiness, and ongoing management of a Los Angeles-based warehouse supporting retail product distribution for FIFA World CupTM, LA28, Super Bowl, and other large-scale fan and venue activations. This role ensures retail product is staged, allocated, and delivered to venues accurately and on time—directly impacting sales performance, inventory control, and fan experience. This role is responsible for building and managing a retail-focused warehouse operation that supports high-volume inventory intake, allocation, transfer, and distribution to stadiums, fan fests, and temporary retail footprints. The position requires deep expertise in mass shipping and receiving, retail inventory systems, and event-driven logistics. Between major event ramps, this role will support the broader IVR business across existing venue properties and pop-up retail activations. Major retail events operate on immovable timelines with global visibility.
Requirements
- 5–8+ years of retail warehouse management experience.
- Experience supporting high-volume retail distribution environments.
- Strong background in mass shipping and receiving operations.
- Experience with retail inventory allocation and transfer systems.
- Demonstrated success managing peak season or event-driven volume.
- Strong leadership experience overseeing warehouse teams.
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting sporting events or large-scale retail activations.
- Familiarity with OpsSuite.
- Experience working with licensed merchandise and event-based assortments.
Responsibilities
- Lead physical buildout of LA warehouse to support retail product storage and flow for FIFA World CupTM and LA28.
- Design retail-ready warehouse layout to optimize receiving, storage, picking, packing, and outbound transfers.
- Establish scalable retail processes to handle peak event inventory volumes.
- Ensure compliance with safety, shrink control, and retail operational standards.
- Oversee high-volume inbound retail product (apparel, headwear, hard goods, licensed merchandise).
- Partner with Merchandising and Planning to manage allocations and transfers to stadiums and event sites.
- Ensure inventory accuracy and real-time visibility across retail inventory management systems.
- Coordinate event-specific assortment breakdowns and location-level allocations.
- Manage warehouse operations supported by inventory management and allocation systems.
- Ensure accuracy in product transfers between warehouse and venue locations.
- Leverage reporting tools to monitor shrink, accuracy, fill rates, and sell-through readiness.
- Manage inbound container flow and outbound retail shipments to venues and event sites.
- Coordinate carriers, freight, and last-mile delivery aligned to event timelines.
- Ensure product arrives venue-ready and floor-ready to support retail execution.
- Support rapid replenishment models during live events.
- Partner closely with Venue Operations, Major Events, Merchandising, Planning, and Finance.
- Support pre-event staging and post-event reconciliation.
- Provide inventory and operational reporting to leadership during event execution.
Benefits
- We provide a wide range of health, financial, legal, and development assistance, including wellness programs with fitness and weight management partners, paid maternity paternity leave, and infertility treatment.
- Additionally, we offer flexible time off to help you recharge, along with a competitive 401k plan to support your financial future.
- At Fanatics, we’re dedicated to supporting you in all aspects of work and life.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
