Order Fulfillment Manager

Responsibilities

• Order Fulfillment & Customer Operations: Lead and develop a team responsible for customer service and order management activities.
• Oversee end-to-end order fulfillment processes, ensuring accurate and timely order execution.
• Manage order flow through multiple channels, including email, EDI, and ERP systems.
• Monitor order status, delivery performance, inventory availability, and customer commitments.
• Resolve customer issues, shortages, backorders, and service concerns in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure pricing accuracy and order integrity prior to fulfillment.
• Coordinate closely with manufacturing facilities, logistics providers, and internal teams to maintain service levels.
• Inventory Planning & Forecasting: Monitor inventory levels and supply availability to support customer demand.
• Analyze forecast changes and identify demand trends that may impact operations.
• Develop proactive insights and early warning indicators related to customer demand, inventory risks, and supply constraints.
• Support Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) activities and demand planning initiatives.
• Utilize data and reporting tools to drive operational decisions and continuous improvement.
• Analytics & Process Improvement: Leverage Power BI, ERP reporting, Excel, and other analytical tools to identify trends and opportunities.
• Create reporting and visibility around service levels, fulfillment metrics, inventory performance, and forecasting accuracy.
• Recommend process improvements to enhance efficiency, customer satisfaction, and operational performance.
• Support future ERP selection, implementation, and process standardization initiatives.
• Leadership: Lead, coach, and develop a team of 4-5 experienced customer service and order management professionals.
• Foster a collaborative, accountable, and customer-focused team environment.
• Provide hands-on leadership and actively support day-to-day operational execution when needed.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree.
• 8+ years of experience in customer service, order management, supply chain, operations, fulfillment, sales operations, or a related function.
• Prior leadership experience managing teams in a manufacturing, industrial distribution, or supply chain environment.
• Strong understanding of inventory planning, forecasting, order fulfillment, and customer operations.
• Experience working with ERP systems and operational reporting tools.