What are the responsibilities and job description for the General Manager – Distribution Center Operations position at Fenix Outdoor?
Location: Aurora, CO
Employment Type: Full-Time
Compensation: $120,000-$135,-000 annually
Running a distribution center is a bit like orchestrating a living, breathing ecosystem where people, product, process, and purpose all move in harmony. At Fenix Outdoor, we’re looking for a strategic, hands-on General Manager who can lead that ecosystem with clarity, courage, and a deeply collaborative spirit.
You’ll own end-to-end operations for our Distribution Center, guiding a talented team, refining workflows, and shaping the systems that ensure our gear reaches people who love and protect the outdoors. This is a role for someone who sees the big picture and the tiny details, who relishes both data and people leadership, and who thrives in an environment where curiosity, continuous improvement, and action are prized.
Step into a mission-driven organization with decades of heritage and help us strengthen the operational backbone that keeps our brands moving forward!
What You Will Do
Operational Leadership
Click here to learn more about Fenix Outdoor benefits like:
Fenix Outdoor is an international group of premium outdoor brands (including, Fjällräven, Royal Robbins, Hanwag, and Devold of Norway) united by a shared mission: to enable all people to experience and protect nature. From our Nordic heritage to our North American headquarters in Colorado, we’re committed to designing and distributing durable, responsibly made gear that inspires life outdoors. Sustainability, integrity, and respect for nature guide everything we do, from the products we create to the way we work together as a global team.
✨ Interested?
We welcome your application and look forward to exploring how your leadership can help strengthen our operational foundation and support our global mission.
Fenix Outdoor is committed to continually striving to create and promote a diverse and inclusive workplace for all employees. We provide equal employment opportunities. Our goal is to create a safe, fair and friendly work environment where everyone feels welcome and can thrive.
This employer participates in E-Verify. Click here to view the E-Verify, Right to Work, and other U.S. employment notices.
Employment Type: Full-Time
Compensation: $120,000-$135,-000 annually
Running a distribution center is a bit like orchestrating a living, breathing ecosystem where people, product, process, and purpose all move in harmony. At Fenix Outdoor, we’re looking for a strategic, hands-on General Manager who can lead that ecosystem with clarity, courage, and a deeply collaborative spirit.
You’ll own end-to-end operations for our Distribution Center, guiding a talented team, refining workflows, and shaping the systems that ensure our gear reaches people who love and protect the outdoors. This is a role for someone who sees the big picture and the tiny details, who relishes both data and people leadership, and who thrives in an environment where curiosity, continuous improvement, and action are prized.
Step into a mission-driven organization with decades of heritage and help us strengthen the operational backbone that keeps our brands moving forward!
What You Will Do
Operational Leadership
- Oversee daily planning, organizing, leading, and controlling activities across the Distribution Center
- Lead Area Managers and staff while building a strong, engaged team culture
- Resolve employee and customer concerns with clarity and professionalism
- Ensure warehouse operations align with broader supply chain and logistics goals
- Manage to budget, revenue, and performance targets
- Drive cost optimization through lean principles and process improvements
- Own the site-level P&L and ensure financial stewardship
- Support forecasting and replenishment strategies across functions
- Contribute to SOP processes, capacity planning, and inventory placement
- Improve stock visibility, accuracy, and flow through technology and metrics
- Champion safety, quality, productivity, and efficiency
- Lead and support automation, layout redesigns, and system upgrades
- Prepare and analyze operational performance reports to inform decision-making
- Partner with internal teams to meet goals around delivery, cost, and quality
- Participate in network optimization projects, including routing efficiency and layout design
- Negotiate and maintain optimized agreements with outbound carriers
- 5 years of experience in warehouse, logistics, or supply chain operations
- At least 5 years of experience in a supervisory or managerial leadership role
- Comprehensive background across Fulfillment, Shipping, Receiving, and Warehousing
- A true operational GM mindset: entrepreneurial, curious, and always asking “what if?”
- Strong analytical skills with comfort in data, KPIs, and operational metrics
- Experience building high-performing, collaborative teams
- Proven ability to navigate ambiguity and develop clear strategies and contingency plans
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities
- Proficiency with WMS, ERP, TMS, and similar systems
- Four-year degree, or equivalent work experience
- Bilingual (English/Spanish)
- Experience implementing automation or large-scale process redesign
- Background in multi-site operations or network planning
Click here to learn more about Fenix Outdoor benefits like:
- A stimulating work environment with passionate, enthusiastic co-workers
- Opportunities for personal and professional growth that will elevate your career
- A company that treasures sustainability and acts to create future stewards of nature
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Critical Illness, Accident
- 401k with generous company match
- Generous schedule of company-paid holidays
- Product discounts on all Fenix Outdoor brands
- Industry discounts and more…
Fenix Outdoor is an international group of premium outdoor brands (including, Fjällräven, Royal Robbins, Hanwag, and Devold of Norway) united by a shared mission: to enable all people to experience and protect nature. From our Nordic heritage to our North American headquarters in Colorado, we’re committed to designing and distributing durable, responsibly made gear that inspires life outdoors. Sustainability, integrity, and respect for nature guide everything we do, from the products we create to the way we work together as a global team.
✨ Interested?
We welcome your application and look forward to exploring how your leadership can help strengthen our operational foundation and support our global mission.
Fenix Outdoor is committed to continually striving to create and promote a diverse and inclusive workplace for all employees. We provide equal employment opportunities. Our goal is to create a safe, fair and friendly work environment where everyone feels welcome and can thrive.
This employer participates in E-Verify. Click here to view the E-Verify, Right to Work, and other U.S. employment notices.
Salary : $120,000 - $135,000