Distribution Center Area Manager (1st Shift)
Savannah, GAFull-time$65–80K/yrPosted todayStill listed today
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Job overview
The Distribution Center Area Manager oversees day-to-day warehouse operations and leads associates in shipping and receiving. The role focuses on safe, productive execution, team performance, and ensuring merchandise is received, processed, stored, packed, and shipped properly. The manager also supports cross-functional projects, team development, training, policy compliance, and the effective use of warehouse systems and reporting tools.
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Position Overview
As the Distribution Center (DC) Area Manager, you will be responsible for day-to-day oversight of warehouse operations, while leading a team of Distribution Center Associates in efficiently and effectively executing shipping / receiving responsibilities safely, productively and in accordance with company policies and procedures. You will be a key player in our supply chain operation, ensuring all DC operations run smoothly so we can ensure merchandise is being received, processed, stored, packed, and shipped properly to help us achieve our mission to get the right products to the right stores at the right time!
SHIFT: Weekdays (Monday-Thursday 5:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.)
A Day in the Life
- Analyzes productivity, efficiency, and accuracy data to lead and drive team performance excellence and maximize individual team member performance and potential.
- Leads and acts as an ambassador for Burlington’s Core Values, fostering an engaging, professional, and inclusive team environment.
- Acts as a catalyst and action driver for complex, cross-functional, and interdepartmental assignments and special projects.
- Practices everyday development by providing feedback, coaching, and development to their team – and receiving the same for oneself.
- Ensures on-going training and consistent compliance with all appropriate policies, procedures, and rules.
- Effectively and confidently leverages technology, warehouse management systems, and reporting tools / programs to drive results and performance excellence.
You'll Come With
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field preferred (Supply Chain, Logistics, Business Management, or similarly related field) or a combination of education and experience
- 3+ years’ experience leading in a high-volume distribution environment
- Management/leadership experience in a supply chain distribution center environment
- Experience implementing employee engagement, mentoring/coaching and development initiatives
- Experience using Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook)
- Warehouse Management Systems preferred
- Able to read and interpret necessary policies and procedures to perform updates and operate systems and other programs within the Distribution Center
- Ability to work a flexible schedule
- Ability to access all areas of the Distribution Center, including the Mezzanine platforms
- Ability to lift and move boxes weighing 40 lbs. or more and the ability to stand for extended periods of time
- Bi-lingual a plus
Salary: $65,000 - 80,000 Annual
Come join our team. You’re going to like it here!
You will enjoy competitive wages, flexible hours, and an associate discount. Burlington’s benefits package includes medical, dental and vision coverage including life and disability insurance. Full-time associates are also eligible for paid time off, paid holidays and a 401(k) plan.
We are a rapidly growing brand and provide a variety of training and development opportunities so our associates can grow with us. Our teams work hard and have fun together! Burlington associates make a difference in the lives of customers, colleagues, and the communities where we live and work every day. Burlington Stores, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity
Individual pay decisions will be based on a variety of factors, such as but not limited to, qualifications, education, job-related skills, relevant experience, and geographic location.
How this job compares
Set against the 653 open Warehouse Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$65–80K/yr
- US median$71–91K/yr333 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $73K, is 10% below the US median midpoint ($80K) — in the middle half of Warehouse Manager salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 22 open Warehouse Manager jobs in Georgia and 653 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Georgia
- Burlington (this employer)4 open
- Walmart3 open
- Academy Sports + Outdoors2 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Warehouse Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (468 postings).
- Education
- 64 of the 653 open Warehouse Manager jobs (10%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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